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The jewelry sector is at a turning point in time as new manufacturing strategies are being considered to meet the increasing consumers’ demand for luxury and creative jewelry while concurrently promoting sustainable product development. One innovative technological breakthrough in the Industry 4.0 era, namely Additive Manufacturing (AM), is enabling jewelry manufacturers to overcome some of the key challenges faced in conventional jewelry machining operations. Besides its noteworthy attributes for efficient product development ranging from complex design creation to automation, AM can readily address some of the environmental and ethical concerns affecting the sustainability targets in this sector. In this study, a review pertaining to the recent advances of AM in Industry 4.0 was conducted, namely, to leverage their technological advantages to enhance and promote sustainable manufacturing operations in the jewelry sector. In the first section of the book chapter, the latest advancements in AM technologies ranging from the Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) to Metal Additive Manufacturing (MAM) were discussed by assessing their applicability, material usage, parts’ strength and investment cost in jewelry manufacturing. Key virtues of AM technology for jewelry design and manufacturing, such as design customization, quick prototyping, mold making and enhanced quality and consistency among other factors were also covered. The subsequent section highlighted the corresponding sustainable benefits of implementing AM via Industry 4.0 to improve and optimize some of the key stages associated with jewelry design and manufacturing, namely the value chain, resource utilization and environmental impacts. This review study has shown that the adoption of AM technologies can greatly enhance and promote sustainable manufacturing in the jewelry sector by encouraging ethical labor practices, fostering lean production and enhancing the process efficiency thereby resulting in higher cost-savings. The key findings of this study would enable various stakeholders to incorporate sustainable practices in the manufacturing of contemporary jewelry.

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Leveraging the Potential of Additive Manufacturing Technologies via Industry 4.0 to Improve Sustainability in Contemporary Jewelry Design and Manufacturing

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    2026年

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  • Raviduth Ramful

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The jewelry sector is at a turning point in time as new manufacturing strategies are being considered to meet the increasing consumers’ demand for luxury and creative jewelry while concurrently promoting sustainable product development. One innovative technological breakthrough in the Industry 4.0 era, namely Additive Manufacturing (AM), is enabling jewelry manufacturers to overcome some of the key challenges faced in conventional jewelry machining operations. Besides its noteworthy attributes for efficient product development ranging from complex design creation to automation, AM can readily address some of the environmental and ethical concerns affecting the sustainability targets in this sector. In this study, a review pertaining to the recent advances of AM in Industry 4.0 was conducted, namely, to leverage their technological advantages to enhance and promote sustainable manufacturing operations in the jewelry sector. In the first section of the book chapter, the latest advancements in AM technologies ranging from the Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) to Metal Additive Manufacturing (MAM) were discussed by assessing their applicability, material usage, parts’ strength and investment cost in jewelry manufacturing. Key virtues of AM technology for jewelry design and manufacturing, such as design customization, quick prototyping, mold making and enhanced quality and consistency among other factors were also covered. The subsequent section highlighted the corresponding sustainable benefits of implementing AM via Industry 4.0 to improve and optimize some of the key stages associated with jewelry design and manufacturing, namely the value chain, resource utilization and environmental impacts. This review study has shown that the adoption of AM technologies can greatly enhance and promote sustainable manufacturing in the jewelry sector by encouraging ethical labor practices, fostering lean production and enhancing the process efficiency thereby resulting in higher cost-savings. The key findings of this study would enable various stakeholders to incorporate sustainable practices in the manufacturing of contemporary jewelry.