A sense of anticipation filled the air when eight leading Danish manufacturers—large and small—met in late August to test Dansk AM Hub’s new, groundbreaking CO2e calculator on products manufactured using Additive Manufacturing (AM) / industrial 3D printing.
“We can see that there is a great deal of untapped potential in Additive Manufacturing,” said Frank Rosengreen Lorenzen, CEO of Dansk AM Hub, as he opened the informal meeting with the success story of Pinarello’s 3D-printed superbike, which helped Italy win more medals at the recently concluded Olympics and contributed to the hour record being broken in 2022.
Dansk AM Hub was developed and initiated by Industriens Fond. The goal is clear: Dansk AM Hub must equip Danish manufacturing companies so that Denmark’s manufacturing sector becomes a leader in the use of additive manufacturing (AM)—not least when it comes to sustainable production.
Frank Rosengreen Lorenzen was clear:
“AM can be more cost-effective, create competitive advantages, and at the same time be more sustainable than traditional methods. By using the calculator, we can identify exactly the areas, processes, and knowledge in which our companies must become world-class.”
Support for the bottom line and a clear green conscience
Sustainable production is largely about being able to calculate how much CO2 a production emits—and, not least, where in the production the emissions originate—so it can be changed before production begins.
Dansk AM Hub is therefore developing a groundbreaking and intuitive CO2e calculator that—when it comes to sustainability—can help companies decide whether to 3D print their products or continue as they have done so far. The calculation can be carried out before production starts, and the results cover the product’s entire life cycle.
This means the calculator can support the company both on the bottom line and in terms of its green conscience.
“Today, a product’s CO2 footprint plays a very significant role when customers and end users decide whether to invest in or purchase the product. That is why companies—and ultimately users as well—need insight into CO2 emissions,” said Jan-Markus Rödger, Management Consultant and Partner, Energy & Climate at Implement, who has helped Dansk AM Hub develop the calculator.
He presented the background to the calculator and the importance of having a tool that provides an accurate picture of emissions.
Invaluable experience
Here, Amalie Kaysen, Head of Product and Portfolio at Dansk AM Hub, took the stage with a walkthrough of the CO2e calculator, after which the participants moved on to the main event of the day: testing the CO2e calculator.
After about an hour of clattering keyboards and quiet murmuring, the participants returned with invaluable feedback: already, Dansk AM Hub’s CO2e calculator is better than most on the market, with the potential to become market-leading.
The CO2e calculator is not yet on the market, but is currently only available to Dansk AM Hub’s member companies. If you and your company are interested in testing Dansk AM Hub’s CO2e calculator, you can contact Christopher Palm at chp@am-hub.dk.
Read more about the CO2e calculator here.
