Additive Manufacturing Value Chain

Development of an SME-specific value chain of additively manufactured final metal parts

JournalIndustrie 4.0 Management
Issue Volume 38, 2022, Edition 3, Pages 25-30
Open Accesshttps://doi.org/10.30844/I40M_22-3_25-30
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Abstract

Additive manufacturing processes are becoming increasingly important in industry and enable the cost-e ective production of complex components in small quantities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular can bene t from the high customization potential enabling the development of new business models. However, the widespread use of additive processes faces high production costs and technological challenges. Meanwhile, scienti c research focuses on the optimization of individual process steps of additive manufacturing and does not o er su cient support for SMEs. Therefore, this paper deals with the development of a cross-process value chain of additive manufacturing for SMEs. Based on a systematic analysis of scienti c literature, relevant additive manufacturing processes were investigated, and a cross-process value chain was derived. The results were veri ed by expert interviews and central research and development requirements were extracted.

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