Shifting from lab to factory floor, additive manufacturing is transforming product design and supply chains.

The technologies that build 3D objects—known as additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing—have rarely moved outside the lab. Now, however, global companies are beginning to adopt AM for applications at scale.

Jason Clark, a leader in Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Digital Supply Networks practice, shares his insights on how enterprises can incorporate AM into their product development and supply chains to reduce costs and drive product design and innovation. AM has been around for several years, but only recently have businesses started to use it in real-world applications. What’s different now? Clark: Until a couple of years ago, the hype around AM outpaced the reality of its applicability. There were many reasons for this: economics, quality, speed, size, materials, and so on. Now, however, highly capitalized and R&D-rich companies are doubling down on AM and […]

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