Environmental assessment of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry

Böckin, Daniel; Tillman, Anne‐Marie

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.086

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“…In order to address these challenges, there are many researchers in materials science who are constantly looking for new raw materials, including pulp or wood pulp from industrial waste, for example for use in architecture or industrial design, or filaments from seaweed [124][125][126].…”

Section: Environmental Impacts Of Additive Manufacturingmentioning

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Impact Assessment of Additive Manufacturing on Sustainable Business Models in Industry 4.0 Context

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Additive manufacturing has the potential to make a longstanding impact on the manufacturing world and is a core element of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Additive manufacturing signifies a new disruptive path on how we will produce parts and products. Several studies suggest this technology could foster sustainability into manufacturing systems based on its potential of optimizing material consumption, creating new shapes, customizing designs and shortening production times that, all combined, will greatly transform some of the existing business models. Although it requires reaching a certain level of design maturity to completely insert this technology in an industrial setting, additive manufacturing has the potential to favorably impact the manufacturing sector by reducing costs in production, logistics, inventories, and in the development and industrialization of a new product. The transformation of the industry and the acceleration of the adopting rate of new technologies is driving organizational strategy. Thus, through the lenses of Industry 4.0 and its technological concepts, this paper aims to contribute to the knowledge about the impacts of additive manufacturing technology on sustainable business models. This aim is accomplished through a proposed framework, as well as the models and scales that can be used to determine these impacts. The effects are assessed by taking into account the social, environmental and economic impacts of additive manufacturing on business models and for all these three dimensions a balanced scorecard structure is proposed.

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Section: Environmental Impacts Of Additive Manufacturingmentioning

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Impact Assessment of Additive Manufacturing on Sustainable Business Models in Industry 4.0 Context

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“…They concluded that remanufacturing reduces energy consumption and pollutant emissions. Similarly, Böckin and Tillman presented an LCA that compares traditional manufacturing techniques with AM for the case of manufacturing a truck engine [103].…”

Section: Life Cycle Analysismentioning

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“…Consequently, AM is especially oriented to the manufacture of spare parts, ease of disassembly, integration of components, choice of material, reduction of material waste, and postprocessing. Nevertheless, to be able to quantify the potential environmental consequences of these processes, more studies about the possible benefits and drawbacks should be performed from a localized production and a shortened lead time points of view [103]. Despite a few works that were found related to the analysis of the indirect impacts of AM [106], deeper work is still required in this field.…”

Section: Life Cycle Analysismentioning

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Study of the Environmental Implications of Using Metal Powder in Additive Manufacturing and Its Handling

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Additive Manufacturing, AM, is considered to be environmentally friendly when compared to conventional manufacturing processes. Most researchers focus on resource consumption when performing the corresponding Life Cycle Analysis, LCA, of AM. To that end, the sustainability of AM is compared to processes like milling. Nevertheless, factors such as resource use, pollution, and the effects of AM on human health and society should be also taken into account before determining its environmental impact. In addition, in powder-based AM, handling the powder becomes an issue to be addressed, considering both the operator´s health and the subsequent management of the powder used. In view of these requirements, the fundamentals of the different powder-based AM processes were studied and special attention paid to the health risks derived from the high concentrations of certain chemical compounds existing in the typically employed materials. A review of previous work related to the environmental impact of AM is presented, highlighting the gaps found and the areas where deeper research is required. Finally, the implications of the reuse of metallic powder and the procedures to be followed for the disposal of waste are studied.2 of 25 sold in 2016 was 983, whereas, in the year 2017 this value rose to 1768 units, which implies an 80% increase [1].As far as economy and sustainability are concerned, AM offers several advantages over conventional manufacturing techniques, which confers many potential applications to AM in diverse industrial sectors, such as automotive, aerospace, biomedical, energy, and consumer goods [4]. In the aerospace industry, for example, AM enables aerospace motorists to create blades with much more complex internal cooling channels, allowing engines to run at higher temperatures and thus increase their performance [5]. In the report presented by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, it is stated that in aerospace engines titanium parts are machined down to size from large initial blocks, which leads to more than 90% waste material, material waste that could be reduced by using AM [6]. The European Commission in the Digital Transformation Monitor of 2017 presented similar numbers, where the disruptive nature of 3D printing was studied. It was estimated that by 2050, AM could save up to 90% of the raw material needed for manufacturing [3].Nonetheless, the possibilities of AM are not only limited to a reduction of raw material usage. The possibility of manufacturing lighter components could lead to energy savings, estimated between 5% and 25% by 2050, as well as a reduction in manufacturing costs of around 4-21% for the same period [7]. This trend is applicable to different industrial sectors. For example, SmarTech expects the overall market for AM in automotive to reach 5.3 billion USD in revenues by 2023 and to achieve 12.4 billion USD by 2028 [8].The lack of European and international standardization related to AM is proving to be an impediment to the...

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“…At this stage, the 51 studies analyzed were produced by the authors (Abdulhameed et al, 2019;Afshari et al, 2019;Agrawal & Vinodh, 2019;Ahmad & Enemuoh, 2020;Arrizubieta et al, 2020;Attaran, 2017;Böckin & Tillman, 2019;Campitelli et al, 2019;Caviggioli & Ughetto, 2019;Cerdas et al, 2017;Chen et al, 2015;Barros & Zwolinski, 2016;Esmaeilian et al, 2016;Faludi et al, 2019;Ford & Despeisse, 2016;Fruggiero et al, 2019;Garg & Lam, 2015;Ingarao et al, 2018;Kek et al, 2016;Kellens et al, 2017a, b;Kohtala, 2015;Kothman & Faber, 2016;Kunovjanek & Reiner, 2020;Li et al, 2017;Liu & De Giovanni, 2019;Ma et al, 2018;Maciel et al, 2019;Mele et al, 2020;Minetola & Eyers, 2018;Mrazović et al, 2018;Nagarajan & Haapala, 2018;Niaki et al, 2019;Nyamekye et al, 2015;Nyman & Sarlin, 2014;Paris et al, 2016;Peng et al, 2018;Peng & Sun, 2017;Pour et al, 2016;Priarone & Ingarao, 2017;Priarone et al, 2018;Saade et al, 2020;…”

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Systematic analysis of comparative studies between additive and conventional manufacturing focusing on the environmental performance of logistics operations

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Based on the promise to revolutionize the entire supply chain, additive manufacturing is seen as an alternative to conventional manufacturing processes, since it simplifies the production of small batches, shortens the distances between production and consumption and generates new distribution models. Due to its huge potential to spread more sustainable environmental practices, investigations on the environmental assumptions, concerning the application of additive manufacturing technologies, are required. Therefore, based on a systematic literature review, this study aimed to analyze the studies that addressed the environmental performance of logistics operations in a comparison among conventional and additive manufacturing, using the Life Cycle Assessment technic (LCA). Although there are few available studies that quantitatively analyze and compare the environmental performance of the additive manufacturing process with traditional process from a transport perspective, it has been concluded that reducing the distances and the quantity of transported products, carbon dioxide emissions and the consumption of energy resources are reduced.

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Environmental assessment of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry

Cited by 219 publications

References 24 publications

Impact Assessment of Additive Manufacturing on Sustainable Business Models in Industry 4.0 Context

Impact Assessment of Additive Manufacturing on Sustainable Business Models in Industry 4.0 Context

Study of the Environmental Implications of Using Metal Powder in Additive Manufacturing and Its Handling

Systematic analysis of comparative studies between additive and conventional manufacturing focusing on the environmental performance of logistics operations

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