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Identifying strategic opportunities through the development of a roadmap for additive manufacturing: The example of Portugal
V. Fernandes (Fernandes, V.); Florinda Matos (Matos, F.); J. P. Oliveira (Oliveira, J. P.); Angela Neves (Neves, A.); Radu Godina (Godina, R.);
Título Revista
Heliyon
Ano (publicação definitiva)
2023
Língua
Inglês
País
Reino Unido
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Abstract/Resumo
Additive Manufacturing (AM) demonstrates significant potential with rapid growth and widespread industrial adoption. To support the integration and innovation of AM technologies, the development of guidance tools and support methods are crucial, and a technological roadmap can assist in this effort. Despite its widespread use in production processes, the need for further research on the potential impact of AM remains significant. The full impact of AM is still uncertain and lacks consensus, highlighting the need for increased knowledge and investment from the scientific community and organizations. While the benefits of AM are recognized, the challenges of its adoption are not entirely known. AM will bring changes in the way organizations create, distribute, and derive value. Thus, in this article, a roadmap for AM is proposed and presented as a tool to map technological knowledge on the implementation and evolution of AM and serve as a strategic guide for organizations. The methodology for its elaboration involves three phases: planning and preparation, roadmap development, and review and update. Through a literature review, database and project consultation, and questionnaires to Portuguese companies that use AM in their production process it was possible to characterize the AM technology and through the visual format, based on a time horizon, summarize in a common framework all the information about the current and future state of AM in Portugal. The results of this study show that research and development initiatives are essential to promote the evolution of knowledge of the AM technology. Throughout this study and with the development of the roadmap it is anticipated that in the near future the AM will be widely used for prototyping and manufacturing of components and may be used for direct production in the short to medium term. It was also found that the main obstacles to the implementation of AM are the economic/productivity factors and the shortage of professionals with knowledge and skills in the area.
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Palavras-chave
Additive manufacturing,3D printing,Knowledge management,Business models,Roadmap,Technology roadmap
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Referência de financiamento Entidade Financiadora
UIDP/00667/2020 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
LA/P/0037/2020 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
PTDC/EME-SIS/32232/2017 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
UIDB/50025/2020 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
UIDP/50025/2020 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia