Additive layered manufacturing: State-of-the-art applications in product innovation

Additive manufacturing technology permits to develop a product with high level of geometrical complex shape and produce it as unique product by implying low cost and quick time production compared with other manufacturing processes. It has proved a faster method across various industrial disciplines to build functional parts from computer-aided design model. Freedom for design in product development is a new reality with additive manufacturing. In this article, a review of additive product development is done in various industries including food, sports, and biomedical. Furthermore, different additive manufacturing techniques which are used in innovative product development are explained with case studies and examples. Also, a conceptual framework has been represented to use additive manufacturing as collaborative tool with theory of inventive problem solving technique in the innovative product development.