3D printing technology is becoming part of daily life and gaining commercial use strength. It is believed to be the start of a new industrial revolution, rising from the small businesses and home innovators which 3D printing gives power to. Also makes prosthetic limbs.

3D printing isn't a new industrial revolution yet, but its impact will be huge. It will allow production on the small-scale to be as efficient as large scale production. Its existence and growth will challenge and complete traditional manufacturing.

3D printing changes how consumers acquire products. It will change the way major consumer brands envision packaging, as products will be stripped of external identifiers and reduced to their very substance. Anything could be digitized in the future.

A cafe in Japan offered personalized 3D printed chocolate for Valentine's Day.

3D printers give off unhealthy air emissions similar to burning a cigarette or cooking on a gas or electric stove.