- Surge of maintenance expenses for manufacturing assets
- Spare part supplier reliability in decline, risking asset uptime
- Unused know-how about functional improvements of assets
MRO business transformation with additive manufacturing use cases
Summary
Challenge
Solution
- Part screening of several categories of MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) related parts
- Evaluated the technical feasibility and identification of technology agnostic process chains for direct additive manufacturing, additive tooling or additive repair
- Compared exemplary cost calculations for different AM process chains and derived business case incl. implementation roadmaps
Value
Identified longlist of ~2.500 possible use cases and detailing of 12 use cases for 3 AM process chains.
Products & Services
Operations Practice –Manufacturing & Supply Chain.
AM I Navigator Maturity Model
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Strategy
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S1
S2
Move AM application to specialized areas of the business
S3
S4
S5
Product Design
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PD1
PD2
PD3
PD4
PD5
Material
M0
M1
M2
Sourcing of materials meeting internal standards. The selection of materials is now based on functional requirements of the application.
M3
M4
M5
Process Engineering
PE0
PE1
PE2
Enable different levels of part complexity and shift to reliable in-house competency
PE3
PE4
PE5
Production Setup
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PS1
Majority manual processes. Partly basic automation with semi-automated processes and manual handling processes. Operator is taking decision based on own expertise. Planning without structured approach.
PS2
PS3
PS4
PS5
Manufacturing Execution
ME0
ME1
ME2
Professional MOM as a standalone system. Mainly manual creation of BOM & BOP per build job. Integrated non-conformance, standardized defect declaration, and certification. No integration between ERP and MOM systems.
ME3
ME4
ME5
Quality
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Q2
Q3
Product and Process quality planned and inspected for manufacturing process compliant with industry standards.
Q4
Q5
Maintenance & Service
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MS1
MS2
Regularly performed maintenance to secure operational deficiency. Enablement of own staff for basic quick fixes.
MS3
MS4
MS5
Environmental Sustainability
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ES1
ES2
Implemented resource efficiency measures; basic recycling and minimal energy reduction efforts; initial lifecycle assessments.
ES3
ES4
ES5
People & Organization
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PO3
Extend specialization of people in MRO AM use cases
PO4
PO5
Evaluate your additive manufacturing capabilities across 10 different dimensions.
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