Disruptive technologies that almost everyone has now heard of include e-readers including Kindles and the digital ink technology used in them that is disrupting book publishing. Digital Music as well as mp3 players have disrupted music publishing and in both cases these technologies have been helped by perhaps the most disruptive technology of all time, … Read more
All signs from the 3D printing services industry recently have been good with 7{ed34752d3d9237811f2899a265685e36705e4e86722207f201c96dd1cfc4a167} growth in 2011 with higher growth figures predicted for 2012. 3D systems earnings report now shows even more encouraging figures. 3D systems have diversified in 2011 with consumer and enterprise level 3D printers now in their range with multi million pound … Read more
It may not be instantly obvious why a healthcare company with specialties in diabetes and hormone replacement therapy would be interested in 3D printing but this has been the case recently for just such a company: which provides an interesting case study on the use of 3D printer services that may differ from the typical … Read more
While Makerbot entered the 3D printing market in 2009 with the aim of making 3D printing accessible to everyone; 3D Systems have been around since 1986 serving a very different part of the market, primarily to those wanting rapid prototyping services. Makerbot’s early success obviously attracted the attention of 3D Systems who have now moved … Read more
The reaction that many have to the idea of having a 3D printer at home is that they would have no use for it as they don’t have the skills or knowledge to create 3D CAD files to print on it. Unlike with 2D printing where you only need basic skills to create a text … Read more
