3D Printing: The Business Opportunities

3D printing can enhance product development, transform traditional production methods, enable direct digital manufacturing, and facilitate personal fabrication. In this video, Christopher Barnatt of ExplainingTheFuture.com highlights what this means for businesses, as well as offering some broader predictions. More information on 3D printing can be found in Christopher's book "3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution" ( http://www.explainingthefuture.com/3dpbook.html ), and at: http://www.explainingthefuture.com/3dprinting More 3D printing and broader future studies videos can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingthefuture The "travels with a futurist" referred to at the start of this video can be viewed in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYFo2j6gsrw 3D printing pioneers featured in this video include: http://www.exone.com and http://www.voxeljet.com -- both for 3D printing sand casts. http://www.n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com and http://www.bathsheba.com -- both for 3D printed jewelry and other artworks. http://www.makie.me and http://www.thatsmyface.com -- both for 3D printed toys. http://www.protoseyewear.com -- for 3D printed spectacles. http://www.bespokeinnovations.com -- for 3D printed prosthetic limb casings. http://www.organovo.com and http://www.wakehealth.edu/Research/WFIRM/Bioprinting.htm -- for the development of bioprinting. Links to loads more 3D printing pioneers, manufacturers and services can also be found in the 3D Printing Directory at: http://www.explainingthefuture.com/3d_printing_directory.html