4D Printing: An Emerging Technology in Manufacturing?

Alessandra Ghi () and Francesca Rossetti ()
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Alessandra Ghi: Università Di Roma
Francesca Rossetti: Università Di Roma

A chapter in Digitally Supported Innovation, 2016, pp 171-178 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: 4D printing; Lean manufacturing; Additive manufacturing; Self-assembly; Internet of things (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40265-9_12

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