Impact of DIY Home Manufacturing with 3D Printing on the Toy and Game Market: Difference between revisions

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Emily E. Petersen, Romain W. Kidd, Joshua M. Pearce, Impact of DIY Home Manufacturing with 3-D Printing on the Toy and Game Market. Technologies 2017, 5(3), 45; doi: 10.3390/technologies5030045 open access
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Abstract

Through reduced 3-D printer cost, increased usability, and greater material selection, additive manufacturing has transitioned from business manufacturing to the average prosumer. This study serves as a representative model for the potential future of 3-D printing in the average American household by employing a printer operator who was relatively unfamiliar with 3-D printing and the 3-D design files of common items normally purchased by the average consumer. Twenty-six items were printed in thermoplastic and a cost analysis was performed through comparison to comparable, commercially available products at a low and high price range. When compared to the low-cost items, investment in a 3-D printer represented a return of investment of over 100% in five years. The simple payback time for the high-cost comparison was less than 6 months, and produced a 986% return. Thus, fully-assembled commercial open source 3-D printers can be highly profitable investments for American consumers. Finally, as a preliminary gauge of the effect that widespread prosumer use of 3-D printing might have on the economy, savings were calculated based on the items’ download rates from open repositories. Results indicate that printing these selected items have already saved prosumers over $4 million by substituting for purchases.

Keywords

distributed manufacturing; additive manufacturing; 3-D printing; consumer; economics; open-source; toy industry

In the News

Economic Advantage to Making Your Own Stuff with 3D Printing
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3-D Printing Sweeping Toy Industry Off the Shelves - MTU News, Eureka Alert, Newswise, Phys.org, Science Daily
Researchers run the numbers on cutting the cost of toys by 3-D printing them at home - Geekwire

International

La stampa in 3D minaccia il colosso Lego e il mondo dei giochi -Tiscali (Itallian) (2476), Attualita
Spielzeug aus dem 3D-Drucker: Selbermachen ist bis zu 90% billiger Win Future (German, 9308)

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-* 3-D Printing Sweeping Toy Industry Off the Shelves - [http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2017/july/3-d-printing-sweeping-toy-industry-off-shelves.html MTU News], [https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/mtu-3ps071717.php Eureka Alert], [https://www.newswise.com/articles/view/677935/ Newswise], [https://phys.org/news/2017-07-d-toy-shelves.html Phys.org]
+* 3-D Printing Sweeping Toy Industry Off the Shelves - [http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2017/july/3-d-printing-sweeping-toy-industry-off-shelves.html MTU News], [https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/mtu-3ps071717.php Eureka Alert], [https://www.newswise.com/articles/view/677935/ Newswise], [https://phys.org/news/2017-07-d-toy-shelves.html Phys.org], [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170720103152.htm Science Daily]
-* [https://www.geekwire.com/2017/researchers-run-numbers-cutting-cost-toys-3-d-printing-home/ Geekwire]
+* Researchers run the numbers on cutting the cost of toys by 3-D printing them at home - [https://www.geekwire.com/2017/researchers-run-numbers-cutting-cost-toys-3-d-printing-home/ Geekwire]
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+*La stampa in 3D minaccia il colosso Lego e il mondo dei giochi -[http://notizie.tiscali.it/scienza/articoli/stampa-3d-minaccia-colosso-lego/ Tiscali (Itallian)] (2476), [https://attualità.com/2017/07/20/la-stampa-in-3d-minaccia-il-colosso-lego-e-il-mondo-dei-giochi/ Attualita]
+* Spielzeug aus dem 3D-Drucker: Selbermachen ist bis zu 90% billiger [http://winfuture.de/news,98686.html Win Future] (German, 9308)