Table 3

Activities during the AM innovation projects and interorganizational cooperation

Active companies involvedActivities during the AM innovation project (presented in sequential order, but each activity may have feedback loops to other activities)
Starting of collaboration and application recognitionCollaborating for value-based design, potential supply chain partners' identificationMaterial testing*, prototyping**, demo part testing**Accepting the design and part characteristicsEstablishing supply chain with necessary design and sourcing specifications
Case 1ID1, CU1ID, CU1, AM1ID1, CU1, AM1, MM1CU1ID1, CU1
Case 2aID1, CU2ID1, CU2, AM2ID1, CU2, AM2,CU2ID1, CU2
Case 2 bID1, CU2ID1, C2 CU2ID, CU2

Note(s): * in Cases 1 and 2a, ** in Case 1

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