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Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing

ISBN: 978-1-118-35063-8
320 pages
February 2013
US $27.95 Add to Cart

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February 19, 2013
Indianapolis, IN

Wiley Announces Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing – First Book to Answer the Question “How Will 3D Printing Change My Life?”

John Wiley and Sons, Inc. today announced the publication of Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing(Wiley, 978-1-1183-5063-8, February 2013, US $27.95). Based on hundreds of hours of research and dozens of interviews with experts from a broad range of industries, Fabricated offers readers an informative, engaging and fast-paced introduction to 3D printing now and in the future. Written by Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman, leading experts on 3D printing, Fabricated is the first book to address both the practical and imaginative insights to the question “how will this technology change my life?”

“3D printing is already shaking our age-old notions of what can and can’t be made,” said Hod Lipson. “But what we’ve seen so far is just the tip of the iceberg. The next episode of 3D printing will involve printing entirely new kinds of materials.  Eventually we will print complete products -- circuits, motors, and batteries already included. At that point, all bets are off.”

Fabricated takes the reader onto a rich and fulfilling journey that explores how 3D printing is poised to impact nearly every part of our lives. The book features interviews with pioneering teachers, small businesses, artists, surgeons and researchers who are applying 3D printing and innovative design software to expand the limits of what can be done within various industries. Lipson and Kurman explain the weird and wonderful applications of 3D printing such as printing food, dental crowns and someday – replacement heart valves, organs and joints.

“Broad and versatile technologies like 3D printing send disruptive ripples through different industries,” said Melba Kurman.  “We will see the emergence of new business models and shorter supply chains in manufacturing.  Someday people will print the perfect meal; surgeons will print replacement knee cartilage.  The technology is moving fast – the law will struggle to keep up.”

Fabricated will interest readers of all backgrounds. Non-experts will learn the basics of 3D printing technologies and design software, explained in lucid, non-technical language. Readers with a taste for science fiction will get a glimpse at the not-so-distant 3D printing future that’s taking shape as leading researchers explore ways to 3D print smart materials and ready-made robots. The book also addresses a whole new level of intellectual property challenges that are on the horizon as 3D printers enable people to make copies and even “edit” commercial products and works of art.

Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing is now available for purchase online and at retailers nationwide in both print and all e-book formats. For a list of retailers, visit http://www.wiley.com/buy/9781118350638.