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3D Printing Pathways for Sustainable Manufacturing

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Additive manufacturing popularly known as 3D printing has been defined as laying down materials in successive layers to form a desired three-dimensional object using computer-integrated manufacturing technology. The advantage of additive manufacturing or three dimensions printing are; design freedom, fast product development cycle, ease of production, low start-up cost for production, local production, and on-demand manufacturing with a reduction in supply chain cost. With 3D printing, a wide range of materials is used in producing additive manufactured products. Manufacturing may be used in hybrid, composite, or functionally graded materials for metallic, ceramic, polymers, and combination. Additive manufacturing is highly demanded because of its ability to print anything and its more comprehensive range of applications in aerospace, automotive, food manufacturing, medical, and health care. The ongoing research and improvement on additive manufacturing has improved manufacturing cost by reducing waste, reducing parts weights, energy savings, printing complex geometries in consolidated assembly, and reducing supply chain and logistic cost. With its advantage over traditional manufacturing, additive manufacturing has become a more sustainable and widely used manufacturing technology in the recent decade. However, 3D manufacturing technology also suffers from various limitations. In this light, the current research attempts to explore potential benefits, applications and limitations of 3D printing as well as how this technology could be helpful in developing sustainable manufacturing practices.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, PNG University of Technology, Lar, Papua New Guinea

    Granville Embia, Aezeden Mohamed & Kamalakanta Muduli

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, C V Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

    Bikash Ranjan Moharana

  3. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kangar, Malaysia

    Noorhafiza Binti Muhammad

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Embia, G., Moharana, B.R., Mohamed, A., Muduli, K., Muhammad, N.B. (2023). 3D Printing Pathways for Sustainable Manufacturing. In: Nayyar, A., Naved, M., Rameshwar, R. (eds) New Horizons for Industry 4.0 in Modern Business. Contributions to Environmental Sciences & Innovative Business Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20443-2_12

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