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Journal of Materials Science and Nanotechnology | Volume: 2
August 20-21, 2018 | Paris, France
Materials Science and Materials Chemistry
International Conference on
The new industrial revolution: Manufacturing with 3D printers and polymer materials in an economy
of design, innovation and intellectual property
Lucas Agudiez Roitman
Stanford University, USA
W
e analysed the function and applications of a 3D printer
in the context of a modern economic landscape. While
other papers delve into the topic of printers in which users
can download 3D models from various websites and replicate
them, they do so on a surface level. This paper delves deeply
into the potential economic changes that these devices
could create. Unlike in regular manufacturing, these objects,
made mainly from the plastic material, can have internal
gears and pieces that make a fully working mechanical
product, without the need to assemble the individual parts
into a larger contraption and have been used even for the
creation of fire weapons. We discuss the implications in
regulation and control of the population and their creations.
e:
lucasagudiez@gmail.com