3D printing as a tool for Sustainable industrial Design

literature has reflected many tools that could be used by industrial designers to help them achieve sustainability in their designs.The concept of 3D printing or “additive Technology ,isterm commonly used to refer to manufacturing on a commercial scale using 3D printing technology” and sustainable industrial design are linked because 3D printing is considered the first technology that, by adhering to a basic principle of nature, “the inclination to manufacture locally”, has the potential to enable a more biomimetic production model meanwhile biomimicry is one of the strategies of sustainable design, as mentioned by Isabella Ursano et al. (2022). However, the focus of this study is not on additive manufacturing only but, concentrating on how industrial designers can benefit from 3D printing as a tool for sustainable industrial Design.

Research Problem:

Due to global economic shifts that call for Sustainable design and manufacturing, 3 D printing as an additive manufacturing Technology, can be a tool to help industrial designers to approach the goal of sustainability in so many ways. To succeed in the design and manufacturing of new products, designers must have a clear comprehensive guide for how to achieve this. This research is trying to answer that question:

What are the approaches to employ 3D printing technology as a sustainable industrial design tool?

Research aim:

The aim of the study is to assist Industrial designers in becoming more successful increating sustainable products using 3D printing technology.