Product Redesign for Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Driven by Product Architecture Transformation - A Methodological Proposal

The implementation of additive manufacturing enables the re-thinking of a product architecture towards an optimized design and functional integration. This study builds upon existing function-oriented part identification methods. These approaches have been further developed towards identifying and evaluating potential product redesigns for powder bed (Laser Powder Bed Fusion), powder spray (Cold Spray), and hybrid additive manufacturing. Our method is capable of analyzing complex industrial product structures. The feasibility of the method is demonstrated for a gas turbine combustion unit.