Dropping biased first economy views of what is possible with 3D printing, let’s give the tech to those at the bottom of the economic pyramid, necessity being the germ of disruption.
But why does 3D printing need to replace traditional manufacturing? Maybe it is supposed to leap beyond our expectations of production. Holweg is somewhat pessimistic, but that is the job of an Operation Management professor. However, it is unlikely to replace traditional manufacturing”(Holweg, 2015). 3D printing technology undoubtedly has great potential. Matthias Holweg, a professor of operations management at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, has concluded that “While I, like many others, have fallen in love with the notion of the ‘ultimate lean supply chain’ of having 3D printers at every other corner table to print single parts just in time where they are needed, I am afraid that this vision does not stack up against reality.
In other areas, 3D printing pushes the boundaries of the havens now that it’s sellable in a geeky, long-term Arthur C. However, that novelty might not be so revolutionary to an accountant in Phoenix. Often in the wave of initial excitement about new technology, advocates try to sell the benefits of the exciting new tech to the common man. It should’ve all been there: the sexy, sleek future with a wise, older, gray-haired George Clooney, but sadly, like most shiny future stories, it lacked credibility and mass market appeal…and maybe Johnny Deep in manic make-up and psychedelic haze. It just never had the spark that persuaded the audience. Sort of a non-starter like Disney’s Tomorrowland (2015). Is 3D printing the future? Perhaps, but with limited-unlimited opportunity.
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