The Impact of 3D Printing Technology to the Nigerian Manufacturing GDP

Abstract

3D printing can spur manufacturing rebirth in Nigeria and the World in general. There are many areas where 3D printing is creating significant change, particularly in designing and prototyping of new products, in the arts, and in visualizing abstract concepts. This is a step change from conventional manufacturing processes to rapid prototyping and layer manufacturing. This report has defined rapid prototyping, rapid manufacturing and the current technologies available to fabricate 3D components. In addition to this, it provides a brief overview of the current contributions of the Edo University Iyamho (EUI) in collaboration with the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, to sustain manufacturing research initiatives towards the development of locally fabricated 3D printer and the possible future Additive Manufacturing in Nigeria. It is anticipated that this work will benefit the Nigerian academic, research institutes, industries, thus, enhance the GDP contribution of the manufacturing sector in Nigeria.

Recent Advances of 4D Printing Technologies Toward Soft Tactile Sensors

“…Additive manufacturing (AM) has attracted lots of attention as a versatile technology to fabricate complicated structures from various materials, such as polymers, metals, ceramics, and other smart materials or stimulus-responsive materials (Oropallo and Piegl, 2015;Balogun et al, 2018). Unlike those traditional subtractive manufacturing methods, AM usually piles up materials to form objects layer by layer according to the data of the computer models.…”

Design of a Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D-printer

“…In recent times, there have been interests in 3-D printing in Nigeria, both among the academics [6][7][8][9][10], and in the industry (General Electric, Nigeria). There are already initiatives to fabricate 3D printers locally [6,10], and this should be further encouraged. Balogun et al [6] developed a 3D printer with over 50% locally sourced materials.…”

“…There are already initiatives to fabricate 3D printers locally [6,10], and this should be further encouraged. Balogun et al [6] developed a 3D printer with over 50% locally sourced materials. They also investigated the impact of 3D printing technology on the Nigerian manufacturing GDP.…”