TY - CHAP
T1 - The benefits of additive manufacturing for sustainable design and production
AU - Mehrpouya, Mehrshad
AU - Vosooghnia, Alireza
AU - Dehghanghadikolaei, Amir
AU - Fotovvati, Behzad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Nowadays, additive manufacturing (AM) is a widely used technology with many applications in different industries and research fields. This is due to the numerous benefits of this technology in manufacturing, design, and distribution to customers. Design freedom, flexibility, high customization, and waste minimization are the principle advantages of this technology among many others. Besides, AM is considered as a sustainable production method compared to the conventional processes. In fact, it has many sustainability benefits in production design, quality, and optimization. This chapter discusses the sustainability dimensions of the AM processes in product design and investigates the AM impacts in economic, environmental, and social segments. Moreover, the sustainability assessment methods, such as life cycle assessment, and the low cost models and standards are reported based on various studies.
AB - Nowadays, additive manufacturing (AM) is a widely used technology with many applications in different industries and research fields. This is due to the numerous benefits of this technology in manufacturing, design, and distribution to customers. Design freedom, flexibility, high customization, and waste minimization are the principle advantages of this technology among many others. Besides, AM is considered as a sustainable production method compared to the conventional processes. In fact, it has many sustainability benefits in production design, quality, and optimization. This chapter discusses the sustainability dimensions of the AM processes in product design and investigates the AM impacts in economic, environmental, and social segments. Moreover, the sustainability assessment methods, such as life cycle assessment, and the low cost models and standards are reported based on various studies.
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - Environment
KW - Industry 4.0
KW - Sustainability
KW - NLA
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85107707566&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-818115-7.00009-2
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-818115-7.00009-2
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85107707566
T3 - Handbooks in Advanced Manufacturing
SP - 29
EP - 59
BT - Sustainable Manufacturing
PB - Elsevier Doyma
ER -
