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Rapid.Tech 3D has developed constantly and consequently over the last 19 years to an absolutely leading event in the field of Additive Manufacturing. The Rapid.Tech specialist conference is aimed specifically at users and developers of Additive Manufacturing technologies. This work contains papers of the 19th Rapid.Tech conference that grant unique insights into latest research developments, specialized knowledge of Additive Manufacturing research and applications. Most of the papers are double-blind reviewed by a scientific review-committee.

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This book unites the two sides of additive manufacturing: 1) the technical aspect of 3D printing of very different materials and 2) the disruptive consequences for value chains between producers, intermediaries, and customers due to modern business models. This is because 3D printing breaks with many existing business models: companies take over functions from their previous suppliers (following the "do-it-yourself" trend), intermediaries lose their livelihood (so-called "disintermediation"), manufacturers move their production to decentralized locations (e.g., retailers, car dealerships, or hospitals, so-called "decentralized production"), and (end) customers become much more intensive "prosumers" than marketing (as creator of this term) could ever imagine.The business models of many existing companies from very different industries are becoming toxic, i.e., threatening their very existence, as in logistics and warehousing, industry, services, retail, or customer service. Conversely, there are also many opportunities for modern, existence-securing business models, which the book discusses in more detail. In this way, this book not only shows to a broad range of readers the dangers of disruptive 3D printing technology, but also offers solution approaches and procedural models for identifying new economic livelihoods and competitive advantages. Thanks to the collaboration of the two authors, a profound knowledge of already existing references and management models can be drawn upon.

The desire to make things more cheaply, quickly, and efficiently has long been a driving factor in technological progress. New technology can also enable us to make totally new products. Find out how the stuff of the future will be made in 3D Printing and Other Industrial Tech!