Additive manufacturing's impact and future in the aviation industry
Additive manufacturing's impact and future in the aviation industry
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DOI：
10.1080/09537287.2016.1199824
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
影响因子：
8.3
通讯作者：
Walton, Robert O.
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作者：
Wagner, Stephan M.;Walton, Robert O.
增材制造（AM）是一项有潜力改变航空供应链未来以及航空业未来设计、制造和维修飞机方式的技术。这项研究的目的是揭示航空业增材制造的当前和未来状况。从来自飞机原始设备制造商（OEM）、供应商、维修大修提供商、增材制造服务提供商和增材制造生产公司的近50名航空专业人士组成的焦点小组中，我们发现，行业积累的增材制造经验、增材制造技术的稳定性和新一代飞机的发展将引发增材制造的采用。为了最终采用增材制造，飞机原始设备制造商必须积极管理多个成功因素，并监控本研究中确定和讨论的众多控制因素。至少在中短期内，增材制造将补充传统制造工艺，并可能呈指数级增长，并为航空供应链中的参与者带来好处。
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a technology that has the potential to change the future of aviation supply chains and how the aviation industry designs, manufactures and repairs aircraft in the future. The purpose of this research was to shed light on the current and future states of AM in the aviation industry. From focus groups with nearly 50 aviation professionals from aircraft original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, maintenance repair overhaul providers, and AM service providers and AM production firms, we found that the adoption of AM will be triggered by the accumulated AM experience in the industry, the stability of AM technology and the development of new aircraft generations. For AM to be finally adopted, aircraft OEMs must actively manage several success factors and monitor numerous control factors identified and discussed in this research. AM will supplement traditional manufacturing processes at least in the short to midterm, likely grow exponentially and offer benefits for players in the aviation supply chain.