Life-cycle economic analysis of distributed manufacturing with open-source 3-D printers

Mechatronics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 713-726

  Wittbrodt, B T ^a   Glover, A G ^a   Laureto, J ^a   Anzalone, G C ^a   Oppliger, D ^a   Irwin, J L ^a   Pearce, J M ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D printing; Additive layer manufacturing; Distributed manufacturing; Open source hardware; Rapid prototyping; RepRap

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COMMERCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; MANUFACTURE; OPEN SYSTEMS; PRINTING PRESSES; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

3-D PRINTING; ADDITIVE LAYER MANUFACTURING; DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING; OPEN-SOURCE HARDWARES; REPRAP;

COSTS;

EID: 84884357409     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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