b'T E C H F O R T O M O R R O WS N E E D S ( C O N T I N U E D ) Using a main process at Sintavia known as laser pow-der-bed fusion, unused and sieved powder is ready for reuse once parts exit the build chamber; this is currently considered 80-percent less wasteful than the subtractive alternative. The eye test also speaks well of AM, according to Neff, as the additive process seem-ingly occurs in a surgical setting, unlike hot, smoky casting environments. Harkening back to the exper-imental redesign of the aircraft-engine bracket, Neff sees the ultimate true advantages of AM as not in the aircraft of today, but the aircraft of tomorrow.The benefit is the complete redesign of the entire aircraftairframe and engine, he says. [Via AM] we will see a hybrid commercial jet engine by 2030, using jet fuel to take off and ascend, and then switch to electric to cruise and descend. In addition, well see a fully electric commercial jet engine by 2040. That can happen only via AM, which provides a lower-risk opportunity than other manufacturing processes to tryAbove, Sintavia headquarters in Hollywood, Floridaand fail and try and fail until you achieve. For Sintavia, recent success in aerospace componentHas generated the majority of its manufacturing production points toward a promising future for AM.revenue through AM over the most recent fiscal yearIn May, its customer, Collins Aerospace, announcedHas adopted proactive internal policies relating to the successful test of a large, additively manufacturedwaste reduction and operational sustainabilitythrust-reverser cascade array for business jet appli-cations. The titanium aero-structure component,Is considering membership in, or is a member of the which was manufactured and conformed to CollinsGreen Business Bureau or another similar certifying Aerospaces rigorous quality standards by Sintavia,agency, and/or is considering ISO 14001 certifica-represents an improvement in design and function thattion where environmental impact is measured and can only be achieved through AM. can be improvedCollins Aerospace is at the absolute leading edge inIs willing to actively participate in the advancement utilizing AMs great advantages in design for aerospaceand non-commercial promotion of the environmen-end uses, said Neff. Our relationship with Collinstal benefits of AM within end markets and with the dates back a number of years, and during this time wegeneral public as a whole.have been able to demonstrate our commitment toThe AMGTA works to raise awareness of AMs sus-the aerospace quality standards that they require in or- tainability benefits within end-market segments, in or-der to manufacture their components. The jet cascadesder to accelerate the adoption rate of the technology.are the first of many parts to come as we work to pro-vide this critically important customer with additivelyVery often in AM, we focus on the cost and time manufactured parts and components. benefits of the technology, and do not equally con-sider the very real environmental benefits of AM Creating Discussion for Sustainability in AM over traditional manufacturing, said Neff, who chairs Additionally, Sintavia cofounded the Additive Man- AMGTA. These benefits include improved end-ufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) thisuse design utility and improved industrial ecology of past November to address green initiatives in AM. Athe fabrication process itself. The AMGTAs purpose noncommercial, unaffiliated organization, AMGTA iswill be to raise awareness of these benefits within open to any additive manufacturer or industry stake- end-market segments, in order to accelerate the adop-holder meeting the following basic criteria:tion rate of the technology.6 visions Summer 2020'