ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR SUSTAINABLE CUSTOM-DESIGNED IMPLANTS

Additive manufacturing (AM) has proven to be an attractive alternative manufacturing process compared with subtractive manufacturing (SM). Additive manufacturing has many advantages, such as mass customisation, less material wastage, and others listed in this article. However, the additive manufactu...

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Published inSouth African journal of industrial engineering Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 21 - 31
Main Authors Booysen, G.J., van der Merwe, A.F., de Beer, D.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bedfordview South African Institute for Industrial Engineering 01.11.2019
The Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering
Stellenbosch University
Subjects
3-D printers
Additive manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing technologies
Design
Engineering, Industrial
Hearing aids
implant manufacturing
Implants
Lasers
less material wastage
manufacturing process
mass customisation
Orthodontics
Post-processing
Powder metallurgy
Prostheses
Prototypes
Rapid prototyping
Transplants & implants
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Summary:Additive manufacturing (AM) has proven to be an attractive alternative manufacturing process compared with subtractive manufacturing (SM). Additive manufacturing has many advantages, such as mass customisation, less material wastage, and others listed in this article. However, the additive manufacturing of certified implants does not have the same degree of documentation and standardisation as the subtractive manufacturing process. As part of this research project, the problem statement is: "In offering additive manufacturing as an implant manufacturing solution, the complete process (design, manufacturing, and post-processing) had to be investigated in order to develop a certified manufacturing solution".
ISSN:2224-7890
1012-277X
2224-7890
DOI:10.7166/30-3-2266