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1	Pre-study on the use of additive manufacturing to produce low volume complex parts and its environmental sustainability Sreedhar, Aldric, Gupta C.L., Kaushik January 2020 (has links) With the rapid increase in demand for more high-value customized products and a more sustainable approach to manufacturing, companies are focusing on being more flexible while also trying to minimize environmental impact. As it is not possible to meet these current demands using traditional manufacturing techniques, manufacturing industries are searching for better manufacturing alternatives to address these issues in order to stay competitive. In this thesis, the two issues of manufacturing complex, low volume parts and environmental sustainability were investigated with the use of the additive manufacturing (AM) technology and possible improvements/recommendations were suggested. The conclusions drawn suggested that AM could be used to produce complex parts more efficiently and also proved to be a more sustainable alternative with decreased energy and resource consumption when compared to traditional methods. Methods of AM AM materials review of AM design for AM metal AM plastic AM applications of AM sustainability of AM sustainable additive manufacturing (SAM) hazards of AM and reliability of AM. Mechanical Engineering Maskinteknik