A methodological framework for the inclusion of modern additive manufacturing into the production portfolio of a focused factory

Achillas, Ch.; Aidonis, Dimitrios; Iakovou, Eleftherios; Thymianidis, Michail; Tzetzis, Dimitrios

doi:10.1016/j.jmsy.2014.07.014

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“…The main reasons for using AM provided by our participants are consistent with those identified in other studies, including 'low volumes', 'complex shapes', and 'customization' (Achillas et al 2015;Lipson 2011;Ruffo, Tuck, and Hague 2006;Stucker 2011, Spallek andKrause 2017), offering advantages over traditional manufacturing processes (Baumers et al 2016). What is surprising is that the other main reasons such as 'cost' and 'speed' are often considered limitations of AM rather than advantages (Bourell, Leu, and Rosen 2009;Hopkinson and Dickens 2003).…”

Section: Advantages and Limitations Of Am For Series Productionsupporting

confidence: 84%

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Investigation of design for additive manufacturing in professional design practice

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Zhu

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Journal of Engineering Design

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Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies are widely adopted in design practice for prototyping. However, the extent to which practitioners are knowledgeable and experienced in designing components for series production using AM remains poorly understood. This study presents the results of an online survey aimed at uncovering this emerging design activity, with additional evidence provided by semi-structured interviews with 18 designers. One hundred ten practising designers responded. The majority of the respondents remain sceptical about the potential for AM as a process for series production, citing cost and technical capabilities as key barriers. Only 23 reported experience in designing components for series production using AM, with the majority of these designing parts to be produced from plastic. The survey revealed that these designers have developed their own 'design rules' based primarily on personal experience. These rules, however, tended to focus on ensuring 'printability' and did not provide support for taking advantage of the unique capabilities of AM processes. The designers tended to treat AM processes as a uniform set of production processes, and so the design rules they used were generic and not directed to the capabilities of specific AM processes. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…However, if design, production and set-up time for the tooling required for a conventional process are considered, AM may provide the shortest time-to-market (e.g. Achillas et al 2015;Ford 2014).…”

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Investigation of design for additive manufacturing in professional design practice

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Zhu

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et al. 2018

Journal of Engineering Design

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“…The different steps can be identified as design methodology, design analysis, tuning up, and validation of final geometry. For an effective selection of production strategies in AM techniques, Achillas et al 48 proposed a decision-making framework. This framework integrated a multi-criteria decision aid (MCDA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to assist manufacturers in the selection of optimal production techniques among several alternatives.…”

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Additive manufacturing: Challenges, trends, and applications

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Al-Ahmari

Ameen

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Advances in Mechanical Engineering

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Additive manufacturing is a recent trend in production processes owing to its many benefits. It can be defined as the process of producing parts through the deposition of material in a layer-by-layer fashion. It has been a topic of intense study and review by many researchers. In this work, a comprehensive review pertaining to additive manufacturing has been accomplished. The evolution of additive manufacturing as a prominent technology and its various phases are discussed. The importance of part orientation, build time estimation, and cost computation has also been reviewed. The remarkable aspect of this work is the identification of problems associated with different additive manufacturing methods. Because of the imperfections in additive manufacturing, its hybridization with other methods, such as subtractive manufacturing, has been emphasized. This review will help readers understand the different aspects of additive manufacturing and explore new avenues for future research.

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“…According to [15], one of the main requirements of companies with respect to AM is the analytic support in order to evaluate whether or not AM could be suitable for their production processes and products. In this era, academics have to propose guidelines that help "senior management to reconsider whether they will continue using current production technologies, or they could benefit by exploiting the benefits of modern AM technologies".…”

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An Economic Insight into Additive Manufacturing System Implementation

Pour

Zanardini

Bacchetti

et al. 2015

Advances in Production Management Systems: Innovative Production Management Towards Sustainable Growth

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Abstract.With an ever growing diffusion of Additive Manufacturing (AM) system in industrial and commercial level, as well as the direct and indirect dynamics which are being introduced resulting from its inclusion as a possible production technology on companies' portfolio, the need to reconfigure production system and adapt the production strategy becomes even more relevant than before. There are several studies which have emphasized on the importance of a paradigm shift in order to exploit advantages of AM, not only considering changes within design and functionality of the product, but also concerning AM's impact on the entire value chain (re)configuration. Thus, it is of crucial importance to take into consideration that for this shift to be feasible and manageable, there is a need to include both technical and managerial aspects of manufacturing. This work proposes an economic insight in order to provide a guideline for the proper evaluation of AM system implementation.

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A methodological framework for the inclusion of modern additive manufacturing into the production portfolio of a focused factory

Cited by 194 publications

References 55 publications

Investigation of design for additive manufacturing in professional design practice

Investigation of design for additive manufacturing in professional design practice

Additive manufacturing: Challenges, trends, and applications

An Economic Insight into Additive Manufacturing System Implementation

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