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4D Printing: An Emerging Technology in Manufacturing?

In: Digitally Supported Innovation

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  • Alessandra Ghi

    (Università Di Roma)

  • Francesca Rossetti

    (Università Di Roma)

Abstract

The paper highlights the possible technological evolution in the Lean manufacturing that concerns 4D Printing. To date there are not case studies of 4D printing application able to demonstrate the effective use of 4D Printing, and its results on the production cycles. The purpose of this article is to review the state of the art of the developments in four dimensional (4D) Printing, through a literature review, in order to define the 4D Printing characteristics, to examine its perspectives for the future application in manufacturing and to identify the potential benefits and manufacturing advantages.

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  • Alessandra Ghi & Francesca Rossetti, 2016. "4D Printing: An Emerging Technology in Manufacturing?," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Leonardo Caporarello & Fabrizio Cesaroni & Raphael Giesecke & Michele Missikoff (ed.), Digitally Supported Innovation, pages 171-178, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-319-40265-9_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40265-9_12
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    1. Antonio Sartal & Josep Llach & Fernando León-Mateos, 2022. "“Do technologies really affect that much? exploring the potential of several industry 4.0 technologies in today’s lean manufacturing shop floors”," Operational Research, Springer, vol. 22(5), pages 6075-6106, November.

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