This will change everything...

[Mycoman]

Manufacturing: The third industrial revolution | The Economist

 

So, we'll be able to print spares for anything, no need to wait, no need to hold stock (except of whichever powders the 3D printer requires). And expect demand for timber to plummet. Any other thoughts?

[Dean Lofthouse]

The cost of the "ink" will be horrendous

[Rich2484]

Sod the ink how much paper would it take to print a 6 bore block...........

[easy-lift guy]

The cost of the "ink" will be horrendous

 

Best advice, Soy bean futures, most ink is made from them at present.

easy-lift guy

[David Goss]

Beam me up scotty and while your at it, replicate me one of those blondes with the big boobies. I am gonna have some fun tonight!

[geoff]

Beam me up scotty and while your at it, replicate me one of those blondes with the big boobies. I am gonna have some fun tonight!

 

[agrimog]

this technology has been used in the engineering industry for years now, you can use the plastic bits produced to make casting moulds, a lot of companys use the rapid protoyping technology now, from engineering to training shoes

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

my fathers working on one as we speak, pretty cool technology.

[Mesterh]

Im sure it will if it works.

 

Does it assemble stuff at the atomic level?!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Im sure it will if it works.

 

Does it assemble stuff at the atomic level?!

 

 

no, but its only a question of time, these work by melting plastics and laying it down in a 3d design