The orderly and structured implementation of additive manufacturing or 3D printing in current production processes is one of the main factors for improving competitiveness in any field of industry in an increasingly demanding global environment.
To achieve this, the starting point must be to analyze, from a technical and economic perspective, the value chain in its entirety, in order to understand its different phases with its level of importance and detect the points of improvement where additive manufacturing can add value , either in reducing inefficiencies (time, resources, etc. and therefore cost) or generating new impossible solutions through traditional manufacturing methods.