Risk assessment of hybrid manufacturing technologies for ramp-up projects

Hybrid manufacturing technologies often provide a high potential for innovation and are not widely used in industries. Therefore the ramp-up of hybrid manufacturing technologies is a special challenge. The aim of this article is to show how hybrid manufacturing technologies can be found and evaluated. In the first part a method to identify hybrid manufacturing technology concepts for the supplementation of conventional technologies is introduced. The second part presents an evaluation of these new technologies in the context of production ramp-up projects. Thus, the optimal hybrid manufacturing technology can be chosen during the production process planning of new products.