The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade organization created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), has announced that eight additional AM organizations have joined the trade group to advance sustainability in AM, bringing its membership ranks to 20 members.
Joining as a new Founding Member is ExOne, provider of industrial 3D printing systems using binder jet 3D printing technology. As a Founding Member, ExOne will serve alongside existing Founding Members Sintavia, LLC, a designer and 3D printer of a new generation of flight and launch components; Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, a supplier of stable industrial gases to a variety of global industries; and QC Laboratories, Inc., an advanced non-destructive testing laboratory focused on AM components. These four co-founders will determine the strategic direction of the AMGTA, provide governance oversight and consider future research projects that members may vote to commission.
Joining the AMGTA as new Participating Members are: BASF 3D Printing Solutions, a provider of 3D printing solutions along the entire AM value chain under the brand Forward AM; DyeMansion, provider of automated post-processing workflows for industrial polymer 3D-printing; Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT), a research institute in the field of laser-based AM; HP, Inc., a provider of 3D printing and digital manufacturing solutions for sustainable production; Rusal America, a subsidiary of Rusal, a producer of low-carbon aluminum; TRUMPF, a provider of machine tools, laser technology and AM for industrial applications; and 6K, a metal powder producer that is setting a new AM "green" standard by leveraging sustainable sources as feedstock for premium powder production with its UniMelt platform.
These new Participating Members will serve alongside existing Participating Members: AMEXCI AB, a resource for future-proofing Nordic Industries, accelerating the adoption of AM technologies; Danish AM Hub, Denmark's focal point for the AM ecosystem; EOS, a technology supplier in the industrial 3D printing of metals and polymers; GE Additive, a provider of additive design and manufacturing solutions; Materialise, 3D printing software solutions and services provider; National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, a group of industry-led manufacturing R&D facilities transforming skills, productivity and innovation in Scotland; Siemens Digital Industries Software, a driver of design, engineering and manufacturing transformation with its Xcelerator digital enterprise portfolio; SLM Solutions Inca provider of industrial metal 3D printing machines focused on metal AM and multi-laser technology; and Stryker, a medical technology companies.
"I am excited to officially welcome ExOne aboard as a new Founding Member company of the AMGTA, as well as each of our new Participating Member organizations," said Sherry Handel, Executive Director of the AMGTA. "Their dedication to support our trade group's mission well-positions the AMGTA for continued growth and helps to fund new sustainability research projects in AM. I am looking forward to working with all of our members as we expand the AMGTA as a key industry resource in advancing sustainability in the AM industry this year and beyond."
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