Friday, March 4, 2011

How 3D printing will transform society over the next 15 years

When fixed costs become insignificant, we’ll enter a new era in which economies of scale won’t matter, because a mass manufactured product might not be what’s in demand. Customization will play a key role in future manufacturing; why should you wear the same gloves as thousands of others when you could come up with your own glove design and print it at home?


Sounds like a pretty nice future
less limitations more choice lower costs...
one wonders about everything that will change.