Feasibility studies towards sustainable manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been around for decades without any significant disruptive impact on the supply chain on a larger system level. Currently, the increasing maturity of additive manufacturing (AM) is facilitating its transition from being primarily used as a tool for 3D visualization and prototyping to becoming a viable option for large-scale industrial manufacturing of components and products.

The projects SINDRI, OCEAN-LSAM and SPARSAM ask questions such as:

• How is AM really affecting the supply chain and distribution of services and goods?
• Can a global network of micro-factories be a solution for achieving a circular economy, where goods are produced using local, recycled material waste streams?
• AM is known for enabling manufacturing of amazing parts, but can we further increase the manufacturing speed by new and innovative strategies?

Three projects focusing on sustainability

In January 2023, the Application Center for Additive Manufacturing arranged an exclusive webinar for its Center partners, where the projects SINDRI, OCEAN-LSAM and SPARSAM were presented in-depth. Their presentations are now publicly available.

OCEAN-LSAM

Robin Teigland from Chalmers presents ​​​​​OCEAN-LSAM, a project about large-scale AM and recycled polymers from the ocean.

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SPARSAM

Markus Eriksson and Magnus Widfeldt from RISE present SPARSAM, a project about logistics and defining business criteria for a selection of 3D printed components.

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SINDRI

Patrik Härnman from LiU presents SINDRI, a project about printing by Precision Powder Pressing for metals. 

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The projects are funded by Vinnova, Swedish Energy Agency and Formas, through the Strategic Innovation Program Produktion 2030.