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I'm with replicatorblog below. The article is sensationalist. And psadri is correct in that "on-demand manufacturing" is the real revolution. From the article:
by nickpinkston 14y ago
I'm with replicatorblog below. The article is sensationalist. And psadri is correct in that "on-demand manufacturing" is the real revolution.
From the article:
Q: "What percentage of the square footage of Home Depot is devoted to items that could cheaply and easily be 3D printed?"
A: Less than 1%
Here's some thoughts on the real issues in the space:
http://www.nickpinkston.com/2013/01/some-thoughts-on-digital-manufacturing.html http://www.nickpinkston.com/2013/01/some-thoughts-on-digital...
- learc83 14y agoI spend hundreds of dollars each year at home depot on products that are good enough for what I need, but rarely perfect. I make things work, but they almost never have exactly what I want. Hopefully there are enough people like me to make some kind of retail manufacturing on demand worth it. Lowes has already switched to automated manufacturing for key duplication.