Presentation by Martina F. Ferracane at European Business Summit (May 2015). Video version available at this link: https://youtu.be/hrRHBCLcgqU - It shows also the videos presented in the PPT!

1. W I L L 3 D P R I N T I N G
C H A N G E E V E R Y T H I N G ?
E M B R A C I N G D I S R U P T I V E I N N O V A T I O N :
M A R T I N A F R A N C E S C A F E R R A C A N E
P O L I C Y A N A L Y S T A T E C I P E
E U R O P E A N B U S I N E S S S U M M I T ,
6 M A Y 2 0 1 5

2. 1 . W H A T I S 3 D P R I N T I N G
2 . 3 D P R I N T I N G T O D A Y
3 . F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
4 . I N D U S T R Y 4 . 1
5 . P O L I C Y I M P L I C A T I O N S
O U T L I N E

3. W H A T I S 3 D P R I N T I N G ?
A N Y T E C H N O L O G Y T H A T B U I L D S O B J E C T S L A Y E R - B Y - L A Y E R ( A D D I T I V E
M A N U F A C T U R I N G V S S U B T R A C T I V E M A N U F A C T U R I N G )
- 9 0 % D E C R E A S E I N P R I C E F O R A H O M E 3 D P R I N T E R I N T H E L A S T 4 Y E A R S
- 3 4 % C O M P O U N D A N N U A L G R O W T H R A T E O V E R T H E L A S T T H R E E Y E A R S
- 4 X I N C R E A S E I N R E V E N U E S I N L A S T 1 0 Y E A R S

4. A D V A N T A G E S O V E R T R A D I T I O N A L M A N U F A C T U R I N G
3 D P R I N T I N G T O D A Y
I D E A L L Y S U I T E D F O R :
- L O W - V O L U M E P R O D U C T I O N
- C U S T O M I Z E D P R O D U C T S
- C O M P L E X D E S I G N S
- H I G H C O S T D E L I V E R Y
- U R G E N C Y S I T U A T I O N S
F R O M D E S I G N , P R O C U R E M E N T , M O L D S , W E L D I N G , A S S E M B L Y …
T O D E S I G N A N D P R O D U C T I O N !

5. M A I N A P P L I C A T I O N S
3 D P R I N T I N G T O D A Y

6. M A I N A P P L I C A T I O N : R A P I D P R O T O T Y P I N G
- E C O N O M I E S O F S C A L E M A T T E R A L M O S T N O T H I N G
- F A S T A N D L O W C O S T I T E R A T I O N
- A C C E L E R A T I O N T I M E T O M A R K E T
W E E K S A N D T H O U S A N D S
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3 D P R I N T I N G T O D A Y

7. 3 D P R I N T I N G T O D A Y
Source: Grand View Research, Dec 2013
M A I N S E C T O R : A U T O M O T I V E
- P R O T O T Y P I N G
- M A T E R I A L W A S T E
- T E S T I N G

8. A E R O S P A C E S E C T O R : 1 0 0 K A D D I T I V E P A R T S W I L L B E
M A N U F A C T U R E D B Y G E A V I A T I O N B Y 2 0 2 0
3 D P R I N T I N G T O D A Y
- F U E L N O Z Z L E S A R E 5 X S T R O N G E R
- 5 X F E W E R B R A Z E S A N D W E L D S
- 5 0 % L O W E R N O X E M I S S I O N S
- C E R A M I C M A T R I X 2 0 % H I G H E R T E M P E R A T U R E
C A P A B I L I T Y T H A N M E T A L
- 2 / 3 L I G H T E R T H A N M E T A L E Q U I V A L E N T
- U P T O $ 1 . 6 M I L L I O N S A V I N G S I N F U E L C O S T S P E R
A I R P L A N E P E R Y E A R

9. M E D I C A L S E C T O R : C U S T O M I S E D I M P L A N T S A N D P R O D U C T S
3 D P R I N T I N G T O D A Y
- O V E R 1 5 M I L L I O N 3 D P R I N T E D H E A R I N G A I D S
I N C I R C U L A T I O N T O D A Y
- M O R E T H A N 1 . 5 M I L L I O N D I R E C T M E T A L
C O P I N G S A N D B R I D G E S I N 2 0 1 3
- I N V A S I V E A N D / O R I M P L E M E N T A B L E M E D I C A L
D E V I C E S S U C H A S A R T I F I C I A L L I M B S ,
C R A N I A L I M P L A N T S A N D O T H E R
P R O S T H E S E S S T A R T T O S P R E A D
C A G R O F 1 9 . 3 % F R O M 2 0 1 3 T O 2 0 2 0

10. 3 D P R I N T I N G T O D A Y
Source: Deloitte, 2015

11. F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
Source: McKinsey, 2013

12. N E X T G E N E R AT I O N O F C U S T O M I S AT I O N : M AS S C U S T O M I S AT I O N
F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
Amazon tool for personalised 3D printing

13. M AS S C U S T O M I S AT I O N : D I S I N T E R M E D I AT I O N O F R E T AI L C H AN N E L
F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S

14. M AS S C U S T O M I S AT I O N : D I S I N T E R M E D I AT I O N O F R E T AI L C H AN N E L
F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S

15. “ E v e r y 3 0 s e c o n d s a p a t i e n t w h o c o u l d h a v e b e e n s a v e d w i t h
t i s s u e r e p l a c e m e n t d i e s i n s t e a d ” B E N J AM I N H AR R I S O N , 2 0 1 3
F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
Source: Ted Talk
B I O P R I N T I N G

16. P H A R M A : D R U G T E S T I N G & P E R S O N A L I S E D D R U G S
F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S

17. F O O D P R I N T I N G A N D P E R S O N A L I S E D N U T R I T I O N
F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
Source: Fortune Website
“When people first heard about microwaves they didn’t understand the
technology (…). We see the same thing happening with 3D food printing”
CEO Natural Machines

18. F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
O T H E R AP P L I C AT I O N S
• E L E C T R O N I C S
• D Y I ( P E R S O N A L F A B R I C A T I O N )
• F A S H I O N
• J E W E L L E R Y
• A D V A N C E D A R C H I T E C T U R E

19. F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
O T H E R AP P L I C AT I O N S
• E L E C T R O N I C S
• D Y I ( P E R S O N A L F A B R I C A T I O N )
• F A S H I O N
• J E W E L L E R Y
• A D V A N C E D A R C H I T E C T U R E
Sales of personal 3D printers
grew 200 to 400 percent every
year between 2007 and 2011.

20. F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
O T H E R AP P L I C AT I O N S

21. F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
O T H E R AP P L I C AT I O N S
• E L E C T R O N I C S
• D Y I ( P E R S O N A L F A B R I C A T I O N )
• F A S H I O N
• J E W E L L E R Y
• A D V A N C E D A R C H I T E C T U R E

22. F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
O T H E R AP P L I C AT I O N S

23. F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
O T H E R AP P L I C AT I O N S
• E L E C T R O N I C S
• D Y I ( P E R S O N A L F A B R I C A T I O N )
• F A S H I O N
• J E W E L L E R Y
• A D V A N C E D A R C H I T E C T U R E

24. F U T U R E A P P L I C A T I O N S
O T H E R AP P L I C AT I O N S
• E L E C T R O N I C S
• D Y I ( P E R S O N A L F A B R I C A T I O N )
• F A S H I O N
• J E W E L L E R Y
• A D V A N C E D A R C H I T E C T U R E

25. I N D U S T R Y 4 . 1
D I S P AT C H O R P I C K
U P L O C AL L Y
O N L I N E
C U S T O M I S AT I O N
AC C O R D I N G T O
P E R S O N AL T AS T E
O R AN AT O M Y
L O C AL D I G I T AL
M AN U F AC T U R I N G
O B J E C T
U P L O AD E D I N A
W E B P L AT F O R M
P R O D U C T I O N :
- O N - D E M A N D
- C U S T O M I Z E D

26. I N D U S T R Y 4 . 1
Source: 3D Printing: Second Edition (2014)

27. P O L I C Y I M P L I C A T I O N S
S H O R T T E R M
- I N T E L L E C T U A L P R O P E R T Y ( F A I R U S E ? )
- T A XA T I O N
- S T A N D A R D S A N D T E S T I N G
- S A F E T Y O F P R O D U C T S ( M E D I C A L D E V I C E S , F O O D ,
O R G A N S … )
- L E G A L L I A B I L I T Y
M E D I U M / L O N G T E R M
- ( C R E A T I V E ) D I S R U P T I O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G A N D R E T A I L I N G
- F R O M G V C T O R E - L O C A L I S A T I O N
- L O S S O F E M P L O Y M E N T ?
- W E A L T H B E Y O N D G D P

28. P O L I C Y I M P L I C A T I O N S
C R E A T I V I T Y A S T H E S K I L L O F T H E F U T U R E :
3 D P R I N T I N G I N S C H O O L S
3D Printing Industry Website

29. “Every once in a while a revolutionary product
comes along that changes everything…”
Steve Jobs

30. M A R T I N A F R A N C E S C A F E R R A C A N E
E M A I L : M A R T I N A . F E R R A C A N E @ E C I P E . O R G
THANK YOU!