ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION FOR INDUSTRY 4.0
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Accepted
28 March 2026
Available Online
15 September 2017
Abstract
DIGITAL TOOLS SUCH AS CAD/CAE OR SIMULATION, DIGITAL DIRECT MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION, VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY ARE NOW SHAPING THE ENGINEERING WORLD. THE CONNECTIVITY PHYSICAL-DIGITAL AND DIGITAL -PHYSICAL INCREASED DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE MACHINES’ CAPABILITY TO COLLECT AND INTEGRATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DATA AND TO INTELLIGENTLY AND AUTOMATICALLY REACT UPON DATA ANALYSIS RESULTS. THER EORE, IT BECAME POSSIBLE EXPLOITING THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS THAT FOR YEARS FUNCTIONED IN A STAND-ALONE MODE AND WHICH NOW HAVE STARTED TO BE AUTOMATIZED. BY AUTOMATION, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CAN BETTER FIT INDUSTRY 4.0 PARADIGM AND IT CAN BE USED FOR COUPLING MORE EFFICIENTLY THE DIGITAL WORLD WITH THE TANGIBLE MANUFACTURING. THE PAPER IS FOCUSED ON ANALYZING THE STATE OF THE ART IN AUTOMATING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE CURRENT CHALLENGES AND LIMITATIONS, AND ALSO TO OFFER A PERSPECTIVE OVER OPPORTUNITIES AND APPLICATIONS.
Keywords
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
AUTOMATION
INDUSTRY 4.0
DATA
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