Article | REF: AG6753 V1

How 3D printing could drives sustainability

Author: Laurent MOLINARI

Publication date: January 10, 2015, Review date: August 1, 2018

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


Français

3. Possible changes

Beyond the purely economic stakes, the aim of this article is to examine the possible impact of this "revolution" on sustainable development, and the environment in particular.

Let's take a look at the potential contributions of AM in this field, before tackling the potential limits to the promise of this new technology.

3.1 Another approach to consumption

Printing your own objects on demand at home: that's the promise both for individuals, who could create the objects they need for their own consumption, and for companies, who could quickly produce the objects their customers want. We're looking at this from a medium-term perspective, since it goes without saying that current behaviors have not yet reached this point. That said,...

You do not have access to this resource.

Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
+ More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

This article is included in

Additive manufacturing -3D printing

This offer includes:

Knowledge Base

Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

Services

A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

Practical Path

Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

Doc & Quiz

Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

Subscribe now!

Ongoing reading
Possible changes