UPS = Pay-Per-Use 3D Printing?
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I'm still looking for all of the details, but it looks UPS is going to offer 3D printing services now. Hopefully a few more shops pop up with commercial 3D printers; I keep having this nerdy fantasy where if something breaks the manufacturer could remotely 3D print the replacement part at a UPS and I can just go pick it up.
A guy can dream!
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/31/ups-to-offer-3d-printing-service-in-select-san-diego-stores-vid/
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Yeah the ability to locally pickup a replacement part that's 3d printer would be pretty cool.
A simple example would be a battery door on a remote control. You break it, no problem, you log into their website, order a replacement. the plans are sent to the local 3d printer, you pay, then drive to pick it up.
awesome!
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@Dashrender I agree! I also think that the costs associated would be mutually beneficial for the OEM and customer. No warehousing and logistics costs for end of life products, and they can keep their drawings in-house if they can remotely send the drawings to the printer.
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I wonder how long before someone makes a DRM based home use 3D printer that can be used for small items. You pay for a license to a model to print and it can print X number of them before the license expires.
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@scottalanmiller said:
I wonder how long before someone makes a DRM based home use 3D printer that can be used for small items. You pay for a license to a model to print and it can print X number of them before the license expires.
I'm very happy that you mentioned that, this is something with DRM that I could get behind!
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I'm very happy that you mentioned that, this is something with DRM that I could get behind!
hmm.. How long before the people who don't care start torrenting products?
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And then get weird malware that takes over your printer.
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@scottalanmiller said:
And then get weird malware that takes over your printer.
...and prints phallic objects.
@thecreativeone91 I was thinking about some kind of SSL or encrypted system similar to encrypted printing; where all you can see is the end product. I assume that anyone with a 3D scanner could just scan the original piece to begin with.
I was going to promote an idea but it already exists. I might build a printer soon.
http://www.yeggi.com/q/battery+cover/?s=tx -
LMAO. The Dildo Virus.
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@MattKing said:
@scottalanmiller said:
LMAO. The Dildo Virus.
HAHAHAHA cannot up that enough.
Keep it up funny man... Keep it up....
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@scottalanmiller said:
And then get weird malware that takes over your printer.
And then the robots take over..
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@scottalanmiller said:
And then get weird malware that takes over your printer.
And then the robots take over..
SKYNET, or was it ARPANET?
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@MattKing said:
@scottalanmiller said:
LMAO. The Dildo Virus.
HAHAHAHA cannot up that enough.
That's what she said!!
