Empiric methodology for the a priori evaluation of the feasibility of three-dimensional digital technologies for biomedical applications

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Abstract

Additive manufacturing of biomedical components is a manufacturing process with high added value, where the value of the products is given, fundamentally, by the knowledge and skills that allow it to be achieved, and not by the resources and materials used. In order to evaluate the feasibility of developing a project for developing three-dimensional digital technologies-based solutions for the biomedical sector, it is necessary to carry out a preliminary economic analysis, taking into account the two fundamental aspects in the use, as a services, of three-dimensional digital technologies: estimation of processing times and estimation of costs. For this purpose, the present research proposes a methodology that allows to evaluate a priori the feasibility of the application of three-dimensional digital technologies for biomedical applications. A linear regression model is also presented for predicting the processing time from the factors that significantly influence it, such as the worker expertise, as well as the part geometry and complexity.