SAE EPR2021006

Unsettled Topics on the Benefit of Additive Manufacturing for Production at the Point of Use in the Mobility Industry

SAE International, 02/15/2021

Publisher: SAE

File Format: PDF

$137.00$274.87


Published:15/02/2021

Pages:28

An oft-cited benefit of additive manufacturing (AM), or "3D-printing," technology is the ability to produce parts at the point of use by downloading a digital file and making the part at a local printer. This has the potential to greatly compress supply chains, lead times, inventories, and design iterations for custom parts.

As a result of this, both manufacturing and logistics companies are investigating and investing in AM capacity for production at the point of use. However, it can be imagined that the feasibility and benefits are a function of size, materials, build time, manufacturing complexity, cost, and competing technologies. Because of this, there are instances where the viability of point-of-use manufacturing ranges from the perfect solution to the worst possible choice.

Unsettled Topics on the Benefits of Additive Manufacturing for Production at the Point of Use in the Mobility Industry discusses the benefits, challenges, trade-offs, and other determining factors regarding this new level of AM possibilities.

More SAE standard pdf

SAE AS9316C

SAE AS9316C

SCREW, MACHINE - HEXAGON HEAD, SLOTTED, FULL SHANK, ALLOY STEEL, UNS K14675, 135 KSI MIN, .1900-32 UNS-3A

$24.00 $48.00

SAE J322_202209

SAE J322_202209

Nonmetallic Trim Materials—Test Method for Determining the Staining Resistance to Hydrogen Sulfide Gas

$24.00 $48.00

SAE J2851_202209

SAE J2851_202209

Recovery Equipment for Contaminated R-134a or R-1234yf Refrigerant from Mobile Automotive Air Conditioning Systems

$43.00 $87.00

SAE ARP5623A

SAE ARP5623A

Mobile Digital Infrared Pavement Surface, Ambient Air and Dew Point Temperature Sensor System (Stabilized: Feb 2023)

$40.00 $80.00