Quote Originally Posted by cullen.hilkene View Post
Great article. Certainly, inventory strategies for companies will adapt and 3DP will become the new normal for legacy parts once consumers become comfortable with the technology's capabilities and governing bodies certify 3DP as an acceptable process for these parts. There's an awful lot of money currently tied up in safety stock, and a lot of revenue opportunity lost whenever a production line has to be stopped to make an obsolete part for a customer. Tons of potential customer goodwill benefit from being able to deliver out of warranty parts in a timely fashion too. To curious aardvark's comment, what will be interesting to see is where the liability lines are drawn as production increasingly shifts to 3DP. I could see a good number of low risk parts being produced by consumers at home, but for most industrial functions - aerospace, auto, life sciences, etc. - OEMs are likely to demand a degree of oversight whether or not a governing body requires it (e.g., FAA, FDA). Will any OEMs take the plunge and let consumers print their designs "at their own risk?" I could see it happening, but it will be a while if so.
in réponse to that comment it will be more like a 3DP on demand type scenario and yes there would be regulators like the fcc but over here in Canada the crtc has kept their mouths shut on this topic so you can chill for a while but they will start eventually and idk think its a major for the 42 election but they probably will on the following election or between that time period but idk why all these other countries governments spoken but not Canada which is very usual becuase there is already controversy
which usually makes them speak up. probably our crazy leader Steve harp but if you don't like him thats okay he's probably going to lose this election anyways, it's like he's scared of his own blood kind he created