Texas and California-based Continuum Powders, a number one provider of high-performance, sustainable steel powders for additive manufacturing (AM), is additional strengthening its dedication to sustainability and round manufacturing by becoming a member of the worldwide non-profit Additive Producer Inexperienced Commerce Affiliation (AMGTA) as a Principal Member. AMGTA is the premier AM business group targeted on selling the environmental advantages of sustainable AM, and it helps collaboration, analysis, and training devoted to advancing sustainable practices throughout the AM business.
Launched in 2019, AMGTA is the primary and solely group devoted to sustainability in 3D printing. It really works with leaders from throughout the AM provide chain to drive consciousness, analysis, and greatest practices, and assist corporations to undertake greener manufacturing strategies. Members—together with 6K, Sintavia, the Additive Manufacturing Coalition, Divergent, HP, Stratasys, and lots of others—characterize the complete manufacturing spectrum, from uncooked supplies and design to customers and finish merchandise.
Continuum will match proper in with the group. Its Greyhound M2P (Soften-to-Powder) Platform takes alloyed steel waste-stream merchandise and recycles them into high-quality, spherical powder with as much as 99.7% carbon discount. When clients use this powder, it then contributes to their very own decarbonization and sustainability packages. Continuum, and its M2P know-how, are completely aligned with AMGTA and its mission to decrease the AM business’s environmental footprint.
The Greyhound M2P System. Picture courtesy of Continuum Powders.
AMGTA’s Govt Director Sherri Monroe welcomed Continuum, recognizing its efforts to drive round steel economic system rules and its management in sustainable steel powder manufacturing. She stated:
“Continuum Powders brings a novel strategy to sustainability in additive manufacturing, and we’re thrilled to welcome them to the AMGTA board. Their pioneering work in steel powder recycling and closed-loop manufacturing is precisely the sort of management that can form a extra sustainable future for AM. We sit up for collaborating to increase the attain and affect of accountable manufacturing practices.”
Together with his deep business expertise and imaginative and prescient to advance provide chain resilience and the round economic system, Rob Higby, the CEO of Continuum Powders, will characterize Continuum on the AMGTA board.
“At Continuum Powders, sustainability isn’t simply an initiative—it’s our basis. We’re honored to be invited to affix AMGTA’s Board of Administrators and intention to speed up our collaboration with different business thought leaders who’re severe about measurable progress in sustainable manufacturing,” said Higby. ” Our superior know-how permits us to transform top quality scrap into premium steel powders that meet the rigorous calls for of business manufacturing, all whereas additionally saving prices and advancing the sustainability targets of our clients. By specializing in environment friendly recycling and high-quality manufacturing, we’re serving to producers decrease their environmental affect, cut back prices, and construct extra resilient provide chains.”
As a member of AMGTA, Continuum will work with the group on a full life cycle evaluation (LCA) meant to supply additional validation of its M2P know-how’s long-term environmental advantages. The corporate will even take part in a number of AMGTA talking engagements, like ICAM 2025, to share case research and data-driven insights to assist velocity the adoption of round manufacturing practices in AM.
Final month, Continuum additionally attended AMGTA’s 2025 Annual Member Summit in Detroit, becoming a member of over 80 international delegates to share applied sciences and greatest practices, and have a good time sustainable manufacturing practices that use AM applied sciences. The corporate was truly one in every of a number of member organizations acknowledged with an award for its Sustainability Influence efforts. The classes included:
- Environmental Administration Programs – sustaining ISO 14001 EMS certification in good standing
- Sustainability Reporting – publicly publishing Sustainability/ESG/CSR reviews
- Environmental Sustainability Analysis – commissioning and publishing analysis targeted on environmental sustainability in AM
- Excellence in AM Sustainability – supplied initiatives to increase attain and understanding of the AM sector in international promotion of sustainable manufacturing
Picture courtesy of AMGTA.
Fittingly, the trophies had been 3D printed out of PA12 polymer powder waste with Stratasys’ SAF ReLife know-how. The SAF ReLife undertaking is all about waste administration, utilizing the corporate’s proprietary Selective Absorption Fusion (SAF) know-how to allow reuse of PA12 powder waste generated by different powder mattress fusion strategies, like MJF and SLS. Superior thermal management transforms the waste powder into high-quality, practical components, and permits corporations to take part in additional eco-friendly manufacturing processes.
Different highlights of the summit had been keynote speaker Wealthy Voorberg, President of Siemens Vitality North America, who mentioned how AM capabilities are reworking refurbishment, upkeep, and spare half inventories to create bottom-line worth by way of extra streamlined provide chains. Monroe mentioned the state of AM throughout the U.S., and the remainder of the world, with Dr. Dean Bartles, President and CEO of Manufacturing Expertise Deployment Group. Moreover, different panels and small group discussions targeted on synthetic intelligence (AI) for extra sustainable and environment friendly manufacturing, organizational and technological challenges to know-how integration, and the alternatives for these capabilities to deal with international market uncertainty.
Featured picture: The Continuum staff on the AMGTA Annual Member Summit in Detroit, MI
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