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Advantages of 3D Printing for Circular Economy and Its Influence on Designers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

Y. Chen
Y. Chen*
Affiliation:
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
*
youzhi.chen@mail.polimi.it

Abstract

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Based on the theoretical research of 3D printing and circular economy, combined with case studies, this paper analyzes the advantages of 3D printing in realizing circular economy and its influence on designers from the perspectives of “reduce”, “reuse”, “recycle” and distributed manufacturing. As a technological innovation, 3D printing not only promoted the transformation from linear economy to circular economy, but also had a certain impact on the role and skills of traditional designers.

Keywords

3D printingcircular economydistributed manufacturingroles and skills of designers3R principle
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 2: DESIGN2022 , May 2022 , pp. 991 - 1000
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