Kamalpreet Sandhu - Sustainability for 3D Printing

The book series aims to recognise the innovative nature of additive manufacturing and all its related processes and materials and applications to present current and future developments. The book series will cover a wide scope, comprising new technologies, processes, methods, materials, hardware and software systems, and applications within the field of additive manufacturing and related topics ranging from data processing (design tools, data formats, numerical simulations), materials and multi-materials, new processes or combination of processes, new testing methods for AM parts, process monitoring, standardization, combination of digital and physical fabrication technologies and direct digital fabrication.

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/16694

This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG

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The book entitled Sustainability for 3D Printing aimed to present various experimental outbreaks on the novel methodologies to treat solid waste as different types of feedstock materials, suitable for demanding design and engineering applications, of 3D printing technologies. This book provides a comprehensive knowledge of the innovative models, machine tools, and processing routes adopted for treating solid wastes and recycling/reuse of the same as different types of 3D printing feedstock. In particular, detailed discussions on the life cycle assessment, sustainability, and eco-friendliness of the developed feedstock as well as end user products also be incorporated. The editorial team has understood that number of books already published in the field of the 3D printing with different focuses; however, it is of utmost important to produce an ideal and reader friendly source of literature with Waste to Wealth focus as it have huge potential to serve as a reference source to the experts of manufacturing, materials, metallurgy, product design, waste management, and sustainability prospective. Further, it has been believed by the editorial members that every manufacturer, in todays manufacturing era, is bounded to follow the sustainability ethics to minimize the negative impact of manufacturing on environment as well as well-being of the living species. Indeed, this edited book provides wide variety of literature review, case studies, experiential studies, and technical papers to highlight the scope of using waste as wealth through 3D printing.