Envisioning the era of 3D printing: a conceptual model for the fashion industry

Sun, Lily; Zhao, Li

doi:10.1186/s40691-017-0110-4

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“…The impact of technology was investigated both at the firm level, in terms of shifts in value propositions and the creation of additional value streams [54][55][56], as well as on global manufacturing industry processes and competitive dynamics [57].…”

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Contextual Impacts on Industrial Processes Brought by the Digital Transformation of Manufacturing: A Systematic Review

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The digital transformation of manufacturing (a phenomenon also known as “Industry 4.0” or “Smart Manufacturing”) is finding a growing interest both at practitioner and academic levels, but is still in its infancy and needs deeper investigation. Even though current and potential advantages of digital manufacturing are remarkable, in terms of improved efficiency, sustainability, customization, and flexibility, only a limited number of companies has already developed ad hoc strategies necessary to achieve a superior performance. Through a systematic review, this study aims at assessing the current state of the art of the academic literature regarding the paradigm shift occurring in the manufacturing settings, in order to provide definitions as well as point out recurring patterns and gaps to be addressed by future research. For the literature search, the most representative keywords, strict criteria, and classification schemes based on authoritative reference studies were used. The final sample of 156 primary publications was analyzed through a systematic coding process to identify theoretical and methodological approaches, together with other significant elements. This analysis allowed a mapping of the literature based on clusters of critical themes to synthesize the developments of different research streams and provide the most representative picture of its current state. Research areas, insights, and gaps resulting from this analysis contributed to create a schematic research agenda, which clearly indicates the space for future evolutions of the state of knowledge in this field.

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Contextual Impacts on Industrial Processes Brought by the Digital Transformation of Manufacturing: A Systematic Review

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“…Individualised shoes are not far off with 3d printing and scanning becoming a common place in many industries [58,59]. Personalised footwear in the athletic sector is already observed and this trend is starting to influence production of everyday shoes with components being made as printed sections rather than cutting from sheet material.…”

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Everyday footwear: An overview of what we know and what we should know on ill-fitting footwear and associated pain and pathology

Branthwaite

Chockalingam

2019

The Foot

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Footwear has been used to protect feet for millennia with socially exclusive population adopting stylish and fashionable shoes with expensive materials. In terms of historic timeline, only more recently footwear has been worn by all classes in the western world as an integral part of their apparel. Traditionally, footwear has been constructed from natural materials, mainly leather, but has recently benefitted from the flexibility that technology has provided with a plethora materials and new design innovations. Although it has expanded the availability for a variety of consumers, the choice and fit continue to be problematic with many individuals wearing shoes that are ill-fitting. Provision of specific footwear advice for problem feet is poorly evidenced and is heavily practitioner dependant limiting its efficacy. There is limited understanding as to the changes that can occur from regularly wearing footwear that is unsuitable in shape, style and construction which is referred to as ill-fitting. Current research on the effect that everyday footwear has on foot function and pain focuses mainly on women's shoes, particularly high heels. Defining what is a good fitting shoe, that does not damage the foot or mechanics of walking, may need to be individualised, but best fit is based on loose historical parameters rather than research evidence. The aim of this overview is to highlight aspects of current research, establishing what we know about the effect's shoes have on the feet as well as exploring the mythology around footwear fit and advice that is often historical in nature.

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“…It would also be used for prototyping new products, which in general would provide much more value per hour of printing times shown here. The Gigabot X system, coupled with usage of shredded waste plastic, lends itself to being particularly beneficial in developing economies where poor access to many commercial products is limited [97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105]. There is thus an urgent need for a low cost open source shredder.…”

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Green fab lab applications of large-area waste polymer-based additive manufacturing

Byard

Woern

Oakley³

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Additive Manufacturing

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Fab labs, which offer small-scale distributed digital fabrication, are forming a Green Fab Lab Network, which embraces concepts of an open source symbiotic economy and circular economy patterns. With the use of industrial 3D printers capable of fused particle fabrication/ fused granular fabrication (FPF/FGF) printing directly from waste plastic streams, green fab labs could act as defacto recycling centers for converting waste plastics into valuable products for their communities. Clear financial drivers for this process have not been studied in the past. Thus, in this study the Gigabot X, an open source industrial 3D printer, which has been shown to be amenable to a wide array of recyclables for FPF/FGF 3D printing, is used to evaluate this economic potential. An economic life cycle analysis of the technology is completed comprised of three cases studies using FPF for large sporting equipment products. Sensitivities are run on the electricity costs for operation, materials costs from various feed stocks and the capacity factors of the 3D printers. The results showed that FPF/FGF 3D printing is capable of energy efficient production of a wide range of large high-value sporting goods products. In all cases, a substantial economic savings was observed when comparing the materials and energy related costs to commercial goods (even for customized goods). Using locally-sourced shredded plastic represented not only the best environmental option, but also the most economic. For the case study products analyzed even the lowest capacity factor (starting only one print per week) represented a profit when comparing to high-end value products. For some products the profit potential and return on investment was substantial (e.g. over 1000%) for high capacity use of a Gigabot X. The results clearly show that open source industrial FPF/FGF 3D printers have significant economic potential when used as a distributed recycling/manufacturing system using recyclable feed stocks in the green fab lab context.

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Envisioning the era of 3D printing: a conceptual model for the fashion industry

Cited by 66 publications

References 17 publications

Contextual Impacts on Industrial Processes Brought by the Digital Transformation of Manufacturing: A Systematic Review

Contextual Impacts on Industrial Processes Brought by the Digital Transformation of Manufacturing: A Systematic Review

Everyday footwear: An overview of what we know and what we should know on ill-fitting footwear and associated pain and pathology

Green fab lab applications of large-area waste polymer-based additive manufacturing

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