A Deep Look at Metal Additive Manufacturing Recycling and Use Tools for Sustainability Performance

Ana E. Oros Daraban, Catalin S. Negrea, Flavia G. P. Artimon, Dorin Angelescu, Gheorghe Popan, Silviu I. Gheorghe and Marian Gheorghe
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Ana E. Oros Daraban: National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique (INCDMTM), Bucharest 021631, Romania
Catalin S. Negrea: National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique (INCDMTM), Bucharest 021631, Romania
Flavia G. P. Artimon: National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique (INCDMTM), Bucharest 021631, Romania
Dorin Angelescu: National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique (INCDMTM), Bucharest 021631, Romania
Gheorghe Popan: National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique (INCDMTM), Bucharest 021631, Romania
Silviu I. Gheorghe: National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique (INCDMTM), Bucharest 021631, Romania
Marian Gheorghe: Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, The University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest 060042, Romania

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 19, 1-20

Abstract: The present study refers to 3D metal additive manufacturing (MAM) from an interdisciplinary perspective, providing an overview on sustainability, basic principles, and a conceptual framework on environmental performance, implicit constraints regarding materials, recycling and use/reuse tools for extended life cycle, regarded as the trendiest manufacturing processes in terms of material consumptions efficacy and energy efficiency. The demand for integrating MAM technology as a means to boosting sustainability in industry is based on its capacity to use smart or custom-designed materials to generate special geometries, unobtainable otherwise, allowing for further part optimisation or redesign. The outlined advantages and challenges of the new MAM processes and advanced technologies for functional objects and durable products underline the high interest in this area. Results from the literature and our MAM research interest indicate that some metal powder (MP) recycling and use/reuse technologies could be developed to save MP, as could MAM applications in component redesign and repairs to increase sustainability. The achievement has a high degree of generality and serves as a basis for future MAM sustainable methods.

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; lifecycle assessment; sustainability performance; material recycling tools; product quality; innovative production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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