Additional resources

A knowledge base to round-out your additive expertise, from technical guides to legal counsel

Newsites

3DPrint.com is a news organization reporting on the latest developments in the 3D printing industry / Follow

Fabbaloo tracks developments in the 3D printing industry, publishing news and analysis daily / Follow

TCT Magazine is the newsite of Time Compression Technologies, reporting the latest news in the industry / Follow

3D Printing Industry provides a dedicated resource for anyone interested in 3D printing and 3D scanning / Follow

All3DP offers the latest news on 3D printing developments, as well as printer reviews, buyer guides and design guidelines / Follow

3D Printing Media Network provides news on the 3D printing industry as well as other resources and business directories / Follow

Additive Manufacturing is a newsite focused on the latest industrial applications of 3D printing technology / Follow

Magazines

TCT Magazine is a monthly magazine covering business-critical insights and the latest developments in the 3D printing industry / Subscribe

3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal focused on 3D printing / Subscribe

Metal Additive Manufacturing is a quarterly magazine focused on technical developments in the metal 3D printing industry / Subscribe

Develop3D is a monthly magazine covering the latest news in product development including 3D printing / Subscribe

Additive Manufacturing is a bi-monthly magazine reporting on the latest updates in 3D printing industry / Subscribe

The Additive Report is a quarterly digital magazine focusing on 3D printing applications and technology developments / Subscribe

Books

The 3D Printing Handbook provides practical advice on technology selection and design / Buy

3D Printing (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) provides a solid introduction of 3D printing technologies / Buy

The Zombie Apocalypse Guide to 3D Printing: Designing and printing practical objects describes methods to increase 3D printing efficiency / Buy

The Little Blue Book of 3D Printing is a reference of 50 tactical applications for 3D printing as well as 50 case studies / Download

Whitepapers

The Digital Factory Report provides a high-level overview emerging technologies and the strategies that arise from these / Download

The Additive Manufacturing Landscape 2019 provides essential insights into the additive manufacturing market, key trends and analysis / Download

3D Printing: A Guide for Decision Makers provides guidance on how to deal with business and policy changes resulting from 3D printing / Download

3D printing: hype of game changer? surveys the trends and developments with industrial users of 3D printing / Download

It will be awesome if they don’t screw it up is an examination of how 3D printing will affect intellectual property laws / Download

The current status and impact of 3D printing within the industrial sector examines the IP implications of 3D printing in six case studies / Download

Videos

Additive Manufacturing, from Prototyping to Production is a 90 minute virtual classroom from MIT / Watch

Disrupting An Entire Industry by Jay Rogers explains in 35 minutes how additive manufacturing can reinvent an industry / Watch

Introduction to Generative Design Technology demonstrates in 30 minutes the possibilties of 3D printing with generative design / Watch

About the authors

A collection of strategists, engineers, innovators, and analysts

Oliver Smith Lead Author, Ideator, Sense-maker

Oliver Smith is an additive innovation consultant, writer, entrepreneur and on-demand speaker who formerly led innovation and strategy projects at Blueprint. With over seven years experience in the 3D printing industry, he has led 3D printing innovation projects with numerous fortune 500 companies from energy generation to cosmetics. Having developed many unique methodologies and tools for additive ideation, business model design and innovation management, Oliver’s strength is his ability to understand and communicate how the technology intersects with business strategy and work with his clients to identify, prioritize, develop and deploy 3D printing innovation, from feature improvements to supply chain reconfiguration.

LinkedIn / olivermarksmith

Twitter / olivermsmith1 Kunal Mehta Coauthor, Strategist, Future-proofer

Kunal Mehta is a strategy consulting executive, formerly the Managing Director of Blueprint, the world’s leading 3D printing consultancy. Prior to joining Blueprint, Kunal spent 12 years as an executive at Accenture Strategy, a global consultancy, transforming industries with emerging technologies such as Digital, IoT, Cloud, Customer Experience and AI. With his extensive experience deploying numerous technologies, Kunal possesses a unique perspective in helping organizations achieve high performance by designing and executing strategies that reshape his client’s business - consistently providing customers with a differentiated, more profitable, and more satisfying experience.

LinkedIn / kjmconsulting Aaron Hurd Editor, Networker, Value-hunter

Aaron Hurd has 15 years of experience across product engineering, supply chain, consulting, and startups. He has served as an advisor, consultant, and board member for organizations across a variety of industries, including healthcare, aerospace and defense, oil and gas, software, industrial equipment, and manufacturing. He is at his best when he plays the role of “connector,” bridging the divide between disparate groups of experts to make awesome things happen. Aaron has degrees in computer engineering from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

LinkedIn / aaronhurd

Twitter / aaronmhurd

Loïc Le Merlus Coauthor, Number cruncher, Tech Guru

Loic works closely with his clients, applying his propriatory software and decade long experience to analyze complex data and understand the economic impact that 3D printing and additive manufacturing could have on their businesses. In other words, he puts the numbers behind the hype. Loïc has an in-depth understanding of the entire additive technology spectrum, having worked closely with users and vendors across the industry. With both an engineering master from Art & Metiers Paristech and a mechatronics master, Loïc has a broad knowledge of what technologies are required to make additive manufacturing technologies work.

LinkedIn / lemerlusloic David Busacker Coauthor, DFAMer, Educator

David Busacker is an advanced technology consultant with experience in additive manufacturing, manufactiring engineering, and business consulting. David has developed and deployed a world-leading “design for additive manufacturing” course, focused on educating designers and engineers on how to use 3D printing more efficiently and creatively. He has also developed several technical analysis frameworks to enable more effective additive transformation, as well as teach 3D printing at the University of Minnesota.

LinkedIn / davidbusacker

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Stratasys is a global leader in additive manufacturing or 3D printing technology and is the manufacturer of FDM® and PolyJet™ 3D printers. The company’s technologies are used to create prototypes, manufacturing tools, and production parts for industries, including aerospace, automotive, healthcare, consumer products and education. For 30 years, Stratasys products have helped manufacturers reduce product-development time, cost, and time-to-market, as well as reduce or eliminate tooling costs and improve product quality. The Stratasys 3D printing ecosystem of solutions and expertise includes 3D printers, materials, software, expert services, and on-demand parts production. Online at: www.stratasys.com, http://blog.stratasys.com and LinkedIn.

Stratasys and FDM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Stratasys Ltd. and/or its affiliates. ULTEM™ is a registered trademark of SABIC or its affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners, and Stratasys assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of these non-Stratasys products.

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Blueprint is an independently-minded consultancy owned by Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), bringing together more than 15 years of knowledge and experience across the industry. As the world’s leading additive manufacturing consultancy, Blueprint regularly assists futureready companies achieve additive success.

Based in Eden Prairie, Minn., and Milford, U.K, the firm offers a unique, technology-agnostic perspective on all things additive, from strategic advice to design optimization services. More information is available online at www.additiveblueprint.com.

A Blueprint for 3D Printing is a practical handbook for managers, executives, and business leaders striving to fully grasp the benefits 3D printing can bring to their business. In this book you will find all the information you need to make those benefits a reality...

45 case studies detailing how companies across a wide range of industries are applying 3D printing

Decision making tools that allow you to determine the most effective investment decisions for 3D printing for maximum return

5 additive technology maps helping you to identify the most suitable 3D printing technology for an array of different requirements

50 questions to help you value and prioritize the opportunities for 3D printing across your organization

15 additive archetypes describing how best to deploy 3D printing within your organization and supply chain

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A Blueprint for 3D Printing by Oliver Smith, Blueprint, Stratasys is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0CC