It democratizes manufacturing in a way. I'm midway through a two axis satellite tracker build that involves quite a few parts. The ability for me to go into F

It democratizes manufacturing in a way. I'm midway through a two axis satellite tracker build that involves quite a few parts. The ability for me to go into Fusion 360, create a part, virtually test fit it in an assembly then print it out and put it directly to use is pretty amazing and liberating. If you poke around youtube and look at the hobbyist robotics channels you'll see endless 3d printing...nothing else comes close. Once products start to pivot to personalized fitment we'll likely see quite a bit more 3d printing in manufacturing. Until then it's mostly going to be what you said, low volume/prototype runs and complex parts that aren't possible with other fabrication approaches.