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Source
- 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
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
See also
- Emergence of Home Manufacturing in the Developed World: Return on Investment for Open-Source 3-D Printers
- Life-cycle economic analysis of distributed manufacturing with open-source 3-D printers
- Distributed Manufacturing of Flexible Products- Technical Feasibility and Economic Viability
- Quantifying the Value of Open Source Hardware Development
- Open-source, self-replicating 3-D printer factory for small-business manufacturing
- Distributed manufacturing with 3-D printing: a case study of recreational vehicle solar photovoltaic mounting systems
- Global value chains from a 3D printing perspective
- Economic Potential for Distributed Manufacturing of Adaptive Aids for Arthritis Patients in the U.S.
- Low-cost open source ultrasound-sensing based navigational support for visually impaired
In the News
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- 3-D Printing Sweeping Toy Industry Off the Shelves - MTU News, MTU Facebook, Eureka Alert, Newswise, Phys.org, Science Daily, ECN Magazine, R&D Magazine, MihanMag, domain-b, Controlled Environments Mag
- Researchers run the numbers on cutting the cost of toys by 3-D printing them at home - Geekwire, High Tech Newz
- How DIY 3-D Printed Toys are Impacting the Multi-Billion Dollar Toy Market - Globalspec 360
- Should Toy Manufacturers Be Worried About 3D Printing? Engineering.com
- DIY 3D printed toys are taking $60 million a year from major manufacturers, according to recent study -3ders
- 3D printing becoming major competition for the toy industry - Earth.com
- How 3D printing toys and games saves users $60 million a year - Long Room
- Consumer 3D printers may finally be useful for something: DIY toys Quartz(1870), Trends in Nigeria
- 3D Printing Toys Isn't All Fun & Games: Michigan Tech & MyMiniFactory Discuss New Study Detailing 3D Printed Disruption - 3D Print (36583)board
- Does Desktop 3D Printing Pose Threat to Toy Manufacturers? - All 3DP (16309)
- Study by MTU Professor Joshua Pearce Shows Cost-Efficiency of 3D Printed Toys -3D Printing Business
- Making toys at home with a 3-D printer using open source designs from a free online repository Innovation Toronto
- 3-D Printing Taking a Bite Out of $135 Billion Toy and Game Market Ideas, Inventions and Innovations, Before it is News
- How 3D printing could save consumers millions in toys and games 3D Printing Industry
- 3-D Printing Taking The Toy Industry By Storm -Fox Weekly(1.2m)
- MyMiniFactory: 3D Printing Trends for July 2017 -3D Print
- Will 3D Printing Disrupt the Board-Game Market? Machine Design
- The Toys "R" Us Bankruptcy and the R&D Tax Credit Aspects of 3D Printing - 3Dprint
International
- Stampa 3D manda in crisi mercato giochi- Ansa (Italy, 1908), Tiscali (Italian) (2476)
- La stampa in 3D minaccia il colosso Lego e il mondo dei giochi -Tiscali (Italian) (2476), Attualita
- Spielzeug aus dem 3D-Drucker: Selbermachen ist bis zu 90% billiger Win Future (German, 9308)
- Stampa in 3D: a breve potrebbe mandare in crisi il mercato dei giochi MeteoWeb (Italian 42086
- Macht 3D-gedrucktes DIY Spielzeug Herstellern Konkurrenz? - 3D Ruck (German, 215000)
- Pearce quotes - Euro News (3512)
- Home 3D printing poses a threat to toy makers - The Weekend Australian(8790)
- Spielzeug aus dem 3D-Drucker bis zu 90 Prozent preiswerter -3D Grenzenlos
- Вокруг света с 3Dtoday: новый гидрогель для костной биопечати, итоги первого конкурса Hyperloop и исследование экономии от бытовых 3D-принтеров 3D Today (Russian)
- 最贵的就是最好的?北鼻的皮卡丘马上就要换变形金刚了,你还买得起吗? Sohu(China) (16)
- 节省90%的成本,DIY 3D打印玩具将颠覆传统玩具制造业 CIF News (China)(11,870)
- 3Dプリンティングが玩具業界を席巻 - Express Japan
- Stampa 3D, dalla medicina ai trasporti ma non solo: il “fai da te” tecnologico potrebbe minare l’industria dei giochi - Urban Post (Italy)
- La stampa in 3D può rivoluzionare il mercato dei giochi -Ansa(Italy, 1908)
- Spielzeuge selbst 3D-drucken und Millionen einsparen -3D Natives (Germany)(103070)
- Stampa 3D manda in crisi mercato giochi - Notizie (Italy, 1587)
- 节省90%的成本,DIY 3D打印玩具将颠覆传统玩具制造业 Myguancha
- Stampa 3D a misura di bambino Centropagina (Italy)
- Minek vegyek Legót? Kinyomtatom otthon! Origo (Hungary) (3,666), game pictured in *Magyarországon is növekvő biznisz lett a társasjátékozás Origo
- Spielgerät mit dem 3D-Drucker: Selbstgemacht ist bis zu 90% günstiger 3D Drucker Empfehlungen
Social Media
- 3-D Printing Sweeping Toy Industry Off the Shelves - MTU Facebook,
- DIY 3D Printing Demolishes Costs of Toys - Slashdot
- Edison Nation Forum