Project will be a systematic review of existing studies on the environmental benefits of AM
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.-Saturday 6 June 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA),
a global trade group created to promote green benefits of additive
manufacturing (AM), announced today that it had selected Jeremy Faludi,
Ph.D., a leading researcher of sustainable engineering, to oversee its
first commissioned university research project, a literature-based
systematic review on the environmental sustainability of metal AM.
“We
are excited to announce our first research project and thrilled to be
able to work with Dr. Faludi,” said Sherry Handel, the AMGTA’s Executive
Director. “This project will provide our membership and the public in
general with an excellent survey of existing research on the
sustainability benefits of AM. Dr. Faludi is a renowned researcher
within this field, and we are looking forward to understanding better
the existing scope of research on this topic.”
Dr.
Faludi, LEED AP BD+C, is a sustainable design strategist and
researcher. He is assistant professor of design engineering at Technical
University of Delft in the Netherlands, where he specializes in design
for the circular economy and green 3D printing and is adjunct faculty of
engineering at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College.
Dr. Faludi has taught at Stanford University, Minneapolis College of Art
and Design, and earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at University
of California Berkeley, a Master of Engineering in Product Design at
Stanford University, and a B.A. in Physics from Reed College.
This
AMGTA commissioned research paper will be comprised of a literature
review of existing studies “describing where metal additive
manufacturing provides environmental benefits compared to older
manufacturing methods,” noted Ms. Handel, further explaining that, “this
research may also reveal areas in the manufacturing process where AM
could cause higher environmental impacts than older manufacturing
methods. Through rigorous, independent and ongoing research the AMGTA
will publish research findings and share with industry and other key
stakeholders what our eco-footprint is now and what we will need to
focus on in the future to be more sustainable.”
About AMGTA. The
AMGTA was launched in November 2019 to promote the environmental
benefits of AM over traditional methods of manufacturing. The AMGTA is a
non-commercial, unaffiliated organization open to any additive
manufacturer or industry stakeholder that meets certain criteria
relating to sustainability of production or process.
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Contacts
Sherry Handel
+1 954.308.0888
www.amgta.org
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