{"id":1080,"date":"2014-02-10T19:32:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T03:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Polarion-Blog\/3D-Printing-An-Open-Source-Revolution-for-Hardware\/ba-p\/380819"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:34:34","slug":"3d-printing-an-open-source-revolution-for-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/polarion\/3d-printing-an-open-source-revolution-for-hardware\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing: An Open Source Revolution for Hardware?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody is talking about <STRONG>3D-printing<\/STRONG> and <STRONG>3D-printers<\/STRONG> as a revolution; one which could change our lives dramatically. What does the 3D revolution mean for industry? For large enterprises and for small companies?<\/p>\n<p><STRONG>3D-Printers have already entered 21<SUP>st<\/SUP> century life.<\/STRONG> How are those of us in software development likely to feel its impact?<!--more--><br \/>\n<A href=\"http:\/\/www.polarion.com\/resources\/download.php?dl=3D-Printing-Open-Source-Revolution-Hardware-eBook.pdf&amp;utm_source=REPLACE_ME&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=blog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignright\" alt=\"3D Printing: An Open Source Revolution for Hardware?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.polarion.com\/resources\/img\/covers\/3d.jpg\" width=\"183\" height=\"261\" \/><\/A><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n\t<LI>There are medical printers, which allow producing of tooth and bone replacements.<\/LI><br \/>\n\t<LI>There are models of Lego<SUP>\u00ae<\/SUP> pieces to be printed for kids. There are even <A href=\"http:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/3d-printed-aircraft-successfully-takes-flight-1523821\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">3D-printed airplanes<\/A> that can actually fly!<\/LI><br \/>\n\t<LI>The US Navy is <A href=\"http:\/\/www.technewsdaily.com\/18127-3d-printing-could-revolutionize-navy.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">installing 3D-Printers on ships<\/A> instead of stocking pre-made replacement parts.<\/LI><br \/>\n\t<LI>Shoe manufactures Adidas<SUP>\u00ae<\/SUP> and Nike<SUP>\u00ae<\/SUP> announced <A href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/sports\/need-a-size-9-nike-and-adidas-can-3d-print-that-for-you-if-youre-an-nfl-player\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">rapid prototyping with the 3D-printers<\/A>.<\/LI><br \/>\n\t<LI>Someone has even a initiated a <A href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2013\/05\/21\/nasa-funds-3d-food-printer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">food printing<\/A> project!<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\nPolarion Software follows the extremely exciting development of 3D-printing, and our <A href=\"http:\/\/www.polarion.com\/products\/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">products<\/A> offer unbeatable <STRONG>opportunity for new technologies<\/STRONG> to be incorporated into the development cycle in a <STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/www.polarion.com\/resources\/download.php?dl=ALM-Meets-PLM-the-PALM-Way-Whitepaper.pdf&amp;utm_source=REPLACE_ME&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=blog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PALM<\/A><\/STRONG> environment. I would like to invite you to learn more about the 3D printing revolution, and its potential to affect the way we design and develop products, in my new eBook <EM><A href=\"http:\/\/www.polarion.com\/resources\/download.php?dl=3D-Printing-Open-Source-Revolution-Hardware-eBook.pdf&amp;utm_source=REPLACE_ME&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=blog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;3D Printing: An Open Source Revolution for Hardware?&#8221;<\/A>.&nbsp;<\/EM><\/p>\n<p>In this <STRONG>free eBook<\/STRONG>, I explore such ideas as:<br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n\t<LI>How 3D printing further merges software development and hardware development<\/LI><br \/>\n\t<LI>Agile Hardware Development &#8211; a new concept that&#8217;s already upon us<\/LI><br \/>\n\t<LI>Open Source Hardware Development: is this where 3D printing could be taking us?<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n3D printing truly has the potential to change our future. What are your thoughts?<br \/>\n<P style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 85%; line-height: normal; margin-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; padding-top: 0.5em;\">Editor&#8217;s Note: Nick Entin is Vice President of R&amp;D at Polarion Software. Photo credit: Flickr\/<A href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/creative_tools\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Creative Tools<\/A><\/P><\/p>\n<p><DIV id=\"cta\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 32px 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 1em;\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.polarion.com\/resources\/download.php?dl=3D-Printing-Open-Source-Revolution-Hardware-eBook.pdf?utm_source=REPLACE-ME&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=blog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4714\" alt=\"Free eBook: 3D Printing: open source hardware (Polarion)\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/siemensplm_blogs\/2013\/12\/polarion-3d-printing-free-ebook.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"135\" \/><\/A><\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody is talking about 3D-printing and 3D-printers as a revolution; one which could change our lives dramatically. What does the 3D revolution mean for industry? 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