A Technical Assessment of Product/Component Re-manufacturability for Additive Remanufacturing

International audienceProducts/Components received after being used are of a significant uncertainty and variability when it comes to their quantity and quality levels. A technology with a flexible production, in terms of free processing, able to cope with the challenges of uncertainty in remanufacturing processes is needed. By adding material layer by layer, additive manufacturing (AM) represents a new technology that might have a positive impact on the circular economy strategies. Previous studies reviewed the implications of additive remanufacturing from its technical feasibility and the sustainable viability of such processes. These works did not take into account the characterization and selection of Products/Components able to be remanufactured by additive remanufacturing process. This work will focus on the products/components with characteristics that are adequate with additive remanufacturing. It will also present a framework of additive remanufacturing and the key steps in order to allow the remanufacturer to decide on the re-manufacturability of the products using additive manufacturing technologies. This assessment feedback might improve the design and the manufacturing processes for additive remanufacturing