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COBEM 2021
26th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Analysis of Technological Maturity of Additive Manufacturing based on S-curve
Submission Author:
Luan Saldanha Oliveira , DF
Co-Authors:
Bruno Caetano dos Santos Silva, André Souza Oliveira, Luan Saldanha Oliveira, Luis Fernando Folle, Tiago Lima, Luã Fonseca Seixas, André Costa, Rodrigo Coelho
Presenter: Luis Fernando Folle
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2021.COB2021-0829
Abstract
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is one of INDUSTRY 4.0 technologies that has been expanding its applications and uses in industrial sector, year after year. Technologies such as FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling); SLA (Stereolithography Apparatus); SLS (Selective Laser Sintering), as well as the most recent ones such as MJF (Multi Jet Fusion) stand out as most used. This dissemination of AM is directly related to characteristics inherent to 3D printing, such as: flexibility for mass customization, redesign of supply chains and production capacity of parts with complex geometries in addition to the great potential to improve mechanical resistance/weight ratio. However, there are still several challenges that need to be overcome for consolidation of AM as a widely used process, such as the gap itself in understanding possibilities and benefits arising from the application of AM, as well as its application in final products and not only for prototyping. In this study, AM technologies were analyzed in terms of their life cycles based on their patent data sets associated with the S-curve concept, along with expert assessment. For that, it was used models by time series and growth curves for mathematical identification of the maturity of analyzed technologies. From the process point of view, it was found that AM is a technology that has not yet reached maturity. Regarding specific processes, the MJF has great potential to serve industrial applications that permeate from the health industry to the automotive sector, including consumer goods, oil and gas and others. In line with these technological trends, AM bureaus have been implemented in several countries around the world, collaborating with the dissemination of this technology in the market. In this context, the implementation of an AM Bureau at SENAI CIMATEC PARK (Bahia, Brazil) emerges as an important action to support Brazilian industry in industrial production, transition to INDUSTRY 4.0, in addition to developments related to AM.
Keywords
Additive manufacturing, S-Curve, industry 4.0, Multi Jet Fusion, Additive manufacturing service bureau, SENAI CIMATEC
