Retail/Apparel ・ Design and rapid prototyping ・ Manufacturing at point of use ・ Mass customization ・ decentralized, distributed production networks | ・ Shoes and clothing ・ Fashion and consumer goods ・ Consumer grade eyewear ・ Eyeglass frames out of titanium ・ Production of durable plastic and metal bicycle accessories | ・ On-demand custom fit and styling ・ Reduce supply chain costs ・ Reduction in required inventory ・ Deliver of small quantities of products in real time ・ Create overall better products ・ Products are getting to market quicker ・ Management of demand uncertainty ・ Customer empowerment ・ Enables entry into new markets without huge capital cost ・ Hedge against disruptions |
Food ・ Manufacturing at point of use ・ decentralized, distributed production networks | ・ Chocolate and candy ・ Flat foods such as crackers, pasta, and pizza | ・ The ability to squeeze out food, layer by layer, into three-dimensional objects ・ Reduce production cost ・ Feasibility of printing food in space ・ Reduction in required inventory ・ Enables entry into new markets without huge capital cost |