Rapid prototyping

Design for Phygital Technolgies

Design for Phygital Technolgies

Negli ultimi decenni, i prodotti e servizi innovativi sempre più spesso sono determinati da un intreccio tra reale e virtuale, spostando l’attenzione dell’utente tra canali per raggiungere esperienze qualitativamente diversa dalle esperienze puramente fisici o digitali. Prodotti tangibili che si personalizzano digitalmente, o che integrano sensori e attuatori collegati in rete – dal tailor made digitale al wearable tecnologie.

Economic sustainability of additive manufacturing: Contextual factors driving its performance in rapid prototyping

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate additive manufacturing (AM) phenomenon extending previous research results by studying in-depth the economic sustainability of AM technology and bringing out the contextual factors that drive its superior performances in comparison with conventional manufacturing, and justify its adoption in rapid prototyping (RP) from an economic point of view. Design/methodology/approach: Data have been collected through a worldwide survey. Respondents were from 105 companies adopting the technology from 23 countries worldwide.

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