Dansk AM Hub speaks on sustainable Danish manufacturing at the AMGTA Summit

How do we use Additive Manufacturing to develop, design, and produce the green products of the future?

This was the question posed by the CEO of Dansk AM Hub, Frank Rosengreen Lorenzen, at the Additive Manufacturing Green Trade Association Summit 2022, where several members took the stage to present their answers on sustainable initiatives within Additive Manufacturing and manufacturing.

In this context, Frank Lorenzen spoke about how Dansk AM Hub, through concrete initiatives, will demonstrate the sustainable potential of AM technology. With the introduction of a new Danish CO2 tax and an ambitious political climate target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030, there is a clear need for new initiatives that can move Danish manufacturing in a greener direction. Here, it can make a major and important difference if our Danish SMEs focus on more sustainable manufacturing, including by looking to future production technologies such as Additive Manufacturing. Therefore, it is also essential for Dansk AM Hub to ensure that Danish SMEs can work with the world’s largest and best 3D printing technology providers.

“It is not sufficient that, over the past 2–3 years, we have merely emphasised the importance of this agenda and expressed a desire to do something actively. We must also drive development forward and create positive momentum through concrete and ambitious initiatives. That is our goal for Dansk AM Hub,” said Frank Rosengreen Lorenzen from the podium.

One of these initiatives is, for example, an upcoming CO2 calculator, which will make it possible to compare CO2 emissions from production using AM versus conventional manufacturing methods. The plan is for all Dansk AM Hub projects to carry out a CO2 calculation that can clearly demonstrate how we can create more sustainable manufacturing with Additive Manufacturing.

At the AMGTA Summit 2022, 20 member companies were recognised as part of the 2022 Sustainability Awards, held on 16 May at the Shinola Hotel in Detroit and attended by more than 70 conference delegates. Launched in connection with this first-ever annual summit, the AMGTA Sustainability Awards will continue to recognise achievements by member companies each year.