Additive manufacturing : costs, cost effectiveness and industry economics / Felipe Brewer, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brewer, Felipe, editor.

Series:

Mechanical engineering theory and applications.

Mechanical Engineering Theory and Applications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Three-dimensional printing--United States--Costs.

Three-dimensional printing.

Manufacturing industries--United States.

Manufacturing industries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Summary:

The use of additive manufacturing has increased significantly in previous years. Additive manufacturing is used by multiple industry subsectors, including motor vehicles, aerospace, machinery, electronics, and medical products. Currently, however, additive manufactured products represent less than one percent of all manufactured products in the U.S. As the costs of additive manufacturing systems decrease, this technology may change the way that consumers interact with producers. Additive manufacturing technology opens up new opportunities for the economy and society. It can facilitate the customized production of strong light-weight products and it allows designs that were not possible with previous manufacturing techniques. This book provides aggregate manufacturing industry data and industry subsector data to develop a quantitative depiction of the U.S. additive manufacturing industry.

Contents:

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: COSTS, COST EFFECTIVENESS AND INDUSTRY ECONOMICS; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: COSTS, COST EFFECTIVENESS AND INDUSTRY ECONOMICS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: COSTS AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND DISCUSSION; ABSTRACT; PREFACE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, MATERIALS, AND LITERATURE; 3. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COSTS AND BENEFITS; 4. COST MODELS AND COMPARISONS; 5. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADOPTION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; SUMMARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH ABSTRACTS

Chapter 2: ECONOMICS OF THE U.S. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRYABSTRACT; PREFACE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE U.S. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; 3. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING STAKEHOLDERS; 4. INDUSTRY USE OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; 5. ADOPTION AND DIFFUSION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; 6. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHANGE AGENTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A: SCHEMATIC DATA MAP; APPENDIX B: EQUATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63483-365-1

OCLC:

926705809