A Critical View of 3D Printing Regarding Industrial Mass Customization Versus Individual Desktop Fabrication

Jürgen Bertling () and Steve Rommel ()
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Jürgen Bertling: Fraunhofer UMSICHT
Steve Rommel: Fraunhofer IPA

A chapter in The Decentralized and Networked Future of Value Creation, 2016, pp 75-105 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The topic of 3D printing has attracted intense discussions, much of it highly enthusiastic and optimistic in nature. The technology surely offers numerous possibilities and opportunities for changing and influencing the future of manufacturing on many, very different, levels—from the shop floor to impacts on the environment, future business models and even social aspects. In order to better prepare ourselves and possibly pave the way for these various impacts, it is important to recognize that 3D printing offers both advantages and disadvantages. The goal is to review some of these critically in order to not only moderate and inform expectations, but also maintain the momentum.

Keywords: Business Model; Injection Molding; Additive Manufacturing; Spare Part; Mass Customization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-31686-4_5

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