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3D Printing is a fast-growing disruptive technology that is changing the manufacturing sector in many ways, improving both the design of products and the production processes. Whilst the most traditional research contributions tackle the role of the technology in manufacturing, the implications on the social and inclusive dimensions are less considered and explored, although it is proven that the social instances of contemporary society can motivate the development of bottom-up radical innovations at the small and large scales. This paper aims to identify the design relations between 3D Printing and Social Inclusion. This study proposes an original and promising design research framework composed by four macro design-oriented research lines linking Design discipline with 3D Printing and Social Inclusion. This study can be considered significant because it proposes a convergence between 3D printing and Social Inclusion using a Design Research processes.
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This paper is based on the work developed by Rossi and Di Nicolantonio on the theme of Sustainable 3D Printing [12, 13] and proposes a new vision for the Design discipline that contributes to the activities of the AHFE International Affiliated Conference on Additive Manufacturing, Modeling Systems and 3D Prototyping (AHFE-AMMSP) [14].
All authors have equally contributed to the study design and implementation, including material preparation, data collection and results development. In particular, Rossi authored Sections 3, 3.1, 3.2 and 4; Di Nicolantonio wrote Sections 1 and 2; D’Onofrio composed Abstract, Sections 3.3 and 3.4.
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Rossi, E., Di Nicolantonio, M., D’Onofrio, A. (2021). 3D Printing and Social Inclusion: A Design Research Framework. In: Trzcielinski, S., Mrugalska, B., Karwowski, W., Rossi, E., Di Nicolantonio, M. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 274. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80462-6_9
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