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A study on the awareness level of additive manufacturing technology in south-western Nigeria

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  • P.K. Farayibi
  • T.E. Abioye

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In this paper, the level of awareness of AM/RP technology in south-western Nigeria was investigated and presented. In a survey, copies of a questionnaire were administered to sixty (60) engineering personnel in research/tertiary institutions in the south-western states in Nigeria and forty (40) useful responses were obtained and analyzed. The analysis indicated that there was 40% awareness of AM/RP technology in the south-western Nigeria, whereas 60% of the respondents had not previously heard of the technologies. It was further deduced that the highest level of awareness of 50% was for inkjet/3D printing, amongst other forms of AM/RP technology in the south-western states in Nigeria. The analysis of the availability of AM equipment indicated that only 5% of the respondents specified that their institutions in south-western Nigeria possessed inkjet/3D printing AM equipment. This was at one research institute in south-western Nigeria. Though, the amount of AM/RP equipment installed is small at the moment, the level of awareness of this technology is fairly high and it is expected that the awareness level will keep increasing as concerted efforts towards procurement of AM/RP systems from abroad and by local fabrication/production is made to promote rapid product development.

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  • P.K. Farayibi & T.E. Abioye, 2017. "A study on the awareness level of additive manufacturing technology in south-western Nigeria," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(2), pages 157-162, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rajsxx:v:9:y:2017:i:2:p:157-162
    DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2017.1298231
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