Manufacturers in North America need to wake up and think long and hard about whether they want to continue contributing to the region’s increasing import of carbon emissions by way of trade.
A team of Korean researchers in Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University have found that sunflower pollen can be used to develop 3D printing ink material.
Regulators in North America are keen to have manufacturers attempt to make pails and other plastic parts ‘greener’ by using a certain percentage of recyclable materials.
Companies that are concerned about doing their part to save the environment must think about the materials they use when additively manufacturing their products.