Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 28 Issue 1

Guest editorial

J. Roland Ortt

The changing face of additive manufacturing

Ian Gibson

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the current state-of-the-art in additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, from the business perspectives. The primary…

A scientometric review of hotspots and emerging trends in additive manufacturing

Yuran Jin, Shoufeng Ji, Xin Li, Jiangnan Yu

Additive manufacturing has achieved rapid development in recent years. The purpose of this paper is to visualize the intellectual landscapes of additive manufacturing and identify…

The pattern of technological accumulation: The comparative advantage and relative impact of 3D printing technology

Xu Bai, Yun Liu, Gangbo Wang, Changcun Wen

The national technology accumulation pattern in three-dimensional (3D) printing technology field has not yet been studied until now. This paper is to fill this gap. To be…

Impact of additive manufacturing on business competitiveness: a multiple case study

Mojtaba Khorram Niaki, Fabio Nonino

The purpose of this paper is to identify the impacts of additive manufacturing (AM) in manufacturing, business strategies and business performance and to determine the contingent…

User entrepreneur business models in 3D printing

Patrick Holzmann, Robert J. Breitenecker, Aqeel A. Soomro, Erich J. Schwarz

3D printing possesses certain characteristics that are beneficial for user entrepreneurship. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the business models of user entrepreneurs…

Implementation of rapid manufacturing for mass customisation

Dominik Deradjat, Tim Minshall

The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of how companies can implement rapid manufacturing (RM) (i.e. the use of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for…

The additive manufacturing innovation: a range of implications

Harm-Jan Steenhuis, Leon Pretorius

The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into whether additive manufacturing (AM) represents incremental, radical, disruptive innovation or an industrial revolution and its…