Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic caused global supply disruptions and shortages that resulted in countries battling over desperately needed (medical) supplies In this mayhem, additive manufacturing (AM) provided relief to the strained healthcare systems and manufacturing environments by offering an alternative way to rapidly produce desired products This study sheds light on how AM was used globally in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Design/methodology/approach: The study undertakes a systematic and content-centric review of 289 additively manufactured products made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Additionally, quantitative frequency-based text mining and various descriptive analyses were applied that support the investigation of the subject under regard Findings: Results show that AM was primarily used in the medical domain for the production of standard medical items, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) but also for non-obvious and new applications (e g swab simulator, rapid diagnostic kits, etc ) Also, certain paradigm shifts were observed, as the effective move to mass production and the mitigation of problems related to certification and standardization emerged as prominent management prospects Nevertheless, various obstacles arose and remained in the path of lasting AM success, especially with respect to print quality, raw material supply and technological versatility Originality/value: Due to the actuality of the topic under investigation, no comparable study has so far been conducted The systematic review provides a conclusive and precise foundation for further analysis and subsequent discussions Additionally, no comparable study mapping such a wide array of different AM products exists today © 2020, Maximilian Kunovjanek and Christian Wankmuller

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全球增材制造应对 COVID-19 大流行的分析

目的：COVID-19 大流行导致全球供应中断和短缺，导致各国为急需的（医疗）供应而战。在这场混乱中，增材制造 (AM) 通过提供替代方法来缓解紧张的医疗保健系统和制造环境快速生产所需的产品 该研究阐明了如何在全球范围内使用 AM 以应对 COVID-19 大流行 设计/方法论/方法：该研究对 289 种为应对 COVID-19 生产的增材制造产品进行了系统和以内容为中心的审查- 19 大流行 此外，还应用了基于频率的定量文本挖掘和各种描述性分析，以支持对相关主题的调查 调查结果：结果表明，增材制造主要用于医疗领域的标准医疗物品的生产，例如个人防护设备 (PPE)，但也用于非显而易见的新应用（例如拭子模拟器、快速诊断套件等）此外，某些观察到范式转变，因为大规模生产的有效举措以及与认证和标准化相关的问题的缓解成为突出的管理前景 然而，在增材制造取得持久成功的道路上出现了各种障碍，尤其是在印刷质量、原材料方面材料供应和技术多功能性 原创性/价值：由于所调查主题的实际情况，迄今为止还没有进行过可比性研究 系统评价为进一步分析和后续讨论提供了确凿的准确基础 此外，目前还没有可比性研究映射如此广泛的不同 AM 产品 © 2020, Maximilian Kunovjanek 和 Christian Wankmuller