A study of the entrepreneurial opportunities, Indian and global economy in the 3D printing sector


Ramalingam P. S., Mayandi K., Rajini N., Kanna S. R., AYRILMIŞ N.

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, cilt.51, sa.1, ss.39-61, 2023 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1504/ijesb.2024.135219
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Aerospace Database, CAB Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.39-61
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 3D printing, additive manufacturing, entrepreneurship, global and Indian economy
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

The main aim of the research was to explore all the opportunities, economic aspects, and challenges faced by various 3D printing industries, entrepreneurs and consumers. 3D printing is a revolutionary digital production technique in Industry 4.0 that can transform the manufacturing sector to a new dimension thereby creating a lot of opportunities and paving the way for economic growth both in the global and Indian industries. Moreover, the possibilities and availabilities of the 3D printing business opportunities for the entrepreneurs were studied based on their domain-specific areas such as application, manufacturing, programming, design and development. In recent decades, most of the industries have focused on 3D printing technologies as it has arbitrary potential in all the sectors, single universal machine for producing intricate shapes and having online remote access. The present study also considered quick prototyping, fast manufacturing, along with the current novel methodologies in fabricating 3D elements. The advancements in 3D printing technology for various other industries like electrical industries in inventing receptors, circuit boards, etc. were deliberated. Thus, the outcome of this specific study could be used to identify the entrepreneur company models in 3D printing and its business version by considering economic growth.