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Must Read First Quantitative 3D Printing Sustainability Study

By Shane Taylor On Sat, December 6, 2014 · 3DP Applications, Aerospace, Business, Industry Insights, Medical & Dental, News, Research, Reviews, Transport Add Comment

”If 3DP was applicable to larger production volumes in consumer products or automotive manufacturing, it contains the (theoretical) potential to absolutely decouple energy and CO2 emission from economic activity.” — Malte Gebler, Anton J.M. Schoot Uiterkamp, Cindy Visser, 2014, A global sustainability perspective on 3D printing technologies. Available from: Science Direct. [23 September 2014] Energy Academy Europe has highlighted the research conducted in a theses that studies the global sustainability potential of 3D printing. Directly citing the paper by three academics from the Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh — which originally appeared in Energy Policy, Volume 74, November 2014, Pages 158-167 — the article at Energy Academy by Arjan Schippers: ‘Energy impact of 3D printing’ concludes that given the sustainability benefits of additive manufacturing technologies: “It is therefore essential to identify possibilities and develop strategies to apply 3D printing to a wider range of production processes and markets.…

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