3D Printing for Repair Guide

Authors

Julieta Bolaños Arriola

Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering

Alma van Oudheusden

Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering

Bas Flipsen

Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-6160

Jeremy Faludi

Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9673-5305

Synopsis

This guide takes the reader through the 3D Printing for Repair (3DP4R) process. It consists of guidelines and tools to create a 3D printable version of spare parts needed for a product repair. 3D printing a spare part is more than just printing the original part. Instead, it is an iterative process in which the part is analysed, redesigned, manufactured, and tested, in order to come to a final part. This guide will describe these four phases in detail. The guide is meant for anybody who is interested in trying to manufacture spare parts with 3D printing technologies, remakers, tinkerers, volunteer repairers, professional repairers, and everyone who is interested in repair initiatives.

Author Biographies

Julieta Bolaños Arriola , Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering

Julieta Bolaños is a PhD candidate the Circular Product Design research group at Delft University of Technology. Julieta has studied Industrial Design Engineering, after which she pursued her interests in sustainability and circular product design, working both in industry and research. Currently her work focusses on safe and circular design as well as design for repair using additive manufacturing techniques.

Alma van Oudheusden, Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering

Alma van Oudheusden is a PhD candidate at the Circular Product Design research group at Delft University of Technology. She studied Industrial Design Engineering with a continuous interest in interest in sustainability. As a PhD candidate, Alma combines her passion for sustainability with her love for research. Alma’s main research focusses on the use of additive manufacturing techniques facilitating repair.

Bas Flipsen, Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering

Bas Flipsen is an associate lecturer on Circular Product Design at Delft University of Technology. After studying Industrial Design Engineering, Bas worked as an ecodesigner after which he became an assistant professor at the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. He focusses his research on system engineering, especially on the topic design for repair. Bas is a Comenius teaching fellow and teaches several bachelor and master courses in the field of sustainable design engineering.

Jeremy Faludi, Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering

Jeremy Faludi is an assistant professor at the Circular Product Design research group at Delft University of Technology. His research focuses on sustainable design methods, sustainable additive manufacturing, and sustainability metrics. Jeremy wrote the OECD’s recommendations for green 3D printing policy, and the Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association’s first white paper. For sustainable design methods, he created Whole System Mapping and developed the VentureWell Tools for Design and Sustainability MOOC.