Editorials
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In a world that can be tailored to fit an individual’s needs at the click of a button, it is not surprising that customization is king. In a field such as 3D printing, the appeal of custom products draws people in. Though it promises mass customization in a variety of…
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Every March 8th, people around the world are encouraged to think about the struggles that women have overcome and continue to endure. Though we have come far since the early days of women’s liberation movements, systemic and long-lasting inequalities between the sexes continue to affect women of all walks of…
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Imagine you are a large 2D printer manufacturer and you wish to get into the 3D printing game. You will probably think that if you create a great machine, 20% of your revenue will come from the machine sales and the rest will come from the materials. When we are…
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Demonstrating lighting speed 3D printing will inevitably get a lot of Youtube hits, but where does speed really matter? If you are able to make Eiffel tower miniatures at super fast rates, how would the entire logistics, inventory, distribution etc. compare to how a Chinese factory is already doing it?…
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Founded just over five years ago by three MIT graduates, today Formlabs is one of the 3D printing unicorns, the “proof” that 3D printing can democratize the future of manufacturing. In 2012 Maxim Lobovsky, the company’s CEO, drew on his experience at the MIT Media Lab with his cofounders David…
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Progress moves fast in the 3D printing industry. So much so that new, disrupting technologies are announced almost every month. However, they can’t all be disrupting and revolutionary. So it happens that when a truly disruptive new approach to 3D printing is announced it may go somewhat unnoticed – or fully…
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Although Formnext 2018 just finished, in true Janne Kyttanen style, I am already thinking about Formnext 2019. Before I share my visions of the future, let’s wind back to four years ago, the last time I attended the fair. It was was still in its infancy at the time and…
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Once again this year formnext closed an extremely successful 2018 edition with the promise that next year is going to be even better. The show set new records but, even more importantly, everyone involved was enthusiastic about their participation and about the state of the additive manufacturing industry in general.…
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“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” a common phrase we often hear, especially when something in business is working. I think the opposite is true! Just when your business model is working, it’s time to put effort into shifting gears in the opposite direction. The reality is that when…
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“3D Printing Is Revolutionizing Manufacturing—Literally Right Now!” A statement I completely agree with from Forbes’ recent article “This Sector Is Like Buying Apple Or Microsoft In 2002.” However, I disagree on one key point suggested in the article which encourages investments in “3D printing.” Why? There is a key lesson…
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