Current State and Emerging Trends in Advanced Manufacturing: Part 2 – Smart Systems and Future Challenges

Published

September 3, 2024

Author(s)

Kamyar Raoufi, Karl Haapala, John Sutherland, Fu Zhao, Andres Clarens, Jeremy Rickli, Zhaoyan Fan, Haihong Huang, Yue Wang, WoJae Lee, Nehika Mathur, Matthew Triebe, Sai Srinivas Desabathina

Abstract

Advanced manufacturing is challenging engineering perceptions of how to innovate and compete. The need for manufacturers to rapidly respond to changing requirements and demands; obtain, store, and interpret large volumes of data and information; and positively impact society and our environment requires engineers to investigate and develop new ways of making products for flexible and competitive production. In addition to the associated operational, technological, and strategic advantages for industry, advanced manufacturing creates educational, workforce, and market opportunities. Thus, this literature review aims to investigate the current state and emerging trends in advanced manufacturing. Specifically, this study addresses advances in manufacturing from two perspectives: 1) process technologies, focusing on shaping processes (mass reducing, mass conserving, and joining), non-shaping processes (heat treatment and surface finishing), and metal-based additive manufacturing; and 2) manufacturing systems, concentrating on emerging trends in process sensing and monitoring, equipment control and automation, machine tools, sustainable manufacturing, and green supply chain management. This review finds myriad efforts have been undertaken by researchers in industry, academia, and government labs from around the world, which have supported the development and implementation of new process technologies to improve manufacturing systems extending from unit process and shop floor operations to facility and supply chain management activities. However, as evidenced by recent and emerging global challenges in energy, critical materials, and health care, manufacturing industry must continue the innovative development of advanced materials, manufacturing processes, and systems that ensure cost efficient, rapidly flexible, high quality, and responsible production of goods and services.

Citation

Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

Pub Type

Journals

Keywords

Advanced Manufacturing, Conventional Processes, Additive Manufacturing, Manufacturing Systems, Smart Manufacturing

Citation

Raoufi, K. , Haapala, K. , Sutherland, J. , Zhao, F. , Clarens, A. , Rickli, J. , Fan, Z. , Huang, H. , Wang, Y. , Lee, W. , Mathur, N. , Triebe, M. and Desabathina, S. (2024), Current State and Emerging Trends in Advanced Manufacturing: Part 2 – Smart Systems and Future Challenges, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems (Accessed December 17, 2024)