3D printing for manufacturing goods.

   Advantages  

• Easier to customize products such as pills to users specific  requirements/genetic makeup  
• Printing can be done remotely so no need to transport the final product from  factory to destination  
• [[prototypes]] can be produced more rapidly for testing so production is  speeded up  
• Manufacturing of product may be faster than traditional methods so product   is available sooner  
• Costs may be reduced due to reduction in tooling costs/ less need for  specialist machinery  
• No need to store excess inventory/reduced warehouse costs  
• Can produce items/spare parts in harsh environments where traditional   methods may not be feasible/possible  

  

Disadvantages  

• Limited materials available for printing so product range is  ,restricted/materials may not be suitable for product’s eventual use  
• Copyright issues arise as easier for anyone to print the product  
• Dangerous items can be more easily created e.g. Knives/guns  
• Useless items produced and thrown away these have an environmental  impact  
• Limited size of products due to restrictions on size of printer  
• Printing can be quite slow compared to traditional manufacturing.

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