State of art review on sustainable additive manufacturing
ISSN: 1355-2546
Article publication date: 22 July 2019
Issue publication date: 21 August 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to report the state of art review on sustainable additive manufacturing (AM).
Design/methodology/approach
AM processes are becoming environmentally conscious and sustainable. In total, 63 papers are being collected from peer-reviewed journal sources. The review is presented on triple bottom line sustainable aspects, namely, environment, economy and society.
Findings
In the environmental dimension, papers on energy consumption, design optimization and life cycle assessment aspects are being collected and presented. The key inferences and insights are being derived from the mentioned perspectives and a framework for sustainable AM is proposed.
Research limitations/implications
The review is limited to journal articles from the study on sustainable AM. Book chapters are being excluded.
Practical implications
The study also discussed various perspectives of sustainable AM and provided insights on sustainable AM to practitioners.
Originality/value
Systematic review on sustainable additive manufacturing is the original contribution of the authors.
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Citation
Agrawal, R. and S., V. (2019), "State of art review on sustainable additive manufacturing", Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 25 No. 6, pp. 1045-1060. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-04-2018-0085
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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