Additive manufacturing in Australian small to medium enterprise: Vat polymerisation techniques, case study and pathways to Industry 4.0 competitiveness
The advent of additive manufacturing (AM) in Australian small and medium-sized enterprises offers the direct benefits of time-saving and labour cost-effectiveness for Australian manufacturing to be highly competitive in global markets. Australian local businesses can tailor their products to a diver...
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| author | Rooney, Kimberley Dong, Yu Pramanik, Alokesh Basak, A.K. |
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| description | The advent of additive manufacturing (AM) in Australian small and medium-sized enterprises offers the direct benefits of time-saving and labour cost-effectiveness for Australian manufacturing to be highly competitive in global markets. Australian local businesses can tailor their products to a diverse range of customers with a quicker lead time on the sophisticated design and development of products under good quality control in the whole advanced manufacturing process. This review outlines typical AM techniques used in Australian manufacturing, which consist of vat polymerisation (VP), environmentally friendly AM, and multi-material AM. In particular, a practical case study was also highlighted in the Australian jewellery industry to demonstrate how manufacturing style is integrated into their manufacturing processes for the purpose of reducing lead time and cost. Finally, major obstacles encountered in AM and future prospects were also addressed to be well positioned as a key player in the revolutionised Industry 4.0. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-933392023-10-12T01:13:45Z Additive manufacturing in Australian small to medium enterprise: Vat polymerisation techniques, case study and pathways to Industry 4.0 competitiveness Rooney, Kimberley Dong, Yu Pramanik, Alokesh Basak, A.K. additive manufacturing (AM) environmentally friendly additive manufacturing Industry 4.0 multi-material additive manufacturing vat polymerisation The advent of additive manufacturing (AM) in Australian small and medium-sized enterprises offers the direct benefits of time-saving and labour cost-effectiveness for Australian manufacturing to be highly competitive in global markets. Australian local businesses can tailor their products to a diverse range of customers with a quicker lead time on the sophisticated design and development of products under good quality control in the whole advanced manufacturing process. This review outlines typical AM techniques used in Australian manufacturing, which consist of vat polymerisation (VP), environmentally friendly AM, and multi-material AM. In particular, a practical case study was also highlighted in the Australian jewellery industry to demonstrate how manufacturing style is integrated into their manufacturing processes for the purpose of reducing lead time and cost. Finally, major obstacles encountered in AM and future prospects were also addressed to be well positioned as a key player in the revolutionised Industry 4.0. 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93339 10.3390/jmmp7050168 English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ MDPI fulltext |
| spellingShingle | additive manufacturing (AM) environmentally friendly additive manufacturing Industry 4.0 multi-material additive manufacturing vat polymerisation Rooney, Kimberley Dong, Yu Pramanik, Alokesh Basak, A.K. Additive manufacturing in Australian small to medium enterprise: Vat polymerisation techniques, case study and pathways to Industry 4.0 competitiveness |
| title | Additive manufacturing in Australian small to medium enterprise: Vat polymerisation techniques, case study and pathways to Industry 4.0 competitiveness |
| title_full | Additive manufacturing in Australian small to medium enterprise: Vat polymerisation techniques, case study and pathways to Industry 4.0 competitiveness |
| title_fullStr | Additive manufacturing in Australian small to medium enterprise: Vat polymerisation techniques, case study and pathways to Industry 4.0 competitiveness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Additive manufacturing in Australian small to medium enterprise: Vat polymerisation techniques, case study and pathways to Industry 4.0 competitiveness |
| title_short | Additive manufacturing in Australian small to medium enterprise: Vat polymerisation techniques, case study and pathways to Industry 4.0 competitiveness |
| title_sort | additive manufacturing in australian small to medium enterprise: vat polymerisation techniques, case study and pathways to industry 4.0 competitiveness |
| topic | additive manufacturing (AM) environmentally friendly additive manufacturing Industry 4.0 multi-material additive manufacturing vat polymerisation |
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