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Examining RIC Technology’s 3D Printing Innovations in Construction
Charles R. Goulding and Christopher Lee speak with RIC Technology founder Ziyou Xu about the company’s latest developments in construction 3D printing.
Green Cement and 3D Printing: A Solution for a Cleaner Climate
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss companies adopting green concrete and collaborations with 3D printing technologies.
3D Printing Wins Out in Sustainable Shoes
Study shows additive manufacturing yields lower CO2 emissions and reduced waste.
Advancing Sustainability in Advanced Manufacturing
What makes additive manufacturing uniquely positioned to bring sustainability to industrial production.
Sintratec’s Game-Changing Modular Production and Metal SLS 3D Printing
Sintratec has two interesting news items: a modular production system and an ability to print metal 3D objects using SLS 3D printing.
Analyzing the Economic Benefits of Green Fab Lab Network for 3D Printing Waste
Iâm reading a paper analyzing the economic effectiveness of the Green Fab Lab Network concept.
Additive Helping Harness Geothermal Energy
Engineering a 3D printed component that can take the heat and corrosive chemicals in a geothermal well.
CASTOR Now Measures 3D Printed Part Carbon Emissions
CASTOR announced a unique environmental feature in their powerful part analysis tool.
Dyemansion Can Now Process Polypropylene
I had a chat with DyeMansion and learned they can now post process polypropylene parts.
COBOD Firms Up 3D Printed Wind Turbine Strategy With GE Deal
COBODâs wind turbine printing concept received a massive boost from a deal with GE Renewable Energy.
Green 3D Printing On The Rise
There is increasing interest in green 3D printing.
3D Scanning Company Launches NFT Fundraiser
Thor3D announced an unusual project to raise funds for a green non-profit organization.
STEELTEK’s Green 3D Printer Spools
A Polish startup has developed an eco-friendly spool for 3D print material.
Additive Manufacturing Continues To Go Greener
The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association now counts more than two dozen member companies across the global 3D printing industry.
Design of the Week: Used Battery Container
This weekâs selection is the Used Battery Container by Thingiverse contributor Elite Worm.
How Green Can 3D Printing Be?
There has been a significant shift towards more eco-friendly 3D printing recently, but there is a long way to go.
Polymaker’s Deep Thrust Into Carbon Negative 3D Printing
Polymaker announced a very intriguing new 3D print material called âPolyTerraâ.
New Recycled Flexible Filament From Recreus
Recreus has introduced the first recycled flexible 3D printer filament.
CREO-Tive Solution Boosts Nature in Urban Areas
Aristotle stated that âMan is by nature a social animal.â However, social distancing due to COVID-19 has turned us into increasingly sedentary animals.
Sherry Handel: âAdditive Manufacturingâs Sustainability Benefits Are Often Less Well-Understood”
Sherry Handel is the Executive Director at the Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), and our Women in 3D Printing Guest #266!
Finally: Method Discovered To Easily Decompose 3D Print Material
Researchers have identified a method of easily â and ecologically â disposing of PET thermoplastics.
Sculpteo Adds Four Green BASF Engineering Materials
Sculpteo has added several new materials to their portfolio as a result of their relationship with BASF.
AMGTA Continues To Grow With Focus On AM Sustainability
The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association is promoting, developing, and helping the additive manufacturing industry to grow as a more sustainable manufacturing suite.
ExOne’s #MakeMetalGreen Campaign Highlights Industry’s Lack of Knowledge
ExOne launched a new social media campaign a few weeks ago focusing on the green aspects of 3D printing, but why do they need to do that at all?
Clariant’s Zero Emission Production: The Beginning of a Trend?
Clariantâs production plant is now running on entirely green energy, making it possible for them to boast of green products. Is this a PR move, or a real trend?
How 3D Printing Can Take On the Sustainability Challenges of Tomorrow
Earth Day presents a moment in time for reflection, to take a deeper look at how we are treating the planet and what sort of changes we want to make to better preserve our resources for future generations.
Is 3D Printing Green? Could It Be Green?
Iâm reading a piece on the greenness of 3D printing and realized there is so much more to the sustainability picture of 3D printing.
Is 3D Printing Truly Green?
Thereâs been much ado made of the notion of âgreenâ 3D printing, but is this really true?
âGreenâ 3D Printer Filament?
Weâre looking at a new proprietary 3D printer filament from Avante Technology that could qualify as âGreenâ. And weâre not talking about the color.
More Evidence of 3D Printing’s Greenness
After our green filament post earlier discussion of 3D printing greenness continued and resulted in a pointer to a document posted by the American Chemical Society that investigates the electricity consumed and CO2 emitted by different manufacturing materials. What exactly did they examine? The embodied energy and emissions from conventional large-scale production in low-labor… Continue reading More Evidence of 3D Printing’s Greenness
Measured: 3D Printing is Indeed Green
A report from Michigan Tech details the results of a study that attempted to determine the “greenness” of 3D printing. Their result: 3D printing is apparently significantly less energy-absorbing than conventional mass production. You wouldn’t think so at first, because mass production is clearly a more efficient process due to the economies of scale.… Continue reading Measured: 3D Printing is Indeed Green
3D Printing Can Be Green
Eco-blog GreenProphet recognizes the potential green value of 3D printing in a recent post. They were inspired by Objet’s recent experiment in 3D printing an entire car dashboard (which, by the way, has been done before by 3D Systems as you can see an entire Mercedes dashboard in their lobby). Objet’s automobile experiment attempted… Continue reading 3D Printing Can Be Green
ReFabbing!
Tipster Jean-François Allie points us at a couple of very interesting projects that exploit 3D fabbing in a way we hadn’t considered: ReFabbing! The idea springs from observation of tremendous waste deposits of unused manufactured gear. For example, what happens with that old toothbrush, cell phone or other non-functional plastic thingy? They get thrown into… Continue reading ReFabbing!