Analysis:3Dprinting,thenextonesubversivechange(TofreedownloadNews)earlyin2014relatedsurveyconductedbyPwCcompanyhasheraldthearrivalof3Dprintingrevolution,participatedinthesurveyofmorethan100manufacturingcompanies,11%havemassadoptionof3Dprintingtechnologytoproducepartsorproducts.AccordingtotheanalysisGeithner(Gartner)ofthecompany,whenusingatechniqueproportionreached20%,ithasbecomemainstream.Today,manycompaniesbeganusing3Dprintingtechnologytoimproveproductivity,whichhasseveralindustrygiantsfigure:GeneralElectric(GE)in3Dprintmanufacturingjetengines,medicalequipmentandapplianceparts,LockheedMartin(LockheedMartin)andBoeing(Boeing)tobeusedinaerospaceanddefense,AuroraFlightSciencesCorporation(AuroraFlightSciences)using3Dprintingmanufactureunmannedaerialvehicles,properhiddenbeauty(Invisalign)fortheproductionofdentalequipment,GooglewithitsmanufactureofconsumerelectronicsproductsDutch1companyLUXeXcelbeusedLEDlightlens.Inviewofthis,McKinseyreleasedareportrecently,3Dprinting,‘comingfromanarrownichemarketslowlyrising,moreandmoreaspectsofbecomingaviablealternativetotraditionalmanufacturingoptions.’2014industrial-grade3DprinterssoldintheUnitedStateshasreachedathirdoftotalindustrialautomationmachinesales.Partforecastsshowthatby2020theproportionroseto42percentatthemeeting.Stoppagesignificanteconomicbenefitsnotimpresstheformerwilleventuallybe3Dprinted.Althoughtheuseofnewmethodsandnewmaterialsoftenmakesdirectcostofgoodsincreased,buttheincreaseinmaterialmanufacturingtechnology(additivemanufacturing)bringsflexibilityallowsthetotalcost.Revolutionarychangeisalreadybeginning,managersmustfocusonstrategicissuesatthreelevels:First,thephysicalproductsellershallexploreproductimprovementofthelaw,iflazy,isacompetitorproductimprovement.Theelectronic‘blueprint’fordownloadtoaprinter,printoutthefinishedlayers,thismanufacturingmethodnotonlyprovidescustomized2possibilities,butalsoforthemoreintricatedesignprovidesspace.Second,industrialenterprisesmustre-examinethecompany’soperations.Originalproductandhow,when,wheremanufacturing?Formedhowoptimalsupplychainnetwork?Howtocombineoldandnewproductionprocesses?Increasingmaterialmanufacturingbroughtcountlessnewoptions.Third,in3Dprintthisnewrealityasthecenterbegantoformacompletesetofbusinessecosystem,leadersmustconsiderstrategicconnotationofthispicture.Manypeoplesee3Dprintinghasthepotentialtobeahugesplitintonumeroussmallmanufacturing‘maker’,butsuchpredictionssothattheyignoreanothermoreinevitable,moreimportantdevelopment-letdesigners,manufacturersandcargotransportactivitiesmergingpartiesjoin,itmustcreateanelectronicplatform.Thebeginningoftheplatformoperatorscanachieve‘realdesign,real-timemanufacturing’,itwillalsoallowpeopletoeasilyshareanddownloadthedesignerworks.Prettysoon,theplatformwillrespondtochangesindemand,configuretheprinteroperationand3qualitymanagement,andprinternetworkforreal-timeoptimization,aswellasprovidingvariousfunctionscapacityexchange.Platformproviderifthedevelopmentofstandards,providesasetofcomplexecosystemsmaketorespondtomarketdemandenvironment,itwillbeagreatsuccess.Thisplatformrisewillaffectallbusinesses.Willbelaunchedbetweenindustryveteransandrookiesindustrystruggledtocompeteinthisnew3Dprintingtechnologytocreatetremendousvalue.TheadvantagesofincreasingmaterialmanufacturingThereisnoincreaseinmaterialmanufacturingeconomiesofscaleatall,butit...