I am Interested in the adoption of 3d printing into everyday life. I want to see how the 3d printing industry is growing and who is innovating to make 3d printers a common household application. So for instance what are Stratasys, 3D Systems, and the smaller players doing to advance 3d printing. I want to see how these companies are going to insure the sustainability of 3d printing in the years to come. I am choosing this are because i am interested in how 3d printing is going to grow and become something that effects peoples lives. A big part of advancing 3d printing is making it more user friendly with scanners and easily to print objects. I really think that the 3d printing industry is ready to take off, there is a clear interest in 3d printing so now the big companies need to find a way to turn that interest into a reality. I want to explore how we are going to unlock innovation using 3d printing, what is needed to make 3d printers common place, and what do regular people want to make with a 3d printer. 3D Printing is a leader in innovation, we just sent a 3d printer to outer space! Over the past few years 3d printers have gotten more and more user friendly. The cost to own one is down and its getting easier to print cool things with sites like shapeways.com. We need to figure out how 3d printers are going to take another big leap and become a everyday necessity. I want to research how 3d printing is going to disrupt peoples lives and what innovation this industry need to get to that point. I hope to discover how companies are working to make 3d printers useful to an average consumer. I want find out the steps being taken to make everything i read about in Fabricated into a reality.
http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2014/05/29/3d-printing-revolutionize-sustainable-design
http://www.inside3dp.com/3d-printing-innovations-5-fast-ones-3d-printing/
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2014/1110/3-D-printer-sales-set-to-explode.-So-who-is-buying-them
http://www.inside3dp.com/unlocking-innovation-3d-printing/