Review the phases of the program below. Phases can also be performed independently

• Phase 1 – Sustainability Awareness and Education: Develop an in-depth understanding of the impact of AM on carbon emission reductions
• Phase 2 – Sustainability Application Assessment: 1 day workshop to identify applications and ideate concepts where AM could be a more sustainable manufacturing option
• Phase 3 –Carbon Footprint Estimate: Calculate carbon emissions per part, identify emission hot spots and define a carbon shadow price
• Phase 4 – Responsible Design Sprint: Improve Carbon Emissions through part or process design
• Phase 5 – Life Cycle Assessment: Assessment of the footprint of an application along its life cycle, including the use phase. Extendable to a Certified production footprint comparison for AM and conventional manufacturing, audited by 3rd party
• Phase 6 - Way Forward: Project report incl. gap analysis, implementation plan and next steps

At the end of our program, you will have:

• Screened dozens of applications and identified the most suitable candidates for sustainable AM
• Designed and developed an application for a minimum carbon footprint along the value chain
• Estimated the carbon footprint of the additive manufacturing process
• Completed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for one of your applications
• Defined a roadmap for the successful implementation of sustainable AM

This program was designed to enter into a partnership to jointly evaluate and establish sustainable practices and applications by leveraging AM as a responsible manufacturing technology.

Our core principles for Additive Minds projects:

• Long term success: We want you to be successful in the long run. This is why we want to not only develop a solution for you, but WITH you and enable your team to be self-sufficient.
• Proven Methodologies: We’ve developed methodologies to rapidly screen parts, develop new design concepts and identify positive business cases. We will share all of our methodologies with you. That way, your AM journey does not end with our project.
• Right people at the right time: We leverage our global team of more than 100 AM Consultants, Engineers and Instructors to make sure you have access to various experts within Additive Minds.

We work with various stakeholders within your organization, from Engineering, Production, Supply-Chain all the way to C-Level.