The Economist on 3D Printing, Again
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Stross delves into a possible future where 3D printers become commonplace - and explores the problems that could result.
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- The sudden buzz about 3D printing and its potential has triggered a deafening din in the media and elsewhere
- Soon – really – it will be possible to print out products at home ranging from appliance parts to shoes
- yesterday’s factory is evolving into a global community of custom design and personal fabrication services
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A recent post by Core77 described how 3D printers are being used to produce one-off fashion shoes. While we are somewhat skeptical of the fashion score of these particular heels, the idea is interesting: print a newly designed pair of shoes each time you go out; recycle the material into a new pair for the next evening!
We suspect the number of 3D shoe designs might be exhausted within a few months, but on the other hand, there is Imelda.
Here's the interesting thing: the shoe-printing idea seems to have spread beyond the tech space. We noticed a followup article posted on "Diary of a Smart Chick", in the "Fashion" category, where writer Kathryn Vercillo muses on the amazing ability to create fashion right in your own home:
These printers have come down in cost enough to be accessible to small and mid-sized businesses today. Wouldn’t it be neat if they eventually come down in price far enough that individual people like you and me could have these types of printers in our homes. One product that we might want to design and print could be shoes.
Could we be seeing the leading edge of 3D printing knowledge starting to hit the mainstream?
Via Diary of a Smart Chick, Core77
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coverage ... I think it's fair to say, without any hyperbole or undue exaggeration, that recent, current and ongoing developments in manufacturing spell the doom and imminent demise of the entire manufacturing industry.Or, if you insist that's a step too far, then concede at least that it's the end for the business models involved in creating, marketing, distributing and selling physical products. Because, you see, in what might be the biggest game-changer in the industry since Henry Ford switched on the assembly line, the manufacturing process is moving out of the factory and into the home.
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Prototek is a large rapid prototyping company that provides a wide variety of rapid prototyping capabilities, including engineering, CNC laser/punch/form/bend/machining, shearing, graining, welding, finishing, etc.
Two interesting aspects to this: We can see a traditional manufacturing company starting to introduce new 3D manufacturing methods beside the traditional CNC equipment; Mainstream media is picking up on the technology once again.
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service We suppose one could actually do this, but probably there are better ways to identify a bullet. Maybe Mac should just look at the 3D model instead?
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