Political power grows out of the nozzle of a 3-D Printer.
The world is changing yet again.
IF it helps America, like the article says, i’m all for it.
But one day i’m gonna understand 3d printing and my head is gonna explode.
kept eye on stock but they never really did explode.
maybe a long term thing?
Political power grows out of the nozzle of a 3-D Printer.
Run & Hide, Run & Hide! Technology will be
"The End Of Life As We Know It"
Additive Manufacturing, or 3D Printing, is optimized for very low production runs. Traditional molding will still be far more economical for large runs.
There is more than enough space in the marketplace for both types, and trade may actually increase if the two processes are joined.
For example, bulk molding of a basic case or substrate, then customization of detailing using 3D Printing, possibly at the POS.
Oh really?
All this is a result of over regulating the industries and the greedy unions . Robots and automation is a natural reaction to find the path of least resistance for manufacturers and service oriented businesses to avoid compromising their profits to over regulation and the unions . Many times the profits are used for expansion and research and development which in turn would create more job opportunities etc . . I can hardly blame these business folks for their resistance ,, I do blame the over regulation and greedy unions who will never bend to tuff economic times and the shared responsibility of fiscal restraint .
Should be a win for US, especially with those students who spend more time on the pc playing games than those failing math tests. With third world nations consistently beating American children in math tests, our schools are producing generation after generation of students who are as clueless as a box of rocks.
Truth be told, less people will be needed to produce thing with 3-D printing. Those educated enough to run these printers will be few and far between.
Besides, most of the jobs will be laborers loading the raw plastics and metal pellets into the loaders. The technological side will use one person per unit.
Just as drilling in oil fields is done with computers so the labor force is reduced, so too will this happen with 3-D printers regardless of the state, or country they re being operated in.
3-D printers may hit third world country manufacturing hard, but it’s not going to be as big a boon to our labor market as they make it seem. It’s just another machine that does the work of humans, and in this case tens of thousands will be left looking for a job.
Trekonomics. They’ll perfect the Star Trek replicators, there will no longer be any need to earn a living, and we’ll all be on welfare.
Or on starships searching the universe for green Orion slave girls to score.
In my mind I see my garage in 15 years requiring three things: 1) a 3d scanner to capture an existing part(s), 2) a computer to either store, modify, or create information on parts, and 3) a 3d printer with multiple nozzles depending on the medium desired.
Need something from the hardware store or a repair part? pull up the file and print it out. Don’t have an exemplar to scan? Order the file and print it out or create your own.
Everything else would be for yard work or hobbies.
Without going into any specifics; this is a very interesting article, with some good analysis, and thoughts to ponder.
There can be no question that 3D printing and robotics are disruptive technologies. Where that will take us — who knows? It’s like someone in 1816 writing about changes the Industrial Revolution will bring. My answer would be: more than we can imagine right now.