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Old 07-28-2014, 03:04 PM  
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That totally depends, regarding some products yes, some don't. One criticall factor is time and the price for the machinery (3D). Bulk shipping and bulk in general is quite cheap and biggest portion for the price is labour and required profit. 3D printing some 1 cent product for the price of 1 $ doesn't make sense, unless you can print at the customers doorstep.
everything depends on something. regardless, rochard was right, 3d printing will fundamentally change manufacturing. You can realize this now and make moves to be a part of that or sit back and watch it unfold. But to handwave off the this leap in tech, saying it's not going to change anything, is short sighted.

and let's not mince words, this is a profound leap forward in manufaturing technology.
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