Open Source Hardware in Manufacturing – Opportunities and Challenges

The work

AuthorsMaximilian Stange; Nicole Jäpel; Dirk Reichelt; Steffen Ihlenfeldt
Editors
Typeinproceedings
Year2023
Citekeystange2023open

Where it appeared

Published inProceedings of the Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference and the World Mass Customization & Personalization Conference
PublisherSpringer
Pages709--716

Identifiers

DOI10.1007/978-3-031-34821-1_77
ISBN978-3-031-34821-1

Abstract

Manufacturing companies are operating in an environment that is becoming steadily more challenging and uncertain. The most serious risks in developed countries increasingly concern the shortage of skilled workers, growing competition from emerging countries, and ever-shorter development cycles for products that are expected to meet a growing variety of individual customer requirements. In addition, on a macroeconomic level, labour productivity growth is declining. This is a warning sign for the overall economic outlook, which is particularly true for the European economic area. One of the reasons for this is the decreasing diffusion of innovations. A holistic approach is needed to address these challenges. One direction that has been discussed in recent years is the concept of open source hardware. This concept takes up the philosophy of open source software and aims to transfer this open and collaborative approach to physical products. The paper will present the current state of OSH, specifically focusing on its use in manufacturing companies. Based on this, opportunities and risks for the application of OSH to manufacturing companies will be derived.

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@inproceedings{stange2023open,
  title        = {Open Source Hardware in Manufacturing – Opportunities and Challenges},
  author       = {Maximilian Stange and Nicole Jäpel and Dirk Reichelt and Steffen Ihlenfeldt},
  year         = {2023},
  booktitle    = {Proceedings of the Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference and the World Mass Customization \& Personalization Conference},
  publisher    = {Springer},
  pages        = {709--716},
  isbn         = {978-3-031-34821-1},
  doi          = {10.1007/978-3-031-34821-1_77},
}

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