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Item How Significant is the Cost Impact of Part Consolidation Within AM Adoption?(University of Texas at Austin, 2017) Stevenson, A.; Baumers, M.; Segal, J.; Macdonell, SarahSuccessful implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies requires a robust pre-installation phase involving evaluation and justification of potential benefits. However, despite part consolidation (PC) being described as one of the major benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), there has been very little quantification of its potential impact on costs. This makes it difficult for organisations to consider all the benefits of AM adoption. A case study research approach has been used to develop an empirical cost model based on PC for the development and production stages of a product, which can be adapted by organisations during their own pre-installation stage. The case studies involve re-design of existing sub-assemblies within a laboratory instrument producer, and the resulting cost model has been trialed using empirical data. The results show that AM has the potential to considerably reduce part count by up to 93% and associated costs by up to 85%. The significant cost saving occurs where PC results in the consolidation of numerous components thereby eliminating considerable cost elements.Item Letter to H.B. Stenzel from F.W. Rolshausen on 1943-06-18(1943-06-18) Rolshausen, F.W.Item Letter to H.B. Stenzel from J.R. Schramm on 1939-10-30(1939-10-30) Schramm, J.R.Item Letter to J.R. Schramm from H.B. Stenzel on 1939-11-13(1939-11-13) Stenzel, Henryk B.