Environmental performance analysis of solid freeform fabrication processes

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Abstract

This paper presents a method for analyzing the environmental performance of Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) processes. In this method, each process is divided into life phases. Environmental effects of every process phase are then analyzed and evaluated based on the Environmental & Resource Management Data. These effects are combined to obtain the environmental performance of the process. The analysis of the environmental performance of SFF processes considers the characteristics of SFF technology, includes material, energy consumption, processes wastes, and disposal. Case studies for three typical SFF processes: Stereolithography (SL), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), and Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) are presented to illustrate this method.

Identifier

0032683247 (Scopus)

Publication Title

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

First Page

1

Last Page

6

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