Patrick Biddiscombe explains 3D printing, a technology patented in the 1980s that builds objects layer by layer. Nearly $1 billion in funding entered the industry since March 2020. Companies now print homes, skin, food, and metal parts, and one insurance company prints replacement keys from customer scans.
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Nearly $1 billion.
In the 1980s by Mr. Charles Hub.
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Since March 2020, nearly $1 billion of funding has poured into the 3D printing industry. And when it comes to the benefits of 3D printing for your business, they're becoming almost as limitless as our own imagination.
Traditionally, when you think of printing, you think of printing out something on a piece of paper using ink. Well, 3D printing is actually printing out a physical object.
3D printing was patented in the 1980s by Mr. Charles Hub.
When I invented 3D printing, I had lots of things in mind for it, but I just couldn't imagine all the things that happened in almost an industrial.
Rev, also known as additive manufacturing. This describes a process of an object being created by stacking material layer by layer. Historically, that material has primarily been plastic. But remember when Charles said, when I.
Invented 3D printing, I just couldn't imagine all the things that happened. Things that happened, I just couldn't imagine.
Well, because 3D printers and the materials themselves are now so affordable, the possibilities for their use have become pretty limitless. Cue the montage of amazing 3D printed objects that no one would actually believe were 3D printed objects. Homes, skin, food and metal. Now, full honesty. You may be watching this video right now and thinking to yourself, yeah, printing skin 3D style is awesome, Tory, but I'm in marketing. What in the world does 3D printing have to do with me? Like, why did you make this video? What is this for? To that I say, young grasshopper, let me show you the possibilities. This is a key. Not just any key, but a 3D printed key that is a Belgium. Not just any Belgium, but a Belgium with a really cool insurance company called DVV that was looking to solve a pretty big problem. Every year they'd lose money on their big expense replacing customers locks when they lost their keys. Please raise your hand if you have lost your keys multiple times this week. Anybody? Anybody? Just me. Well, with the help of some pure imagination and a hyper affordable 3D printer, they decided to start their keysave program. They invited all their customers to come on down and make a 3D scan of their key and put it onto the company's secure server. So whenever the customer inevitably lost their keys again, instead of having to pay big bucks for replacements, the company now just either prints it themselves and house or sends out an email with the 3D file of the key ready to print. They solved the problem with a solution that was a fraction of the cost of the problem. That deserves an applause. Good job. Now all celebrations aside, what can we actually learn from this? Is there a nagging problem that you're looking to solve for your business. Maybe you have an existing product that takes a super long time to manufacture, or you're a startup with a brand new product that you need a working prototype for. Because many businesses spend a lot of time and money working up models and testing prototypes before before they get it right. A 3D printer can make prototyping faster and more cost effective. Versatility is the name of the game, and with a 3D printer you can solve problems and save money as well as innovate and make money. Start your own 3D printing business this 3D printing beginner's guide on YouTube has 1.2 million views. The monthly search volume for 3D printing is bananas and that audience is craving education on how it actually works. Make a series of videos schooling people on the ins and outs for an easy way to build up your subscribers. Or if you have a bit of money to invest, start your own 3D printing farm where you offer 3D printing as a paid service for your customers. You can print custom merchandise or replacements for objects that are a bit too costly to replace so often. I think 3D printing is not only an amazing opportunity for business, but quite frankly a pretty cool addition to the world. It has turned months of product design and manufacturing into days and hours. A great frog once said, creativity is an inherent part of everyone. Combining that creativity with this Plainfield leveling technology gives everyone a chance at making a big impact or solving a really big problem, or just giving you a really awesome side hustle for a low cost. Anyway, that's the info. Do with it what you will. Until next time. That's what you need to know. It has turned months of product design and manufacturing into months into months. It's turned months into months. Don't you love when 3D printing turns months into months? I love that.
