Risk Assessment in the Selection of Parts for Additive Manufacturing

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis, assessment and determination of risk associated with the implementation of repairs
to the maintenance system after a breakdown of a military wheeled vehicle. During the temporary repair, we assume
the replacement of failed parts with spare parts, whose were produced by additive manufacturing process. The article
describes a possible approach to the categorization of individual parts of an integrated sy stem (military wheeled vehicle)
in terms of their manufacturability using additive manufacturing technologies, especially Fused Filament Fabrication
(FFF) technology, assuming the use of all currently available production materials. In case that these tech nologies are
integrated into the logistics chain to ensure preventive or corrective maintenance of equipment, it is theoretically
possible to shorten the period of unusable state caused by logistical delays while maintaining the reliability of the
equipment. For the purposes of risk analysis for a wheeled vehicle, the analysis method was chosen: Failure Modes and
Effects Analysis (FMEA).