An additive manufacturing particulate build material management station , comprising: a material management station body; a particulate build material supply conduit with a particulate build material supply connector to releasably connect to a particulate build material supply container to couple flow of a fluid carrying a particulate building material supply from within the supply container to a collection tank within the material management station body; wherein the collection tank comprises a quantity sensor for measuring a total quantity of build material within the collection tank and a quantity of particulate build material drawn into the material management station body from the supply container in the flow of fluid; and a station data processor to read data from a data memory chip of the supply container corresponding with a quantity of particulate build material associated with the supply container , and to control the withdrawal of particulate build material from the supply container based upon the read quantity of particulate build material associated with the supply container to prevent the withdrawal of build material in excess of the initial quantity of build material with which the build material supply container was filled; wherein the station data processor is provided to write data to the data memory chip of the supply container that corresponds with an updated quantity of particulate build material associated with the supply container , based upon the quantity of particulate build material associated with the supply container prior to withdrawal of particulate build material and a quantity of particulate build material drawn into the material management station body from the supply container as measured by the quantity sensor of the collection tank . a material management station body; a particulate build material supply conduit with a particulate build material supply connector to releasably connect to a particulate build material supply container to couple flow of a fluid carrying a particulate building material supply from within the supply container to a collection tank within the material management station body; wherein the collection tank comprises a quantity sensor for measuring a total quantity of build material within the collection tank and a quantity of particulate build material drawn into the material management station body from the supply container in the flow of fluid; and a station data processor to read data from a data memory chip of the supply container corresponding with a quantity of particulate build material associated with the supply container , and to control the withdrawal of particulate build material from the supply container based upon the read quantity of particulate build material associated with the supply container to prevent the withdrawal of build material in excess of the initial quantity of build material with which the build material supply container was filled; wherein the station data processor is provided to write data to the data memory chip of the supply container that corresponds with an updated quantity of particulate build material associated with the supply container , based upon the quantity of particulate build material associated with the supply container prior to withdrawal of particulate build material and a quantity of particulate build material drawn into the material management station body from the supply container as measured by the quantity sensor of the collection tank . <EOS>