This is how 3D printing could solve shortages and decentralize production. https://www.patreon.com/thehatedone Monero: 84DYxU8rPzQ88SxQqBF6VBNfPU9c5sjDXfTC1wXkgzWJfVMQ9zjAULL6rd11ASRGpxD1w6jQrMtqAGkkqiid5ef7QDroTPp Bitcoin: 1FuKzwa5LWR2xn49HqEPzS4PhTMxiRq689 Ethereum: 0x6aD936198f8758279C2C153f84C379a35865FE0F 3D printing can do a lot. Doctors 3D-print customized implants and even medication with individual dosage needs. Rapid prototyping has relied on 3D printing for a decade now. There’s this themed restaurant in London where everything, from chairs through cutlery and even food is printed from scratch. Recently, hobbyists and enthusiasts held a national competition for 3D-printed guns. First startups are popping up with promising technology to print affordable housing faster, cheaper and more sustainably. 3D printers aren’t going to replace machines in traditional manufacturing. They’ll be their excellent companion. Bringing the best of the both worlds and eliminating their drawbacks. 3D printers can excel at customization and decentralizing the supply chain, while subtractive manufacturing can mass-produce at scale at low cost. We probably shouldn’t hope for 3D printing to be able to do more than that. But that might be more than enough. Sources About 3D printing in general https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/introduction-to-3d-printing-history-processes-and-market-growth/ Filaments https://all3dp.com/1/3d-printer-filament-types-3d-printing-3d-filament/ Poly-lactic acid (popular 3D printing filament) https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/polylactic-acid ABS (filament) https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene Health Care FDA approved drug https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/cder-researchers-explore-promise-and-potential-3d-printed-pharmaceuticals https://www.computerworld.com/article/3048823/this-is-the-first-3d-printed-drug-to-win-fda-approval.html → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8N9ddst7M Medical applications https://www.raise3d.com/academy/how-is-3d-printing-used-in-the-medical-industry/ 3D printed valves https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51911070 Windpipe support https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/03/17/289042381/doctors-use-3-d-printing-to-help-a-baby-breathe/ Ears https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/02/20/172493174/print-me-an-ear-3-d-printing-tackles-human-cartilage Bioprinting https://www.engineering.com/story/engineering-ourselves-the-future-potential-power-of-3d-bioprinting Titanium implants https://redshift.autodesk.com/3d-printed-titanium/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2015/09/19/how-surgeons-implanted-3d-printed-titanium-ribs-in-a-cancer-patient/ → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt0CiUDVPHk https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/young-woman-receives-3d-printed-titanium-skull-implant/ https://3dprint.com/70401/3d-printed-skull-implant/ Cancer patient's implants https://www.3ders.org/articles/20160413-64-year-old-israeli-cancer-patient-receives-3d-printed-jaw-implant.html Decentralization & supply chain Shortages https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/business/coronavirus-global-shortages.html Novena open-hardware laptop https://www.wired.com/2014/04/novena/ https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/novena Home fabrication https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10922-desktop-fabricator-may-kick-start-home-revolution/ Smartphone sales https://www.statista.com/statistics/263437/global-smartphone-sales-to-end-users-since-2007/ 3D printing solutions to shortages https://www.tctmagazine.com/is-3d-printing-magic-bullet-supply-chain-covid-19/ Semiconductors https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/3d-printing-may-ease-semiconductor-shortage-woes/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimvinoski/2021/06/15/can-3d-printing-help-solve-our-chip-shortage/ https://www.tctmagazine.com/additive-manufacturing-3d-printing-industry-insights/technology-insights/chips-challenge-3d-printing-semiconductor-shortage/ 3D printing tank parts https://www.popsci.com/military/army-3d-prints-tank-part-during-exercise/ Housing and construction https://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-3d-printed-building-made-from-powdered-cement-unveiled-at-uc-berkeley/ https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/03/06/researchers-at-uc-berkeley-create-bloom-first-ever-3-d-printed-cement-structure-that-stands-9-feet-tall/ https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/18/business/california-3d-printed-neighborhood-trnd/index.html https://www.dwell.com/article/worlds-largest-3d-printed-building-apis-cor-6a4b7f45 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/texas-to-get-100-3d-printed-homes-as-builders-seek-to-solve-worker-shortages/ 3D printed guns https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/weapons-made-with-3-d-printers-could-test-gun-control-efforts/2013/02/18/9ad8b45e-779b-11e2-95e4-6148e45d7adb_story.html? 3D printed food https://www.ge.com/additive/additive-manufacturing/industries/food-beverage