Digital Platform for Environmental and Economic Analysis of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

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Abstract

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is gaining attraction due to its benefits such as the ability to fabricate complex shapes, reduced material waste, minimal tooling among others. Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) is an AM process that presents novel opportunities in the fabrication, repair, and refurbishment of products. Nowadays with increased awareness regarding sustainability, assessment of WAAM based on its environmental and economic performance is essential. The popular methods for environmental and economic assessment are Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) respectively. Both these methods are data and time-intensive requiring knowledgeable personnel for their implementation. The objective of this paper is to reduce the time, labour, and costs concerning LCA and LCC procedures by digitalizing them. This paper presents a digital platform where LCA and LCC analyses of WAAM products can be obtained by a user just by entering the geometrical specifications of a product and process parameters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTechnological Innovation for Digitalization and Virtualization
Subtitle of host publication13th IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2022, Caparica, Portugal, June 29 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings
EditorsLuís M. Camarinha-Matos
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages233-243
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-07520-9
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-07519-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2022
Event13th Advanced Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical, and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2022 - Caparica, Portugal
Duration: 29 Jun 20221 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
PublisherSpringer
Volume649
ISSN (Print)1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)1868-422X

Conference

Conference13th Advanced Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical, and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2022
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityCaparica
Period29/06/221/07/22

Keywords

  • Digitalization
  • Life cycle assessment
  • Life cycle costing
  • Sustainability
  • Wire arc additive manufacturing

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