Adderande tillverkning för metall
The Swedish automotive industry has since way back been struggling with bankruptcy, abroad buy outs and staff cuts. Competition and pressure on prices are two factors that affect the automotive industry. Because of this, the companies are pressured to continuously developing their work in addition to be able to compete on the market. The aircraft industry has successfully managed to implement additive manufacturing (AM) and for motorsport has several components manufactured with AM been used. When AM is used as a manufacturing method, there are a number of advantagesthat follows. One of the greatest advantages is the resource efficient manufacturing, with aspect to material efficiency, shortened developing time and a less complex design. But, regardless of these, AM is still standing in front of some challenges to further replace the traditional manufacturing methods and gain a larger market share. Herein we will investigate which the greatest opportunities that follow AM are. But also we will investigate which limitations that prevent a further use of AM. By analyzing earlier studies, using theory about operations management and studying empiricism from suitable companies. Our study indicates that opportunities and limitations do not only occur on a technical level but also at an operational level. The opportunities that follow with AM enable a larger market for minor automotive manufacturers. But some major limitations still prevent a further use of AM are the productivity, the investment cost and the lack of knowledge about AM.