How to integrate additive manufacturing technologies into manufacturing systems successfully: A perspective from the commercial vehicle industry

Yi, Li; Gläßner, Christopher; Aurich, Jan C.

doi:10.1016/j.jmsy.2019.09.007

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“…Although companies can be well-aware of the theoretical potential benefits of AM in spare part production, they find it difficult to identify the real-life opportunities of AM and also seem to frequently lack a concrete overview of how AM can benefit them, despite knowing individual theoretical benefits (Heinen and Hoberg, 2019). Lack of expertise and organizational transformation were also noted by Yi et al (2019) as common barriers for AM implementation. Specifically, they listed the lack of methods for designing products, lack of material performance knowledge, and lack of AM software as the greatest issues.…”

Section: Operational Barriers Of Additive Manufacturing In Spare Part Productionmentioning

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Assessing industrial barriers of additively manufactured digital spare part implementation in the machine-building industry: a cross-organizational focus group interview study

Chekurov

Salmi

Verboeket

et al. 2021

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PurposeAlthough additive manufacturing (AM) has been demonstrated to have significant potential in improving spare part delivery operations and has been adopted to a degree in the aviation and automotive industries, its use in spare part production is still limited in other fields due to a variety of implementation barriers. The purpose of this article is to assess the significance of previously reported barriers in the context of the machine-building industry.Design/methodology/approachAdoption barriers are identified from the literature and formulated as hypotheses, which are verified with a set of focus group interviews consisting of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), AM service providers and quality inspection and insurance institutions. The results of the interviews are reported qualitatively, and the transcripts of the interviews are subjected to quantitative content analysis.FindingsThe article identifies distrust in quality, insufficient material and design knowledge among stakeholders and poor availability of design documentation on spare parts as the key barriers of adopting AM in the production of spare parts. The three key barriers are interconnected and training engineers to be proficient in design and material issues as well as producing high-quality design documentation will yield the highest increase in AM implementation in spare parts.Originality/valueThe article offers a unique approach as it investigates the subjective views of a cross-organizational group of industrial actors involved in the machine-building industry. The article contributes to the theory of digital spare parts by verifying and rejecting presented barriers of AM implementation and how they are interconnected.

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Section: Operational Barriers Of Additive Manufacturing In Spare Part Productionmentioning

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Assessing industrial barriers of additively manufactured digital spare part implementation in the machine-building industry: a cross-organizational focus group interview study

Chekurov

Salmi

Verboeket

et al. 2021

JMTM

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“…In addition, it is not feasible and economically justifiable to manufacture the product everywhere in the world near the point of use. Using 3DP, reconfigurable manufacturing can be realized without making considerable changes in the production process [ 22 ]. For example, many big firms in United states and Europe such as Nisan, Volkswagen, Ferrari, BMW, and Airbus used their 3DP facilities (selective laser sintering, FDM, and SLA) for the fabrication of medical devices and PPE to support the shortage of these devices [ 5 ].…”

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The rise of 3D Printing entangled with smart computer aided design during COVID-19 era

Nazir

Azhar

Nazir

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Journal of Manufacturing Systems

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Highlights In this article, we present an extensive review on the utilization of 3D printing technology in the days of pandamic. We observe that 3D printing together with smart CAD design show promise to overcome the disruption caused by the lockdown of classical manufacturing units specially for medical and testing equipment, and protective gears. We observe that there are several short communications, commentaries, correspondences, editorials and mini reviews compiled and published; however, a systematic state-of-the-art review is required to identify the significance of 3D printing, design for additive manufacturing (AM), and digital supply chain for handling emergency situations and in the post-COVID era. We present a review of various benefits of 3DP particularly in emergency situations such as a pandemic. Furthermore, some relevant iterative design and 3DP case studies are discussed systematically. Finally, this article highlights the areas that can help to control the emergency situation such as a pandemic, and critically discusses the research gaps that need further research in order to exploit the full potential of 3DP in pandemic and post-pandemic future era.

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“…However, it has considerable potential for further expansion in the future [1]. Examples of future applications are small-batch productions in the automotive [2] and aerospace [3] sectors as well as the production of customized medical devices [4]. Additive manufacturing can further be used in the jewelry [5] and construction industries [6].…”

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Process monitoring for material extrusion additive manufacturing: a state-of-the-art review

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Qualitative uncertainties are a key challenge for the further industrialization of additive manufacturing. To solve this challenge, methods for measuring the process states and properties of parts during additive manufacturing are essential. The subject of this review is in-situ process monitoring for material extrusion additive manufacturing. The objectives are, first, to quantify the research activity on this topic, second, to analyze the utilized technologies, and finally, to identify research gaps. Various databases were systematically searched for relevant publications and a total of 221 publications were analyzed in detail. The study demonstrated that the research activity in this field has been gaining importance. Numerous sensor technologies and analysis algorithms have been identified. Nonetheless, research gaps exist in topics such as optimized monitoring systems for industrial material extrusion facilities, inspection capabilities for additional quality characteristics, and standardization aspects. This literature review is the first to address process monitoring for material extrusion using a systematic and comprehensive approach.

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How to integrate additive manufacturing technologies into manufacturing systems successfully: A perspective from the commercial vehicle industry

Cited by 77 publications

References 35 publications

Assessing industrial barriers of additively manufactured digital spare part implementation in the machine-building industry: a cross-organizational focus group interview study

Assessing industrial barriers of additively manufactured digital spare part implementation in the machine-building industry: a cross-organizational focus group interview study

The rise of 3D Printing entangled with smart computer aided design during COVID-19 era

Process monitoring for material extrusion additive manufacturing: a state-of-the-art review

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