Additive Manufacturing and Industry 4.0: A Path to Digital Transformation

Bikash Rath (), Ramakrushna Padhy () and Debashish Jena ()
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Bikash Rath: Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur
Ramakrushna Padhy: Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur
Debashish Jena: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

Chapter Chapter 23 in The Palgrave Handbook of Supply Chain and Disruptive Technologies, 2025, pp 579-600 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The concept of “Industry 4.0” (I4.0) refers to a technologically driven manufacturing paradigm in which increased automation connects the cyber and physical realms. Following the emergence of I4.0, manufacturing organizations have gradually adopted an array of digital technologies, one of which is Additive Manufacturing (AM). AM is unquestionably at the forefront of the next great industrial transformation, which has the capacity to fundamentally alter the current manufacturing business model. This study conducted a comprehensive literature review to enumerate the current research landscape of I4.0 technologies and their synergistic integration with AM. It focused on crucial AM process parameters, examining their potential implications using emerging technologies. A framework has been established to integrate the diverse technologies and processes associated with I4.0 with AM in a way that optimises advantages and mitigates obstacles. Additionally, it identified and deliberated on research gaps, providing guidance for future research endeavours.

Keywords: Additive manufacturing; 3D printing; Digital manufacturing; Industry 4.0; I4.0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-90210-9_23

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