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The rise of 3-D printing: The advantages of additive manufacturing over traditional manufacturing
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This article identifies additive manufacturing implementation challenges, highlights its evolving technologies and trends and their impact on the world of tomorrow, discusses its advantages over traditional manufacturing, explores itsimpact on the supply chain, and investigates its transformative potential and impact on various industry segments.About:
This article is published in Business Horizons.The article was published on 2017-09-01. It has received 916 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Advanced manufacturing & Computer-integrated manufacturing.read more
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An overview on 3D printing technology: Technological, materials, and applications
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the types of 3D printing technologies, the application of three-dimensional printing technology and lastly, the materials used for 3-D printing technology in manufacturing industry.
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3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications
TL;DR: A review of hydrogel-based biomaterial inks and bioinks for 3D printing can be found in this paper, where the authors provide a comprehensive overview and discussion of the tailorability of material, mechanical, physical, chemical and biological properties.
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Metal 3D printing in construction: A review of methods, research, applications, opportunities and challenges
TL;DR: In this article, a review of different methods of metal 3D printing, research and early applications of additive manufacturing in the construction industry is presented, as part of a wider review.
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Smart factory performance and Industry 4.0
TL;DR: In this paper, a causal relationship between the degree of openness and performance of companies with Industry 4.0 is analyzed. But, the authors do not consider the impact of enabling technologies on the performance of local manufacturing units.
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Review on design and structural optimisation in additive manufacturing: Towards next-generation lightweight structures
János Plocher,Ajit Panesar +1 more
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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3D bioprinting of tissues and organs
Sean V. Murphy,Anthony Atala +1 more
TL;DR: 3D bioprinting is being applied to regenerative medicine to address the need for tissues and organs suitable for transplantation and developing high-throughput 3D-bioprinted tissue models for research, drug discovery and toxicology.
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3-D printing: The new industrial revolution
TL;DR: The authors examines the characteristics and applications of 3D printing and compares it with mass customization and other manufacturing processes, and concludes that 3-D printing enables small quantities of customized goods to be produced at relatively low costs.
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Additive manufacturing and its societal impact: a literature review
TL;DR: In this article, the societal impact of additive manufacturing from a technical perspective is reviewed, and an abundance of evidences are found to support the promises of additive-manufacturing in the following areas: (1) customized healthcare products to improve population health and quality of life, (2) reduced environmental impact for manufacturing sustainability, and (3) simplified supply chain to increase efficiency and responsiveness in demand fulfillment.
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3D Printing Disrupts Manufacturing: How Economies of One Create New Rules of Competition: 3D Printing May Represent a Disruption to the Manufacturing Industry as Profound as the Industrial Revolution
TL;DR: For example, at EuroMold 2012, 3D Systems used one of its 3D printers to print a hammer as discussed by the authors, which was shown to be much cheaper than the traditional design-build-deliver model.
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3D Printing Disrupts Manufacturing: How Economies of One Create New Rules of Competition
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe how 3D printing disrupts manufacturing and how Economies of One Create New Rules of Competition, and how to adapt to the new rules of competition.