Predicting the future of additive manufacturing: A Delphi study on economic and societal implications of 3D printing for 2030
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In this paper, the authors present the results of an extensive Delphi survey on the future of additive manufacturing with a focus on its economic and societal implications in 2030, and derive implications for industry, policy, and future research.About:
This article is published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change.The article was published on 2017-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 349 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Delphi method & Strategic planning.read more
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Fortune favors the prepared: How SMEs approach business model innovations in Industry 4.0
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China's manufacturing locus in 2025: With a comparison of “Made-in-China 2025” and “Industry 4.0”
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared Germany's Industry 4.0 and China's "Made-in-China 2025" and estimated China's locus in the MIFS.
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Scanning the Industry 4.0: A Literature Review on Technologies for Manufacturing Systems
TL;DR: The Industry 4.0 environment is scanned on this paper, describing the so-called enabling technologies and systems over the manufacturing environment.
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Review on design and structural optimisation in additive manufacturing: Towards next-generation lightweight structures
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TL;DR: In this article, the state-of-the-art developments in the design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) and structural optimisation, becomes vital for successfully shaping the future AM-landscape.
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Polymers for additive manufacturing and 4D-printing: Materials, methodologies, and biomedical applications
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