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Additive Manufacturing as an industrial production process : a myth or actual reality? Technical guideline design for the implementation of Additive Manufacturing as a production process for industrial plastic products
Prinsenberg, Finn (2023) Additive Manufacturing as an industrial production process : a myth or actual reality? Technical guideline design for the implementation of Additive Manufacturing as a production process for industrial plastic products.
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| Abstract: | Plastics manufacturing is a competitive market where customers demand high quality products as quickly as possible at a competitive price. Meeting customer demands can be challenging. This is the experience of ERIKS Industrial Plastics, a company specializing in the processing of industrial plastic products. Now that additive manufacturing (AM) offers industrial production capabilities for plastic products, ERIKS is exploring the benefits of integrating AM as an alternative production process to meet the needs of its customers. Most of the production requests from customers are for products that are specifically designed for machining. Most of the employees at ERIKS are also new to additive manufacturing. The aim of this thesis is to stimulate the integration of additive manufacturing and to disseminate knowledge within ERIKS Industrial plastics. The goal is to create a guide that can help determine if a product is suitable for production with AM. Based on literature research, personal correspondence with employees and information available at suppliers, this study presents a guideline called the ”AM Checker”, which also serves as a knowledge platform about additive manufacturing. The first products have been analyzed using the tool and the use of AM is increasing. Many employees are starting to get first experiences with AM. However, it is argued that first more experience is needed for novice users to find products suitable for AM on their own. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Clients: | ERIKS Kunststoffen, Ede, Netherlands |
| Faculty: | ET: Engineering Technology |
| Subject: | 50 technical science in general |
| Programme: | Industrial Design Engineering MSc (66955) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95242 |
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