I made this presentation at the ECIPE Workshop: "Will 3D Printing change everything?" held on October 6th, 2015. It looks at sectoral disruption driven by adoption of 3D printing, while it also presents short-term regulatory aspects that will affect the diffusion of this technology. The presentation also provides a more general reflection on the wider economic and societal perspective surrounding the widespread adoption of 3D printing.

1. W I L L 3 D P R I N T I N G
C H A N G E E V E RY T H I N G ?
E M B R A C I N G E C O N O M Y 4 . 0
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 LY S T A T E C I P E
E C I P E W O R K S H O P
6 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5

2. 1 . S E C T O R A L D I S R U P T I O N
2 . I N D U S T RY 4 . 1
3 . S H O R T- T E R M R E G U L AT O RY I M P L I C AT I O N S
4 . W I D E R P E R S P E C T I V E
O U T L I N E

3. 3 D P R I N T I N G T O D AY

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

5. S E C T O R A L D I S R U P T I O N : M E D I C A L
A P P L I C AT I O N S
Source Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Nvq7aGqoA

6. “ 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 re p l a c e m e n t d i e s i n s t e a d ”
B E N J A M I N H A R R I S O N , 2 0 1 3
S E C T O R A L D I S R U P T I O N : B I O - P R I N T I N G
Source: Ted Talk

7. S E C T O R A L D I S R U P T I O N : B I O - P R I N T I N G
Source Video: https://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_printing_a_human_kidney?language=en

8. S E C T O R A L D I S R U P T I O N :
P E R S O N A L I S E D D R U G S

9. S E C T O R A L D I S R U P T I O N : P E R S O N A L I S E D
N U T R I T I O N
“In the past, food was just
food. We’re going in a
new direction”
Ed Baetge, Director at Nestle’s
Institute of Health Sciences

10. S E C T O R A L D I S R U P T I O N : E L E C T R O N I C S

11. S E C T O R A L D I S R U P T I O N :
C O N S T R U C T I O N S E C T O R
Source Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bRxW5g7XjM

12. S E C T O R A L D I S R U P T I O N :
M A N U FA C T U R I N G & R E TA I L I N G
Amazon tool for personalised 3D printing

13. I N D U S T RY 4 . 1
D I S PAT C H O R P I C K
U P L O C A L LY
O N L I N E
C U S T O M I S AT I O N
A C C O R D I N G T O
P E R S O N A L TA S T E
O R A N AT O M Y
L O C A L D I G I TA L
M A N U FA C T U R I N G
( FA B L A B S )
O B J E C T
U P L O A D 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

14. I N D U S T RY 4 . 1
Source: Rayna, T., et al. (2015)
2
P R O S U M E R ( ? )

15. S H O R T T E R M R E G U L AT O RY
I M P L I C AT I O N S
- I N T E L L E C T U A L P R O P E RT Y ( FA I R U S E ? )
- TA R I F F S & TA X AT I O N
- O W N E R S H I P O F D ATA
- T E S T I N G ( F O R E X A M P L E , M E D I C A L D E V I C E S )
- L E G A L L I A B I L I T Y
- O T H E R S A F E T Y S TA N D A R D S ( F O R E X A M P L E , F O O D ,
O R G A N S , … )
— > G L O B A L C O L L A B O R AT I O N I S PA R A M O U N T !

16. W I D E R P E R S P E C T I V E : E C O N O M I C A N D
S O C I A L I M P L I C AT I O N S
- S E C T O R A L ( C R E AT I V E ) D I S R U P T I O N
• F R O M G V C T O R E S H O R I N G
• L O S S O F E M P L O Y M E N T ( ? )
- B E Y O N D G D P : C O N S U M E R S U R P L U S N O T A C C O U N T E D