About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2024 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2024)
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Symposium
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2024 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2024)
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Presentation Title |
Finding a Middle Ground: Local Makerspaces as a Driver for the Circular Economy in Additive Manufacturing |
Author(s) |
Elijah Britton Hudson, Ismail Fidan, Mohammad Alshaikh Ali, Vivekanand Naikwadi, Mushfig Mahmudov, Shamil Gudavasov |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ismail Fidan |
Abstract Scope |
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been one of the driving forces behind the recent push for greater sustainability in the manufacturing sector, one of the main defining features of the industry 4.0 revolution. However, even though additive manufacturing is more environmentally friendly than traditional machining, it is far from a waste-free process, although it does make the goal of achieving a circular economy for supply chains in manufacturing more achievable. The complexity of reworking large-scale supply chains to include recycled material sources, along with the desire for more point of use supply of daily goods, points towards community makerspaces as a middle ground solution for achieving a full circular economy in manufacturing. The goal of this paper is to outline the challenges present in the current industry setup, and offer a proposal for why makerspaces could be used to push for more sustainable manufacturing. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |