10 facts on 3D printing

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INTRODUCTION

• As 3D printers are become more affordable and
  versatile, they are destined to disrupt multiple
  industries. Here's what you need to know about
  this quickly accelerating technology.
• The world of 3D printing is exciting. With more
  affordable machines, creative entrepreneurs,
  innovative start ups, and new materials, the
  industry is rapidly evolving.
• Since the invention of the 3D printer in 1983 by
  Chuck Hull of 3D Systems, companies have popped
  up all over the globe, attempting to make the
  most innovative machine.
• Here are 10 reasons why 3D printing mattersmaybe
  you'll decide the equipment is a worthy
  investment, or maybe you'll just be convinced
  this futuristic technology will one day have a
  place in your business or home.

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1. 3D printing is a key industry to watch in 2014

• Enthusiasm is high, and so is the market for
  3D printing in both consumer and enterprise
  space.
• According to Gartner research, printers under
  100,000 were expected to grow almost 50 percent
  in 2013, and will increase 75 percent this year.
• Right now, enterprises are using the printers
  to prototype objects, but we'll see an increasing
  amount used to make product designs this year.

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2. 3D printers are empowering "makers"

• Chris Anderson, former editor-in-chief
  of Wired, wrote in his book, Makers, that a new
  industrial revolution is underway because of open
  source design and 3D printing.
• Many entrepreneurs are using micro-manufacturing
  to create smaller batches of customized products.
  And with crowd funding sites, they don't have to
  rely on venture capitalists to fund these
  endeavours.

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3. Customization is the next step in 3D printing
technology

• Soon enough the question won't be how we will
  print things, but what we will print.
  Customization is the next buzzword in the
  industry, according to Pete Basil ere, lead
  Gartner analyst for 3D printing.
• Replacement parts, toys, and random designs and
  schematics found on the internet can all be
  customized to fit consumer needs. Because the
  machines can print one piece at a time, this can
  be done relatively easily. 
• Shape ways, for instance, is a website where
  customers can connect with designers and order
  customized products such as jewelry and home
  decor.

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4. There are several types of 3D printing
technologies

• Fused deposition modelling Maker Bot is one of
  the best examples of this technology. These
  printers melt a plastic filament and deposit the
  plastic in layers until it fills up the model.
  There are two types of plastic, both of which
  Maker Bot uses ABS, which is sturdy and made
  from oil-based resources, and PLA, which is
  biodegradable and made from plant-based
  resources.
• Stereo lithography These machines use a laser to
  cure a resin and build the prototype one layer at
  a time. Rapid prototyping, another form, doesn't
  use supports to hold up the part so that it can
  be built faster, but in basic stereo lithography,
  the supports must be manually removed from the
  part.
• Selective laser sintering Lasers are used to
  sinter powdered metal, binding the powder
  together to create a solid structure. After each
  layer is sintered together, the structure drops
  and the next layer is built on top of it.

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5. People are making all kinds of things with 3D
printers

• Check out Makerbot's Thing versethe things
  people create with 3D printers are
  extraordinarily creative. It's a community for
  makers where they can upload digital designs or
  photos of objects they have made with 3D
  printers.
• The website has more than 100,000 models and that
  number is growing every day. From Storm Trooper
  pen cups to household planters to customizable
  necklaces, the options of objects people can make
  are seemingly endless.

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6. Ethical dilemmas of 3D printing will be a
growing conversation

• Get ready for itthe next great debate will be
  about the political, ethical, and religious
  questions 3D printing technologies raise. This is
  particularly important for bio printing, which is
  already accelerating at an alarming rate.
  Scientists at Cornell University successfully
  printed a human ear last year, and scientists in
  Scotland are developing a way to print embryonic
  stem cells.
• Another issue is weapons. In 2012,a man
  3D-printed a gun and shared the blueprints on his
  website (they garnered 100,000 downloads in the
  two days before the U.S. State Department took
  them down). He successfully fired it last year,
  landing himself on Weird's list of deadliest
  people on the planet.

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7. Lower prices will drive consumer adoption

• As smaller companies make their own 3D printers
  or crowd fund them, the prices are going to
  continue to drop. Already, Makerbot's smallest
  printerwhich will begin shipping this spring is
  available for 1,375. That still seems pricy for
  a lot of us, but it's quite affordable for the
  technology.
• "Of course you're always going to have a people
  particularly invested in the technology who will
  have the means to spend the money on their own
  printer," Basil ere said. "But as prices come
  down some more and consumers start to buy them,
  that number of dedicated consumers will continue
  to grow."
• The prices for larger machines used in
  manufacturing enterprises are not lowering as
  quickly, he added, but they will improve in
  performance and enhancements to more rapidly and
  efficiently produce parts.

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8. HP is going to get in the game at some point

• The 3D printing leaders are making themselves
  known, but there's an elephant in the room when
  will HP join the ranks and produce this
  technology for the mass market? The traditional
  printing giant has a five-foot-tall 3D printing
  prototype in the basement of its Palo Alto
  research lab, and the company said they plan to
  release a product this year.
• "3D printing is in its infancy," CEO Meg
  Whitman said at a tech conference in Bangkok last
  October. "It's a big opportunity and we are all
  over it. We will have something by the middle of
  next year."

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9. 3D printing is going to completely
revolutionize manufacturing as we know it

• Open source electronics allow companies to
  iterate designs and experiment with schematics
  and product parts. Eventually, they won't need to
  design every piece in-house and they won't need
  to ship every part because local or regional
  makers can design and/or print the parts
  themselves. Big supply chains will be a thing of
  the past.
• Most companies aren't grasping this technology
  yet because it's going to change the industry so
  dramatically. According to Basil ere, the key to
  long-term growth in the manufacturing industry is
  the number of materials 3D printers can use,
  which is small but growing quickly as well.

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10. 3D printing is going to cause disruption in
many industries

• We know 3D printing will up heave mass
  manufacturers, but what else will the technology
  affect?
• Well, just about everything. Educators can print
  tools or designs in schools. Artists will have a
  new medium to work with.
• Healthcare providers can quickly create what they
  need in-house. Parents will be able to replace
  toys or broken household items in a matter of
  hours.

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