Credit: Amazon/Gizmag
3D printing is a disruptive technology. Uses include:
● ultra-small-scale manufacture
● just-in-time manufacture of ultra-small-scale parts
● upload customer file to 3D printer site for printing & delivery
● purchase item online for local printing
● customer modification of seller design prior to 3D printing
Amazon is just now entering into the last of these markets:
http://www.gizmag.com/amazon-3d-printed-products-store/33151/ / 3D Printed Products store launch launched 200 print-on-demand print on demand designs users custom customize earrings pendants rings bobble head dolls special widget 3D printed 3D-printed print deliver delivered deliver offer 3D printed items for sale websites Shapeways i.materialise Thingify 3D printing options site users upload print their own items buy items designed by others customize items designed by others community aspect too entrance of Amazon into the market disruption disrupt disruptive store online find and purchase 3D-printed products size popularity ubiquity raises competitors market markets marketplace market place creators retailers sell their offerings Amazon store i.materialise Thingify shift in online retail manufacturing more nimble adaptable adaptive immersive customer experience Petra Schindler-Carter sellers designers manufacturers more dynamic inventory customers personalize customize available designs customization engine interactive 3D preview /
