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Does Blockchain for 3D Printing Offer Opportunities for Business Model Innovation?

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Peer-reviewed

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Authors

Klöckner, Maximilian 
Kurpjuweit, Stefan 
Wagner, Stephan 

Abstract

Blockchain combined with 3D printing offers businesses untapped opportunities. Blockchain can help businesses overcome intellectual property and data security barriers, allowing them to take advantage of emerging 3D printing business models. Specifically, blockchain can facilitate local manufacturing and may lay the groundwork for new business models like industrial design marketplaces and shared factories. Businesses could also improve their value proposition by offering additional services around a printed part, improving value delivery, and offering less costly and more customized products that involve fewer risks. Blockchain could transform the way firms create, deliver, and capture value in 3D printing ecosystems.

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Keywords

Blockchain, 3D printing, Additive manufacturing, Business model innovation

Journal Title

Research Technology Management: international journal of research management

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Journal ISSN

0034-5334
1930-0166

Volume Title

63

Publisher

Taylor & Francis
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K039598/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R024367/1)
Chander Velu would like to acknowledge funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R024367/1 and EP/K039598/1)