Algorithm for Applying 3D Printing in Prototype Realization in Accordance with Circular Production and the 6R Strategy: Case - Enclosure for Industrial Temperature Transmitter

EasyChair Preprint 8088

Abstract

In this paper, the implementation of additive manufacturing (AM) in circular production (CP) through implementation of the 6R strategy is investigated. The defined methodology allows designers to reconsider decisions, correct mistakes or make specific changes to the model in all phases of the design process, from initial drawings to finished product. CP enables the complete realization of the prototype with a particular focus on environmental protection and the additional use of recycled waste. The proposed algorithm is tested through the design and manufacturing of an enclosure of an industrial temperature transmitter. Some of the drawbacks of additive manufacturing such as mechanically damaged surface, surface roughness, and tearing of models on weak joints have been investigated and recommendations for mitigation are given.

The mechanical methods of product finishing are described in detail in the paper as well, and in order to check the prototype functionality, some tensile, thermal stress and drop tests were performed and results were analyzed and discussed. It was shown that large savings in time, cost and material can be achieved by implementing AM in the realization of a fully functional prototype while at the same being in line with the demands for CP and 6R.

Keyphrases: 6R strategy, Additive Manufacturing, Enclosure, FDM printing, algorithm, circular production, product design, sustainable development

@booklet{EasyChair:8088,
  author    = {Miloš Vorkapić and Toni Ivanov},
  title     = {Algorithm for Applying 3D Printing in Prototype Realization in Accordance with Circular Production and the 6R Strategy: Case - Enclosure for Industrial Temperature Transmitter},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 8088},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2022}}