NAMIC Workshop 2025

Unlocking innovations in industrial applications, Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) is transforming how high-performance components are designed, produced, and repaired. The expansion of metal AM in industry raises important, yet unanswered, questions about its environmental sustainability. While it promises material efficiency and reduced waste, the energy intensity, powder production methods, and post-processing requirements raise important environmental trade-offs.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) provides a science-based framework to evaluate these trade-offs—quantifying environmental impacts from raw material extraction to end-of-life, including complex post-processing and support removal.

This seminar titled “Revealing Hidden Environmental Costs in Metal AM Through Life Cycle Assessment” will equip participants with the tools and insight needed to make informed, sustainability-driven decisions in metal AM. Together, we will explore how LCA can present both risks, such as gaps in data and modelling complexities, and rewards, including leveraging robust environmental insights for better design and qualification strategies.