The Future of Additive Manufacturing in Sports

Daniel Beiderbeck (), Harry Krüger () and Tim Minshall ()
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Daniel Beiderbeck: WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Center for Sports and Management
Harry Krüger: WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Center for Sports and Management
Tim Minshall: University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing

A chapter in 21st Century Sports, 2020, pp 111-132 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter highlights the present and projected impact of additive manufacturing technologies on the sports ecosystem. Beiderbeck, Krüger, and Minshall first describe the process- and product-related advantages that derive from additive manufacturing in general. Then, they introduce an additive manufacturing sports application matrix, which serves as a grid to structure current use cases along their benefits for the sports industry. Next, they illustrate how the interplay between additive manufacturing and technological advancement in other fields like artificial intelligence, sensor technology, and robotics can create new products and business models. The chapter concludes with a discussion about future opportunities and challenges around additive manufacturing and innovation in sports.

Keywords: Additive manufacturing; 3D printing; Sports equipment; Sports performance; Business model innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-50801-2_7

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