Think Tank 2013

The Monday 29th of April was a great day with a lot of new information & innovative ideas that make us thinking about new business opportunities.

 You will find hereafter a presentation that highlight the part of the day that I enjoyed the most: the 3D printer. I see this new tool as a revolution in many industries, and overall in detached items markets such as automobile industry and toys industry.

Also, companies like IKEA could also be worried. As Obama said:"The 3D printer could revolutionize the way we produce almost everything". 

 I think that this will certainly have a bad impact on employment, machines replacing humans. In a long term view, these machines will be able to create very quick many products at a low price and with a good quality enough.

 The future of this 3D printer is limitless. In Japan for example, future parents can already get a 3D model of their foetus for around 1200 euros.

 Another application of the machine shows us the unlimited potential of the printer. Indeed, some scientists succeeded in reproducing organs using a 3D printer.

 In a short term view, 3D will let industrials to create and deliver products more and more personnalized that customers ask, with a small cost and very quick.

 It will also open new markets and will close others, by letting almost everybody that can create a 3D model, to become a manufacturer.