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Benefits of Non-Planar Printing Strategies Towards Eco-Efficient 3D Printing

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  • Adrián Martínez Cendrero

    (Product Development Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28003 Madrid, Spain
    Centro di Ricerca Enrico Piaggio and Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy)

  • Gabriele Maria Fortunato

    (Centro di Ricerca Enrico Piaggio and Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy)

  • Juan Manuel Munoz-Guijosa

    (Product Development Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28003 Madrid, Spain)

  • Carmelo De Maria

    (Centro di Ricerca Enrico Piaggio and Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy)

  • Andrés Díaz Lantada

    (Product Development Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28003 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

The present work focuses on studying and demonstrating the potential benefits of non-planar printing, as compared to conventional 3D printing, in terms of improved eco-impacts. To this end, a case study of a medical or ergonomic device, which may benefit from non-planar printing in different ways, is completely developed and manufactured employing alternative approaches, which are quantified, as regards production costs and environmental impacts. Three 3D printing processes are used: two of them relying on non-planar printing, one using conventional 2D printing trajectories. Relevant benefits are achieved thanks to the possibility, enabled by non-planar 3D printing, of manufacturing products upon reusable rapid tools. These support tools constitute an interesting alternative to the support meshes generally employed in additive manufacturing, which are normally a relevant source of waste and involve costly post-processes.

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  • Adrián Martínez Cendrero & Gabriele Maria Fortunato & Juan Manuel Munoz-Guijosa & Carmelo De Maria & Andrés Díaz Lantada, 2021. "Benefits of Non-Planar Printing Strategies Towards Eco-Efficient 3D Printing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-17, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:4:p:1599-:d:492132
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