The Potential of Additive Manufacturing in the Smart Factory Industrial 4.0: A Review

Applied Sciences

SattarS. Emamian¹  Alireza Vosooghnia²  Behzad Fotovvati³  Annamaria Gisario⁴  Mehrshad Mehrpouya⁵  Amir Dehghanghadikolaei⁶ 

[1] Center of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy;Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA;Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy;Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Rome, Italy;School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97330, USA;

关键词: smart manufacturing;    industry 4.0;    additive manufacturing;    3D printing;    industrial sustainability;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app9183865

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Additive manufacturing (AM) or three-dimensional (3D) printing has introduced a novel production method in design, manufacturing, and distribution to end-users. This technology has provided great freedom in design for creating complex components, highly customizable products, and efficient waste minimization. The last industrial revolution, namely industry 4.0, employs the integration of smart manufacturing systems and developed information technologies. Accordingly, AM plays a principal role in industry 4.0 thanks to numerous benefits, such as time and material saving, rapid prototyping, high efficiency, and decentralized production methods. This review paper is to organize a comprehensive study on AM technology and present the latest achievements and industrial applications. Besides that, this paper investigates the sustainability dimensions of the AM process and the added values in economic, social, and environment sections. Finally, the paper concludes by pointing out the future trend of AM in technology, applications, and materials aspects that have the potential to come up with new ideas for the future of AM explorations.

【 授权许可】

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