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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Ideally, commercial grade 3D could be used like POD books, to supplement the parts inventory of a business. Radio Shack, Home Depot, and Michael's are all chains that could host 3D printing services.
Amazon could, too, by basing them in their distribution centers.
So far, everybody has been focusing on getting 3D printers cheap enough for individual home use--a personal manufacturing revolution to somewhat parallel the PC revolution of the 80's. Amazon seems to think there might be a business in an earlier model: timeshared computing. They are setting up an online manufacturing job shop.
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I fly radio-controlled helicopters as a hobby, and 3D printing of customised spare parts is now big business in that area. Lots of companies doing it.