By 2018, 3D Printing Will Be causing $100 billion in Intellectual Property Losses

[3dprintronics]

Well, I posted this on another thread which was closed since it was similar to this one. So I am posting here now.

3D printing is the next revolution. I think that it will help the economy rather than hurting it. Lets look at some of the aspects.

Jobs - It will create a whole new genre of jobs. Designers, developers - hardware and software, maintenance guys, support guys and many more. It is something like the computer revolution which gave birth to giants like Google and Microsoft who now employ millions of people.

Production - As the technology improves, it will be used for production. 3d printing will increase the rate of production, decrease the cost and add more flexibility to it.

Environment, Time and Cost of Transport - This may sound futuristic. Today when we need something at Place A, we transport it from place B. In future, 3d printing may make it possible to print that part at Place A itself. Imagine the amount of fuel we will save and the amount of green house gases which will be reduced as a result of this. This would be something akin to today's video conferencing. One of NASA's aim in sending a 3d printer in space is precisely this. To save on the cost of transporting small parts from Earth to the Space Station!!

I will keep adding to this interesting thread. Cheers.

Vishesh
www.3dprintronics.com

[Compro01]

In other words:

I say to you that the 3D printer is to the American Manufacturer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone.