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Sustainability is an essential consideration in manufacturing, and within this chapter a detailed appraisal is given to sustainability for 3D printing. An in-depth review of existing research is provided, and a cradle-to-grave assessment technique is shown to assess the environmental impact of 3D printed part.

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Minetola, P., Priarone, P.C., Ingarao, G. (2020). Sustainability for 3DP Operations. In: Eyers, D. (eds) Managing 3D Printing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23323-5_7

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