Friday, March 14, 2014
"Print the Legend" tells the story of the biggest, little companies in 3D printing
www.gizmag.com: 3D printing is on a roll. Led by start-up companies like MakerBot and FormLabs, as well as the big-name companies like Stratasys and 3D Systems, the next industrial revolution has well and truly taken root in the last couple of years with the arrival of affordable desktop systems and a greater public awareness of the potential of the technology.
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I like the quote about why the 3D boom is happening right now, and I think the article really captures how 3D printing is changing and affecting the environment we live in. There has always been a huge gap between the technology out there in the world, and what people can do at home, but this technology has allowed normal people to begin to have access to similar resources as a full scale company. Sometimes that's the hardest part of inventing; how does someone get the specialty parts and bits they need to make something work? Well now they can make their own, which is huge.
I've been following Bre Pettis's work for many years now. When he first started to experiment with 3D printing he was very focused on the community element of the machines and keeping everything open. I was a little saddened to see that change over time. I've seen both The King of Kong and Freakonomics and think that the documentaries that these folks are really good at pointing out interesting parts of the world that we may have otherwise missed. I can't wait to see this new film. At this point it's a little hard to tell where 3D printing is going, but I don't think that it will be all that different for the Steve Jobs comparison that they are making. I've heard a lot of people make the comparison between 3D printing and the industrial revolution. I sorta see what they are talking about, but at the same time I see a lot of major differences. I guess only time will tell us if 3D printing really is the next revolution.
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