Title: Characterisation of beech wood pulp towards sustainable rapid prototyping

Authors: Julien Gardan; Lionel Roucoules

Addresses: Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 4 Pl Henri Manceau – 08390, Marquigny, France ' Arts et Métiers ParisTech, CNRS, LSIS, 2 cours des Arts et Métiers, 13617 Aix-en-Provence, France

Abstract: Wood has several advantages that are transferable to various derivates allowing the introduction of a sustainable material into the product lifecycle. The objective of this paper is to apply a design for manufacturing approach based on wood flour rapid prototyping, while associating the requirements of the 'mass customisation' in the implementation of a customised product. New collaborative software allows consumers to be involved in the design process. Prototyping processes allow direct manufacturing of products.

Keywords: mass customisation; collaborative product design; design for manufacturing; DFM; DOE; design of experiments; modified starch; rapid prototyping; user co-creation; wood flour; beech wood pulp; sustainable materials; design process.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRAPIDM.2011.044700

International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing, 2011 Vol.2 No.4, pp.215 - 233

Published online: 18 Feb 2015 *

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