The FaaS system using additive manufacturing for personalized production

Purpose In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) printer-based manufacturing line and supporting system, which supports personalized/customized manufacturing for individual businesses or start-up companies, was studied to evaluate the practicality of using additive manufacturing for personalization/m...

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Published in:Rapid prototyping journal Vol. 24; no. 9; pp. 1486 - 1499
Main Authors: Kang, Hyoung Seok, Noh, Sang Do, Son, Ji Yeon, Kim, Hyun, Park, Jun Hee, Lee, Ju Yeon
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 21.11.2018
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects:
3-D printers
Additive manufacturing
Automatic control
Communications technology
Computer simulation
Customization
Design
Extrusion
Information technology
Innovations
Inspection
Internet of Things
Materials handling
Mathematical models
Numerical controls
Packaging
Process planning
Product development
Production methods
Radio frequency identification
Rapid prototyping
Technological change
Three dimensional printing
Virtual environments
FaaS (factory as a service)
Personalization/mass customization
Additive manufacturing
3D printing
Smart manufacturing
ISSN:1355-2546, 1758-7670
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Summary:Purpose In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) printer-based manufacturing line and supporting system, which supports personalized/customized manufacturing for individual businesses or start-up companies, was studied to evaluate the practicality of using additive manufacturing for personalization/mass customization. Design/methodology/approach First, factory-as-a-service (FaaS) system, which provides factory as a service to customers, was proposed and designed to manufacture various products within a distributed manufacturing environment. This system includes 3D printer-based material extrusion processes, vapor machine/computer numerical control machines as post-processes and assembly and inspection processes with an automated material handling robot in the factory. Second, a virtualization module for the FaaS factory was developed using a simulation model interfaced with a cloud-based order and production-planning system and an internet-of-things-based control and monitoring system. This is part of the system for manufacturing operations, which is capable of dynamic scheduling in a distributed manufacturing environment. In addition, simulation-based virtual production was conducted to verify and evaluate the FaaS factory for the target production scenario. Main information of the simulation also has been identified and included in the virtualization module. Finally, the established system was applied in a sample production scenario to evaluate its practicality and efficiency. Findings Additive manufacturing is a reliable, feasible and applicable technology, and it can be a core element in smart manufacturing and the realization of personalization/mass customization. Originality/value Various studies on additive manufacturing have been conducted with regard to replacing the existing manufacturing methods or integrating with them, but these studies mostly focused on materials or types of additive manufacturing, with few advanced or applied studies on the establishment of a new manufacturing environment for personalization/mass customization.
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ISSN:1355-2546
1758-7670
DOI:10.1108/RPJ-11-2016-0195