EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: COMMERCIAL READINESS INDEX (CRI) FOR MEDICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (AM)
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Bezuidenhout, L.
Booysen, G.
van der Merwe, A.F.
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Department of Industrial Engineering Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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Technology Readiness Level (TRL) is widely used as a measure of technology maturity. However, TRL is not necessarily a good indicator of commercial readiness. In the renewable energy sector a Commercial Readiness Index (CRI) is used where only a technology with a high TRL qualifies for commercial readiness. Similarly TRL is used to measure the maturity of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies. This research proposes a Commercial Readiness Index (CRI) for Additive Manufacturing. A case-study on maxillofacial Ti6Al4V implants manufactured with AM is referred to.
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