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Supporting military maintenance and repair with additive manufacturing Cover

Supporting military maintenance and repair with additive manufacturing

Journal of Military Studies
Volume 11 (2022): Issue 1 (December 2022)
By: Samu Rautio and  Ilari Valtonen  
Open Access
|Jul 2022

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Basic model. APC, armored personnel carrier. Modified from (Pejić-Bach and Čerić 2007).
Basic model. APC, armored personnel carrier. Modified from (Pejić-Bach and Čerić 2007).

Fig. 2

Maintenance process from spare parts view. APC, armored personnel carrier.
Maintenance process from spare parts view. APC, armored personnel carrier.

Fig. 3

AM in maintenance model. AM, additive manufacturing; APC, armored personnel carrier. Modified from (Pejić-Bach and Čerić 2007).
AM in maintenance model. AM, additive manufacturing; APC, armored personnel carrier. Modified from (Pejić-Bach and Čerić 2007).

Pic. 1

Simulation process.
Simulation process.

Pic. 2

Model, Left the model where there is no 3D printer in the maintenance site, Right the model where there are four 3D printers.
Model, Left the model where there is no 3D printer in the maintenance site, Right the model where there are four 3D printers.

Pic. 3

(a) Rear door interior handle (b) 20 printed Fasteners (c) Air Firing Hatch Retainer (d) Fuel valve handle (e) Pulley.
(a) Rear door interior handle (b) 20 printed Fasteners (c) Air Firing Hatch Retainer (d) Fuel valve handle (e) Pulley.

Fig. 4

Number of damaged vehicles.
Number of damaged vehicles.

Fig. 5

Spare parts in case 1. APC, armored personnel carrier.
Spare parts in case 1. APC, armored personnel carrier.

Fig. 6

Repaired vehicles with one 3D-printing station. APC, armored personnel carrier.
Repaired vehicles with one 3D-printing station. APC, armored personnel carrier.

Fig. 7

Repaired vehicles with four 3D-printing stations. APC, armored personnel carrier.
Repaired vehicles with four 3D-printing stations. APC, armored personnel carrier.

Primary and secondary variables

VariablesPrimarySecondary
PersonnelDoctrine
TimePrice
DemandOrganization
SupplyLogistics
Supplier
Data
Facilities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jms-2022-0003 | Journal eISSN: 1799-3350 | Journal ISSN: 2242-3524
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Language: English
Page range: 23 - 36
Submitted on: Apr 26, 2021
Accepted on: Feb 11, 2022
Published on: Jul 27, 2022
Published by: National Defense University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
maintenance and repair,
military logistic,
additive manufacturing,
system analysis,
system designs
Related subjects:
History,
Topics in history,
Military history,
Social sciences,
Political science,
Military policy

© 2022 Samu Rautio, Ilari Valtonen, published by National Defense University
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