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Alternative production strategies based on the comparison of additive and traditional manufacturing technologies

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  • Charisios Achillas
  • Dimitrios Tzetzis
  • Maria Olga Raimondo

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Additive manufacturing technology has been evolving for several years. New material options, better processing speeds and greater autonomy are some of the characteristics of this technology that are still under research. However, in its current state, many commercially available 3D printers are competing with traditional manufacturing techniques in the fabrication of end-use products. In this paper, different additive manufacturing technologies are compared with injection moulding in a real-world case study. The comparison is conducted in terms of lead time and total production cost. From the case under study, it becomes obvious that none of the additive manufacturing technologies examined is yet able to practically replace injection moulding for medium- and high production volumes. However, when considering low-volume production, both rapid tooling and additive manufacturing may offer an alternative that could result into shorter lead times and decreased total production costs. In addition, the introduction of Additive Manufacturing in a producer’s production portfolio can increase flexibility, reduce warehousing costs and assist the company towards the adoption of a mass customisation business strategy.

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  • Charisios Achillas & Dimitrios Tzetzis & Maria Olga Raimondo, 2017. "Alternative production strategies based on the comparison of additive and traditional manufacturing technologies," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(12), pages 3497-3509, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:55:y:2017:i:12:p:3497-3509
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2017.1282645
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