Description: A French cosmetics giant uses one to create artificial skin. A Wisconsin start-up designs ceramic guides that pinpoint tumors in individual cancer patients. Workers on a remote North Sea oil rig make replacement parts on the spot rather than wait days for a ship or helicopter to arrive. All these actions are made possible by one technology: 3-D printing.
Source: CNBC.com
Date: Nov 09, 2019
Questions for discussion:
- What is the targeted market for this technology at this time and how will it likely evolve?
- How is this technology disrupting current industry practice and thinking from a management, marketing and financial point of view?