Web 3.D - Bits and Atoms

How the combination of Bits and Atoms can change our world.

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2. Personal computers and the Internet changed communication, ways of sharing information and the distribution of digital goods Could it do the same for physical goods?
3. Yes. It is possible to purchase physical goods the way we buy digital products. How?
5. What is Mass Customization? The production and distribution of customized goods…
6. On a mass scale
7. This is not a new idea.
8. Computation drastically changed the way fabric patterns were manufactured.
9. When Joseph Marie Jacquard automated the process using punch cards in 1805. Photo
Credit:
h,p://www.flickr.com/photos/thedepartment/
 h,p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Marie_Jacquard

10. Computer numerically controlled mills enabled precise manufacturing of aviation equipment starting in1952. h,p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_control

11. 3D printing patents in the mid-1980’s paved the way for the customization revolution. h,p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_prinBng

12. Why hasn’t it materialized?
13. Most mass production technologies aren’t exible enough to leverage information technology.
14. Luckily, custom manufacturing technology is maturing rapidly Photo
Credit:
h,p://www.makerbot.com

15. A bunch of custom manufacturing technologies are mature enough to produce retail quality good that are built to order. These tools are also affordable for entrepreneurs
16. Sources: •  
www.HP.com/go/exstream •  www.Xerox.com
17. Variable
data
prinBng
is
the
most
mature
custom
 manufacturing
technology.

 There
are
dozens
of
companies
that
will
put
your
photos
 or
artworks
on
T‐shirts,
coffee
mugs,
bind
them
into
 books,
or
even
put
them
on
a
skateboard.

18. Sources: •  
www.3DSystems.com
 •  
www.FabatHome.org
 •  www.MakerBot.com •  www.Objet.com •  www.RepRap.org •  www.Solidimension.com •  www.Stratasys.com •  www.ZCorp.com
19. 3D Printers are an “Additive” technology primarily used to rapid prototype engineering concepts before manufacturing Photo
Credit:
h,p://www.zcorp.com

20. However
3D
printouts
are
used
as
 “final
products”
in
medicine.
An
 individual
paBents
bones
can
be
 scanned
and
perfect
replicas
can
be
 produced
in
steel.
 Photo
Credit:
h,p://www.stryker.com

21. On
the
whimsical
side,
companies
are
using
3D
printers
 to
create
acBon
figures.
In
future
this
could
dramaBcally
 impact
the
$26B
toy
industry.
 Photo
Credit:
h,p://www.figureprints.com

22. Sources: •  
www.EpilogLaser.com •  www.VersaLasers.net •  www.Trotec.net
23. ……And MacBooks Photo
Credit:
h,p://leahculver.com/laser‐etched‐laptop/

24. Laser
cu)ers
are
 “Subtrac.ve”
technology.
 They
can
burn
the
surface
of
 a
material
to
etch
a
design.
 Or
cut
through
many
 materials
to
create
a
custom
 shape.

 Photo
Credit:
h,p://www.epiloglaser.com

25. Sources: •  
www.FlowCorp.com •  www.JetEdge.com •  www.Omax.com
26. Water jet cutters are also a “Subtractive” technology. They can cut through a wider variety of materials including steel, aluminum, and marble that are many inches thick. Photo
Credit:
h,p://www.mfg.com/profiles/KAMMETALINC‐163332.html

27. Sources: •  www.CNCMasters.com •  www.TorMach.com •  Craftsman Compucarve
28. A custom design is milled from a block of wax The wax is cast in metal The cast design is polished and set with stones CNC Milling is a subtractive process that starts with a block of material that the mill carves into a nal shape. CNC Mills can cut wood, plastic, metals, and many other materials including wax. The complexity of shapes mills can carve separates it from laser and water jet cutting. The ability to carve wax allows jewelers to create custom designs in a process called “investment casting” and could disrupt the $60B jewelry market. Photo
Credit:
h,p://www.ganoksin.com/

29. Sources: •  www.Barudan.com •  www.Brother-USA.com •  www.Pantograms.com
30. …amazingly intricate designs automatically. With CNC embroidering machines you can create…
31. Sources: •  www.GraphtecAmerica.com •  www.Cricut.com
32. CNC plotters are able to cut extraordinarily detailed shapes into paper. Designs like the Chinese bird to the left required hours of a skilled artisans time to cut. The same output is now within reach of anyone with $300, an interest in design, and a few minutes of time.
33. 1 Million Personal Paper Cutters have already been sold. The Personal fabrication future is here and is distributed pretty widely.
35. Music:
h,p://bit.ly/El4R8
 Sources:
 The
Social
Network
figure
derived
from
Facebok’s
$500MM,
MySpace’s
$300MM,
and
 assumes
the
long
tail
of
SN’s
account
for
revenue
equal
to
the
two
majors.


36. Jewelry:
h,p://bit.ly/2rB12S
 Hobbies/Crafs:
h,p://bit.ly/3Gk0hz
 Sources:
 Toys:
h,p://bit.ly/jzTsA

37. Sources:
 Facebook:
h,p://bit.ly/cqpKF
 Webkinz:
h,p://bit.ly/1Ymbei

38. Sources:
 Facebook:
h,p://bit.ly/cqpKF
 Webkinz:
h,p://bit.ly/1Ymbei

44. Photo
Credit:
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