Additive manufacturing - printing the future

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenKapitel

Authors

  • Venkata Bandi
  • Mikko Dufva
  • Steffen Farny
  • Kaija Huuhtanen
  • Patrik Leiho
  • Prajwal Osti
  • Evgenia Litvinova
Additive manufacturing (AM) has attracted lots of publicity in recent years and is expected to become a disruptive innovation. The attractiveness of additive manufac-turing is easy to see, considering its theoretical potential and the possibility to bring manufacturing industries back to high-income countries. However, considering the current technological, economical and legal questions, the expectations aimed to-wards additive manufacturing may be overly optimistic. Through this article, we take a critical look at the potential of additive manufacturing and the possible effects its widespread adoption could have on the economic, societal and global levels. A special concern is the policymaker viewpoint: what can be done to capitalize on the possible rise of additive manufacturing? Does it have the potential to bring manufacturing industries back to the West?
OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelBIT BANG 5: Changing Global Landscapes : Role of Policy Making and Innovation Capability
HerausgeberErkki Ormala Yrjö Neuvo, Elina Karvonen
Anzahl der Seiten28
ErscheinungsortEspoo
VerlagAalto ARTS Books
Erscheinungsdatum2013
Seiten116-143
ISBN (Print)978-952-60-3633-5
ISBN (elektronisch)978-952-60-3634-2
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 2013
Extern publiziertJa

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