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Environmental Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes and 3D Printing System

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2023) | Viewed by 1533

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Alessio Vita

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Departmente of Mathematical Science and Industrial Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, Italy
Interests: sustainability; life cycle assessment; additive manufacturing; composite materials
Dr. Daniele Landi

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Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo, 24044 Dalmine, Italy
Interests: sustainability; eco-design; circolar economy; virtual simulation; design for X
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Prof. Dr. Marco Marconi

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Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Business Organization, Tuscia University, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: eco-design; life cycle assessment; design for additive manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability is becoming more and more important in manufacturing systems. Industry and academic researchers have put a lot of effort into developing sustainable materials and processes. Even though encouraging results were obtained, the road for the development of clean and efficient companies is still long. In this context, new manufacturing paradigms can be helpful to pursue the environmental sustainability of the manufacturing system, as demonstrated by the most recent research on this topic. Among others, additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, can be a valid method to produce components in a more sustainable way.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect the most relevant contributions on the environmental sustainability of manufacturing processes, both traditional and innovative. All the products and the materials can be presented and comparisons between traditional and innovative processes are welcome.

Papers that explore the most innovative 3D printing technology and the most innovative materials, as well as the new applications of additive manufacturing different are in the field of interest of this Special Issue.

A special interest is dedicated to the analyses which take into account also the use phase, when it is relevant (automotive, aerospace, marine sectors, etc.).

We are looking forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Alessio Vita
Prof. Dr. Daniele Landi
Prof. Dr. Marco Marconi
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • additive manufacturing
  • LCA
  • sustainability

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Investigation of the Impact Resistance Behavior of Customized Hair Clipper Comb Fabricated by Fused Deposition Modeling
by Uzair Ali, Hasan Aftab Saeed, Bilal Anjum Ahmed, Sajid Ullah Butt and Rehan Khan
Sustainability 2022, 14(13), 8071; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su14138071 - 01 Jul 2022
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This study consists of the development of a hair clipper comb finite element (FE) model, impact test analysis on the FE model, fabrication of the product using commercially available materials, followed by physical impact testing of the comb. Moreover, microscopic examination of the [...] Read more.
This study consists of the development of a hair clipper comb finite element (FE) model, impact test analysis on the FE model, fabrication of the product using commercially available materials, followed by physical impact testing of the comb. Moreover, microscopic examination of the combs was performed to analyze the quality of the product and correlate the defects with the failure mechanism. The 3D model of comb for a Philips hair clipper was developed using ONSHAPE software, followed by a design study to understand the impact resistance of the product. The design study was performed using finite element analysis (FEA) explicit dynamic module, where two hair clipper comb designs, one with a solid body and the other with a shell were subjected to drop test simulation in two orientations: leg and head drop. Two readily available 3D printable plastic materials, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and Polylactic acid (PLA) were selected for the FEA simulation while the comb was subjected to free fall from a height of 5 ft (1.67 m). The comb was dropped in two orientations: the head drop configuration and the leg drop configuration. For all combinations, the maximum stresses generated as a result of impact were noted and experiments performed to validate the simulation results. The four models were fabricated using fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique and were manually dropped from the same height. In line with the simulated results, models prepared from PLA material failed upon the impact while ABS samples having a comparatively better impact resistance sustained the impact without failure. Finally, fracture surface morphologies of the failed PLA component and the surface of ABS in as-printed condition were analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Based on the obtained results, the shell model made of ABS material turns out to be the most suitable choice out of all the designs considered. Full article
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