While traditional laser and inkjet printers only make marks on paper, 3d printers build up solid objects in a great many very thin layers. Certainly, 3d printing challenges a number of traditional characteristics of manufacturing. This revolution rendered many crafting jobs obsolete, and also created new jobs for workers to control machines and perform repetitive manual. The next industrial revolution explores the practicalities and potential of 3d printing today, as well as trying to realistically foresee the impact of 3d printing on the world of tomorrow. The new 3d manufacturing workforce will be one that is skilledup, techsavvy, and highly indemand. While there are several 3d printing startups working to expedite adoption of the technology, makerbot. In a similar fashion, 3d printers manufacture objects by controlling the placement and adhesion of a build material in 3d space. This pdf is a complete copy of the first chapter of my book 3d printing. Pdf ditive manufacturing am, also referred to as 3d printing, is a term used to describe the fabrication of three dimensional objects from raw.
The 3d printing revolution is about to transform our lives. The next industrial revolution, mp10514 v table of figures figure 1. Like any new development, 3d printing will only drive a revolution if it can offer clear and significant benefits over existing technologies and industrial practices. Most executives and many engineers dont realize it, but this technology has moved well beyond prototyping. At the store opening of makerbot in boston on thursday, the power of manufacturing was. Additive manufacturingor 3d printing, as it is better knownis a new set of technologies receiving significant attention for their potential to. The prospect of machines that can print objects much the same way that an inkjet printer creates images on paper has inspired enthusiasts to proclaim that 3d printing will bring the next industrial revolution. The next big 3d printing opportunity for the consumer electronics industry is in smartphones, which comprise. The next industrial revolution barnatt, christopher on. The next revolution in industrial manufacturing new research from ups and the consumer. These include nylon, ceramics, wax, bronze, stainless steel, cobalt chrome and titanium. Request pdf 3d printing the next industrial revolution designer karim rashid with cooperating with a 3d print maker company in germany offers seven of rashids designs for printing products.
Industrial 3d printing is at a tipping point, about to go mainstream in a big way. The new industrial revolution, manufacturing with 3d printers in an. The book is written for a wide audience, including 3d printing enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, designers, investors, students, and indeed anybody. The next industrial revolution priyanka pandharpatte1, 2nd pushkaraj ruikar2. How 3d printing is enabling the 4th industrial revolution. The technology for 3d printing has roots that go back decades. Some commentators have argued that 3d printing is more than just an interesting development in manufacturing techniquesit represents the dawning of the next industrial revolution barnatt 2014.
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