There is a general concern that the US manufacturing industry has
lost competitiveness with other nations. Additive manufacturing may
provide an important opportunity for advancing US manufacturing
while maintaining and advancing US innovation. Additive
manufacturing is a relatively new process where material is joined
together layer by layer to make objects from 3D models as opposed
to conventional methods where material is removed. The US is
currently the primary user of additive manufacturing technology and
the primary producer of additive manufacturing systems. Globally,
an estimated $642.6 million in revenue was collected for additive
manufactured goods with the US accounting for an estimated $468.9
million or 72.9% of global production in 2011. Change agents for
the additive manufacturing industry can focus their efforts on
three primary areas to advance this technology: cost reduction,
accelerating the realization of benefits, and increasing the
benefits of additive manufacturing. Significant impact on these
areas may be achieved through the reduction in the cost of additive
manufacturing system utilization, material costs, and facilitating
the production of large products. There is also a need for a
standardized model for cost categorization and product quality and
reliability testing.
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