3D Printing – A New Industrial Revolution

George Dumitrescu () and Ion Alexandru Tanase ()

Knowledge Horizons - Economics, 2016, vol. 8, issue 1, 32-39

Abstract: Along the history, the people`s inquisitive minds invented technologies that changed the economic landscape in ways difficult to imagine for previous generations. Among the so-called “disruptive technologies” that marked the progress of humanity: the printing press, the mechanization of the textile industry, electricity, the assembly line, nuclear energy, programmable computer, the digitalization of production, namely additive manufacturing or 3D printing seems to represent a new economic paradigm, changing the output pattern fundamentally. Our paper aims at unveiling the main features (SWOT analysis) and economic implications of this new disruptive technology, identifying the main players and sectors based on the available literature and statistical data.

Keywords: 3D printing; disruptive technology; industrial revolution; industrial relocation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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