Comments on: 3D printing is "bringing the factory back to the individual" http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/19/3d-printing-is-bringing-the-factory-back-to-the-individual/ architecture and design magazine Sat, 18 May 2013 10:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: castle ink http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/19/3d-printing-is-bringing-the-factory-back-to-the-individual/comment-page-1/#comment-1145770 castle ink Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:06:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=256918#comment-1145770 Makerbot seems to be thriving in this space. I was just checking their website and see they have scores of open positions that they are actively hiring for. In case anyone is curious they are based out of Brooklyn, NY. Makerbot seems to be thriving in this space. I was just checking their website and see they have scores of open positions that they are actively hiring for. In case anyone is curious they are based out of Brooklyn, NY.

]]> By: Chris Norman http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/19/3d-printing-is-bringing-the-factory-back-to-the-individual/comment-page-1/#comment-1092389 Chris Norman Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:18:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=256918#comment-1092389 All 3D printers do is print the shape you send to it. There is no engineering involved. You cannot take existing designs of things, measure it and print it. It's not that simple. Products go through hundreds if not thousands of hours of design and testing. The results are even independently validated by safety organisations such as UL or ETL. Someone somewhere will buy a home printer, make a part, bolt it to a ladder or something and it will break. We will see what happens after that event occurs. All 3D printers do is print the shape you send to it. There is no engineering involved. You cannot take existing designs of things, measure it and print it. It’s not that simple. Products go through hundreds if not thousands of hours of design and testing. The results are even independently validated by safety organisations such as UL or ETL.

Someone somewhere will buy a home printer, make a part, bolt it to a ladder or something and it will break. We will see what happens after that event occurs.

]]> By: Silas http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/19/3d-printing-is-bringing-the-factory-back-to-the-individual/comment-page-1/#comment-1091514 Silas Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:59:47 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=256918#comment-1091514 What choice of materials are available at this stage? What choice of materials are available at this stage?

]]> By: Mel http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/19/3d-printing-is-bringing-the-factory-back-to-the-individual/comment-page-1/#comment-1023085 Mel Sat, 10 Nov 2012 06:14:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=256918#comment-1023085 Is the plastic this produces recyclable? Now we'll be printing plastic instead of paper. Is the plastic this produces recyclable? Now we’ll be printing plastic instead of paper.

]]> By: Tom http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/19/3d-printing-is-bringing-the-factory-back-to-the-individual/comment-page-1/#comment-1022645 Tom Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:58:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=256918#comment-1022645 I'm pretty sure 3D printing will meet its doom, or be very closely monitored in terms of what is going to be printed out. This industry is just beginning to develop a low-cost market and someone already printed out a gun. There's nothing wrong with that part, except such production capabilities may fall into the wrong hands (governmental style thinking). I’m pretty sure 3D printing will meet its doom, or be very closely monitored in terms of what is going to be printed out. This industry is just beginning to develop a low-cost market and someone already printed out a gun. There’s nothing wrong with that part, except such production capabilities may fall into the wrong hands (governmental style thinking).

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