Self production economy - Artikel: Additive manufacturing and sustainability: an exploratory study of the advantages and challenges
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What is additive manufacturing? (AM)
Ford & Despeisse (2015) - Advanced manufacturing technologies in combination with customer demand for more customized products cause a shift in scale and distribution of manufacturing. New technologies are considered, as additive manufacturing. How can AM contribute to sustainable society through the economic, societal and policy perspective?
* Social sustainability: health benefits, because employees do not have to be confronted with emissions in the production process. However, the emissions in the 3DP process is not proven yet.
* Policy perspective: AM is seen as a tool that can optimize waste reduction, improve flexibility in production location and personalize customer demands.
What are the main sustainable benefits of AM?
- Improved resource efficiency in production and use phases
- Extended life through repair
- Remanufacture and refurbishment
- Reconfigured value chains
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How can sustainability benefits be achieved through AM? Differently stated: how can self-production (AM) impact sustainability? (also on PPT)
2. Material input processing
3. Make-to-order
4. Closing the loop
In the PPT
1. Product and process redesign
2. Make-to-order production
3. PLC extension
4. Closing the loop (waste reduction)
What are the sustainable promises of AM?
What about material input processing?
What about make to order component and product manufacturing?
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