If you're somebody who wants to get into customized 3D printing, but can't afford the rather high current price of entry, there's good news for you. Customized 3D printing is coming to the public in the form of the Dreambox vending machine.
Dreambox was created by co-founders David Pastewka, Ricard Berwick and Will Drevno at Berkeley. Users simply upload the 3D files of whatever they want printed to the Dreambox servers and choose a convenient location of the closest Dreambox. Once the machine completes its work, customers receive a text message saying that their 3D printed work is done and ready to be picked up. Costumers would also have the option of uploading their 3D designs in person at the machine using a USB flash drive too.
For people who are getting excited about the potential of customized 3D printing, Dreambox is quoting prices and taking orders.
3D Printing Vending Machines
Customized 3D Printing is in Vending Machine Form Thanks to Dreambox
Trend Themes
1. Custom 3D Printing - Dreambox’s 3D printing vending machine shows a disruptive innovation opportunity for businesses to develop similar machines to provide customized 3D printing to the public.
2. Self-service Technology - Dreambox’s vending machine is a trend in self-service technology that can foster disruptive innovation opportunities for industries such as retail and manufacturing to create vending machines for other personalized products and services.
3. On-demand Manufacturing - Dreambox’s 3D printing vending machine indicates opportunities for disruptive innovation in the manufacturing industry by providing on-demand manufacturing services through vending machines.
Industry Implications
1. Retail - Dreambox’s vending machine technology for 3D printing presents an innovative approach for retail industry to personalize products and expand product ranges.
2. Manufacturing - Dreambox’s vending machine creates an opportunity for the manufacturing industry to adopt a new on-demand manufacturing business model, which can optimize production costs.
3. Logistics - Dreambox’s vending machine necessitates innovative logistic systems to manage the supply chain of products in and out of the vending machine, thus creating an opportunity for disruptive innovations in the logistics industry.