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Most advances for the integration of 3D printing (3DP) into production settings have focused on small-scale 3DP with manufacturing of components such as aerospace fuel nozzles, aircraft’s hydraulic components, and military hardware to name a few. But when it comes to large-scale applications 3DP research has been minimally explored. Defining large-scale 3DP as additive manufacturing technologies aimed at applications such as remanufacturing of large components in aerospace, automotive, and agricultural industries, to construction and infrastructure, research in large-scale 3DP is nascent and needed. Alongside cost, establishment of 3DP technologies for large-scale applications has been hindered by the interdisciplinarity required to identify technological design needs, manufacturing, validation, and implementation of these technologies while securing safety standards. Therefore, this presentation will discuss outcomes of studies revolving around industrial and manufacturing engineering practices that can contribute to advancing 3DP technologies for large-scale 3DP applications. Concluding remarks will suggest to opportunities that can lead to identification of interdisciplinary research collaborations to further advance the field.
Bio: Dr. Iris V. Rivero is the Paul and Heidi Brown Preeminent Chair and Department Chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida (UF). She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering from Penn State University. Her research group, iMED (Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Engineering and Design) laboratory, specializes in the design and validation of additive and hybrid manufacturing techniques for the processing of a wide array of material systems ranging from biopolymers, metal alloys, to concrete. She was a faculty fellow at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center, and her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and NASA, to name a few. She has over 90 peer-reviewed publications and over 100 invited talks and peer-reviewed presentations. She is a fellow in the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and in SME (formerly the Society of Manufacturing Engineers).