Survey on Additive Manufacturing, Cloud 3D Printing and Services

TL;DR

This survey reviews the integration of Additive Manufacturing within Cloud Manufacturing, highlighting developments, challenges, and the evolution of research from 2002 to present, emphasizing transparency and service composition.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview and meta-analysis of the evolution of Cloud Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing, focusing on their integration and research trends since 2002.

Findings

Growing research interest in Cloud Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing integration.

Emphasis on transparency and service-oriented principles in AM resources.

Historical development and structural analysis of the domain since 2002.

Abstract

Cloud Manufacturing (CM) is the concept of using manufacturing resources in a service oriented way over the Internet. Recent developments in Additive Manufacturing (AM) are making it possible to utilise resources ad-hoc as replacement for traditional manufacturing resources in case of spontaneous problems in the established manufacturing processes. In order to be of use in these scenarios the AM resources must adhere to a strict principle of transparency and service composition in adherence to the Cloud Computing (CC) paradigm. With this review we provide an overview over CM, AM and relevant domains as well as present the historical development of scientific research in these fields, starting from 2002. Part of this work is also a meta-review on the domain to further detail its development and structure.