LCA – Life Cycle Assessment

Qualified AM enables structured Life Cycle Assessments tailored to additive manufacturing. By aligning with ISO/ASTM 52964 and integrating AM-specific data, we create transparent, comparable, and decision-ready sustainability analyses for scalable industrial production..

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Engineering & Qualification Services

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Part-specific Production Line

Supply Chain or Supplier

Qualified AM supports you in the development of advanced Life Cycle Assessments tailored specifically to additive manufacturing processes, materials, and parts. Leveraging our active role in shaping the upcoming AM-specific LCA standard ISO/ASTM 52964, we translate the latest normative requirements into practical, structured, and implementation-ready LCA methodologies.

Together with your team, we define system boundaries, data requirements, and impact assessment logic aligned with international LCA frameworks and AM-specific requirements. This ensures that your LCA is not only methodologically sound, but also consistent, transparent, and comparable across processes, parts, and production systems.

Unlike conventional approaches, LCA is not treated as an isolated analysis. Where applicable, QamX enables structured linkage of process data, material flows, and environmental impact factors, creating a traceable and reusable sustainability framework.

By combining deep AM expertise with early standard insight, Qualified AM enables you to deliver LCAs that meet emerging regulatory expectations, strengthen credibility, and provide a reliable basis for strategic decisions – positioning your organization at the forefront of sustainable additive manufacturing.

Service compliant with:

ISO/ASTM 52964 – Life Cycle Assessment for Additive Manufacturing
ISO 14040 / ISO 14044 – General LCA principles and framework
ISO 14067 – Carbon footprint of products

Purpose

Establish a consistent AM-specific LCA approach

AM requires dedicated LCA methodologies. This service ensures consistent and structured environmental assessments.

Align with emerging AM LCA standards early

ISO/ASTM 52964 defines future requirements. Early alignment avoids costly rework and ensures forward compliance.

Improve transparency and credibility

Structured LCAs create transparent and reproducible results, strengthening trust with customers and regulators.

Identify environmental improvement potential

LCAs reveal hotspots such as energy use, material losses, and inefficient process steps.

Enable data-driven sustainability decisions

LCA results support strategic decisions, including process selection, design optimization, and supply chain choices.

Strengthen market positioning and differentiation

Sustainability is a competitive factor. A robust LCA enables credible environmental claims and positioning.

Key benefits

AM-specific LCA framework development

Definition of system boundaries (e.g. gate-to-gate, cradle-to-gate), functional units, and impact categories tailored to AM.

Standards-aligned LCA methodology

Direct alignment with ISO/ASTM 52964 and underlying LCA standards (ISO 14040, 14044, 14067) ensures consistency and comparability.

Process- and part-level assessment capability

Support for both production-level and product-level LCAs, enabling flexible analysis depending on your objectives.

Identification of environmental hotspots

Analysis of energy consumption, material usage, and auxiliary processes to identify improvement potential.

Structured data and documentation approach

Clear definition of required data, assumptions, and reporting logic for transparent and auditable LCA results.

Integration into scalable AM operations

LCA is aligned with your production, qualification, and monitoring systems, enabling continuous sustainability tracking.

Evaluation Criteria

Process & Compliance Readiness75%

Technical & Operational Capability75%

Business & Market Readiness75%

Time & Cost Efficiency50%

Turn sustainability into a measurable competitive advantage.

Work with Qualified AM to develop structured, standards-aligned LCAs that provide transparency, support strategic decisions, and strengthen your position in sustainable additive manufacturing.

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