3D Printing: The Next Technology Gold Rush - Future Factories and How to Capitalize on Distributed Manufacturing (Paperback)

This book concentrates on three main areas.

1. Easy to read, yet detailed explanations of all the 3D printing related technologies currently available
2. Practical advice on how this technology can be leveraged as a successful business in today's economy.
3. The wider long-term repercussions, including real world examples of how 3D printing is set to change the future of industry.

Part 1 of this book presents the various 3D printing systems currently on the market, covering their background, their functionality and their relative pros and cons. Separate chapters offer similarly in-depth examinations of the very latest scanning technologies, 3D modelling software and 3D file archives. Complex technical processes are explained in detail, but using language accessible to readers who are new to this fascinating subject.

Part 2 focuses specifically on areas in which a 3D printer can be used to generate income. It examines a wide range of niche markets presenting real world examples and current success stories. In addition, it identifies and explores many unfilled niches that are still wide open. The author talks extensively about his own projects and analyses large amounts of very well researched information that is unavailable elsewhere.

Part 3 looks at the bigger picture. Individual chapters concentrate upon emerging materials, how the industry is scaling up production, and where the battle lines are being drawn amongst the complex legal issues. Readers are introduced to the highly disruptive nature of distributed manufacturing, demonstrating many of the global impacts and developments that will transform entire economies in the next ten years.

Far from being a dry technical manual, this book addresses three key issues that are important to anybody interested in this rapidly evolving field. What are 3D printers all about? How can they be used to make money? What does the immediate future hold for this amazing technology? Humorous, insightful and inspiring in equal measure.

這本書主要集中在三個主要領域。

1. 對目前所有與3D列印相關的技術進行易於閱讀但詳細的解釋。
2. 提供實用的建議，關於如何將這項技術應用於當今經濟中的成功業務。
3. 探討更廣泛的長期影響，包括實際世界中3D列印如何改變未來工業的例子。

本書的第一部分介紹了目前市場上各種3D列印系統，包括它們的背景、功能和相對優缺點。不同的章節同樣深入探討了最新的掃描技術、3D建模軟體和3D檔案庫。複雜的技術過程以詳細的方式解釋，但使用了對這個迷人主題新手讀者易於理解的語言。

第二部分專注於3D列印可以用於賺錢的領域。它研究了各種利基市場，提供了實際的例子和當前的成功案例。此外，它還確定並探索了許多尚未填補的利基市場。作者廣泛談論了自己的項目，並分析了大量無法在其他地方找到的研究信息。

第三部分關注更大的圖景。各個章節專注於新興材料、行業如何擴大生產以及複雜法律問題中的爭端。讀者將了解到分散製造的高度破壞性特性，展示了許多將在未來十年內改變整個經濟的全球影響和發展。

這本書絕非乾燥的技術手冊，它涉及了對於任何對這個快速發展領域感興趣的人來說都很重要的三個問題。3D列印到底是什麼？如何利用它來賺錢？這項令人驚奇的技術的即時未來將會帶來什麼？這本書以幽默、深思熟慮和啟發性的方式回答了這些問題。