Sustainability
Infographic: How Additive Manufacturing Supports the Circular Economy
This downloadable infographic illustrates how 3D printing can be applied for more sustainable manufacturing through every stage: Material, Design, Manufacturing, Product and End-of-Life.
WatchLeading Global Companies Join AMGTA
The AMGTA promotes the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) over traditional methods of manufacturing.
Read More3D Printed Prefab Homes, Made from Composite and UL-Certified
Mighty Buildings wants to change the construction industry with prefabricated houses 3D printed on demand from thermoset polymer composite. Two such buildings have already been installed.
WatchWhat Do These Flip Flops Say About Manufacturing's Future?: The Cool Parts Show #21
These 3D printed flip-flops are an example of mass customization, but they also hint at manufacturing's more sustainable, circular future. Find out why in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
WatchBetter Material Recapture, Reuse Through 3D Printing (Video #5)
3D printing helps to simplify both manufacturing of a product and material recapture at the end of its usable life. The key is having a plan at the beginning. More in this video, the last in our series on 3D Printing and the Circular Economy.
WatchHow 3D Printing Changes Products in the Circular Economy (Video #4)
3D printing makes possible new and different consumer goods, but also changes the buyer's relationship to those goods. More in this video, part of our series on 3D Printing and the Circular Economy.
WatchMore Sustainable Manufacturing Through 3D Printing (Video #3)
3D printing can support the circular economy by offering an alternative to centralized mass production. More in this video, part of our series on 3D Printing and the Circular Economy.
WatchHow 3D Printing Enables More Sustainable Designs (Video #2)
The circular economy needs the lightweight, optimized and efficient designs that only 3D printing can provide. More in this video, part of our series on 3D Printing and the Circular Economy.
Watch3D Printing with Renewable Materials, Frugally Applied (Video #1)
Part of our 3D Printing and the Circular Economy series, this video explores the ways that AM supports more sustainable material choices.
WatchWhat Is the Circular Economy, and How Can 3D Printing Help? (Video)
What does it mean to be sustainable, to manufacture in a circular economy? And where does 3D printing fit? These questions and more answered in this video, the first of our 3D Printing and the Circular Economy series.
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