The Future of Additive Manufacturing in Sports

Beiderbeck, Daniel; Krüger, Harry; Minshall, Tim

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50801-2_7

Cited by 14 publications

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“…However, AM in the garment industry remains very exclusive and has only begun to demonstrate a promising future [90]. Currently, there are no large implementations of AM for the production of clothing items (only for accessories such as shoe soles by Nike, Adidas, and New Balance [91]), and therefore, the NBMs that would emerge when AM goes mainstream are unknown. To conduct this conceptual study, we reviewed the relevant literature on "sustainability frameworks", "clothing industry", and "additive manufacturing and AM sustainability" to create the foundation needed to envisage possible AM-enabled NBMs in the clothing industry.…”

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confidence: 99%

Additive Manufacturing in the Clothing Industry: Towards Sustainable New Business Models

Khajavi

2021

Applied Sciences

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The clothing industry is among the most polluting and waste-generating industries in the world, and it is responsible for the release of large amounts of greenhouse gases. The industry’s massive size and significant environmental footprint with regard to water and energy consumption and waste generation make it a valid improvement candidate. While in recent years, global clothing brands and retailers have taken steps to reduce their ecological footprint, there still is a lot of room for improvement. In this research, we view this sustainability issue from a lifecycle perspective and study the new business models (NBMs) that may arise from the utilization of additive manufacturing (AM) technology. AM is emerging as a method of production for final parts. Moreover, as the range of material and available production processes expands, it is increasingly important to study the potential impact of this promising production technology and potential NBMs enabled by it on the clothing industry. Additionally, the obstacles to AM utilization in the clothing industry are explored. We utilize secondary data related to relevant implementation cases to theoretically study the NBMs that AM can enable to improve sustainability. Three NBMs of “clothing as a service”, “collaborative consumption”, and “direct sale/distribution” were envisioned through the study of current AM applications in other industries, as well as current fashion trends. The results of this research have implications for the sustainability of the fashion industry while also providing directions for AM technology development.

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confidence: 99%

Additive Manufacturing in the Clothing Industry: Towards Sustainable New Business Models

Khajavi

2021

Applied Sciences

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“…This heightened safety can also have a positive impact on athletic performance, potentially leading to greater success and financial gains for athletes or teams (Qiu, 2020). Additionally, the customization potential of STF-based gear with additive manufacturing (AM) as will be discussed in the following section, could open up to personalized fits, enhancing comfort and performance while concurrently reducing the risk of injury (Cazón-Martín et al, 2019;Beiderbeck et al, 2020). As reported in the study conducted by Cazón and colleagues (Cazón-Martín et al, 2019), embracing a multi-material AM approach for crafting shin pads may initially appear relatively expensive, with a cost of approximately €100 (USD 116) for a single pad, accounting for 3D printing materials alone.…”

Section: Stg-based Personal Sports Protective Equipmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Use of shear thickening fluids in sport protection applications: a review

Parisi,

La Fauci,

Pugno

et al. 2023

Front. Mater.

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Nowadays, safety devices (e.g., helmets, safety barriers, body protectors, etc.) producers are developing and testing innovative smart materials to reach the ever-growing request for higher performances arising from international standards and markets. Shear thickening fluids (STFs) have attracted special attention because of their non-linear mechanical response and high-energy dissipation effectiveness. In particular, within STF, shear thickening gels (STGs), a class of high-molecular-weight and crosslinked polymers have exhibited great stability and shear-dependent properties ascribable to the presence of dynamic boron-oxygen crosslinks within the polymeric structure. Hence, it is essential to investigate the rheological behavior of these system for their application in new flexible and impact protection devices. This review focuses on the description of the peculiar advantages of using STFs with regards to traditional materials in sport protective equipment. Moreover, the preparation and use of STFs for impact protection including all the scientific productions and the conspicuous patent literature on this field - from dilatant suspension until the latest STGs–have been reviewed in detail. Commercial helmets and body protectors containing STFs have also been reviewed and reported. Finally, the use of STGs not embedded in foams in sport helmet is also discussed and a final part on future perspective of STFs for sport protection is provided.

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“…Although tremendous progress has been made in the development of 3D-printed soft actuators and robots, which will enable miniaturization. However, 4D-printed smart materials have not been commercialized yet [350]. In the future, 4D-printed micro-scaled robots will help in developing surgical tools for minimally invasive procedures, micro-stents, smart scaffolds, and adaptive drug-releasing reservoirs.…”

Section: Role In Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%