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<p>Events related to climate change and the increase in the occurrence of natural disasters, as well as the increasing incidence of new diseases, have all caused the prominence of regional security and crisis management around the world to rise. Three-dimensional printing, which has seen noteworthy developed in recent years, both in terms of print parameters, and the magnitude of the production potential, may prove helpful in this matter. Enormous opportunities have arisen which, if properly directed, can save human life and preserve health in crisis situations, when traditional supply chains could be disrupted or even prevented. The use of additive technologies, however, has its limitations and in order to be able to take full advantage of the opportunities they offer, a legitimate functional system should be created and embedded within proper structures to support crisis management. This paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of using 3D printers and the possibility of their implementation as part of the current crisis-response systems. The article proposes a model for incorporating additive technologies into the crisis-management system.</p>
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Events related to climate change and the increase in the occurrence of natural disasters, as well as the increasing incidence of new diseases, have all caused the prominence of regional security and crisis management around the world to rise. Three-dimensional printing, which has seen noteworthy developed in recent years, both in terms of print parameters, and the magnitude of the production potential, may prove helpful in this matter. Enormous opportunities have arisen which, if properly directed, can save human life and preserve health in crisis situations, when traditional supply chains could be disrupted or even prevented. The use of additive technologies, however, has its limitations and in order to be able to take full advantage of the opportunities they offer, a legitimate functional system should be created and embedded within proper structures to support crisis management. This paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of using 3D printers and the possibility of their implementation as part of the current crisis-response systems. The article proposes a model for incorporating additive technologies into the crisis-management system.

Analysis of the possibility of employing 3D printing technology in crisis situations

Department of Engineer Equipment, Bridging and Crossing Systems

Department of Communication, Information, Systems and Sensors (CISS)

Technical Transactions

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Events related to climate change and the increase in the occurrence of natural disasters, as well as the increasing incidence of new diseases, have all caused...

Analysis of the possibility of employing 3D printing technology in crisis situations

Published Online: Jun 20, 2021

Page range: -

Received: Apr 07, 2021

Accepted: Jun 17, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2021008

Keywords
3D printing, 3D farms, distributed manufacturing, additive technologies, COVID-19

© 2021 Andrzej Wysoczański et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Analysis of the possibility of employing 3D printing technology in crisis situations

Published Online: Jun 20, 2021

Page range: -

Received: Apr 07, 2021

Accepted: Jun 17, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2021008

Keywords3D printing, 3D farms, distributed manufacturing, additive technologies, COVID-19

© 2021 Andrzej Wysoczański et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
3D printing, 3D farms, distributed manufacturing, additive technologies, COVID-19