--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/39890180.md" description: "Recently, I've been playing around myself while also looking at the situation in the industrial chain and doing some thinking. Compared to humanoid robots, what I'm more interested in now are the potential changes brought about by the miniaturization and decentralization of various supply chain equipment, including 3D printing.In the future, could part of the logistics for goods shift from transporting finished products to transporting digital design files and basic materials? Even if it can't reach every household, could it reach the community level?Could a 100-200 square meter community hub, in a space similar to a Cainiao Station, with the support of miniaturized supply chain equipment and automation facilities, provide thousands of SKUs of products to the surrounding community? Could the time from design completion to delivery to the user's hands be shortened to 30 minutes?For now, it's just for fun, and the whole thing is still mostly a gimmick. However, if the business model can be established, I wonder if some changes might emerge within 10 years.P.S.: The pictures are some small things I recently customized at home through secondary creation." datetime: "2026-04-14T06:53:32.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/39890180.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/39890180.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/39890180.md) author: "[輸棟樓的韭菜](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/10647684.md)" --- # Recently, I've been playing around myself while al… ## Comments (23) - **名字什么的都是代号 · 2026-04-14T12:11:41.000Z**: A senior employee of Creality 3D said that laymen just watch the excitement... - **輸棟樓的韭菜** (2026-04-14T15:56:47.000Z): Hello, senior 3D printing expert. The content discussed here is not closely related to FDM technology. Do you have any insights on business models? - **名字什么的都是代号** (2026-04-14T16:12:07.000Z): Creality has been making efforts in open source and user community operations. Its product line is also expanding towards printers, scanners, engraving machines, and consumables, aiming to win by volu - **名字什么的都是代号** (2026-04-14T16:13:27.000Z): Just play with this thing at home, bro. It's way too competitive. - **呀哈哈901 · 2026-04-14T08:45:23.000Z**: Is Figure 4 Griffith? - **輸棟樓的韭菜** (2026-04-14T09:19:16.000Z): Yes. Figure three as well. - **Fee. · 2026-04-14T07:44:41.000Z**: The 3D printer is gathering dust at home... There really isn't that much demand for personalization. The advantages of standard products are still quite obvious. Of course, in the future, mature 3D printers will become a standard household appliance, just like washing machines. - **輸棟樓的韭菜** (2026-04-14T07:48:19.000Z): Actually, it doesn't necessarily have to be a standard household item. What if each Cainiao Station has a particularly good one? - **Fee.** (2026-04-14T08:02:20.000Z): I don't really get it. Actually, a lot of the time I can't even articulate my own needs. I just buy things if they look good, and then keep using them. But what you're saying is very likely to combine - **輸棟樓的韭菜** (2026-04-14T08:11:18.000Z): It's already not easy for customers to articulate their own needs. Personalized recommendations can become even more personalized, directly suggesting design drafts based on individual requirements an - **黑化的交易员 · 2026-04-14T07:40:04.000Z**: Is Brother Chive actually an old-school otaku? - **Freemason · 2026-04-14T07:39:41.000Z · 👍 2**: High customization and flexible production have always been the major direction, and we've been researching it for years, but cost is a big issue. It's not suitable for the domestic consumption environment in the short term. - **輸棟樓的韭菜** (2026-04-14T07:53:59.000Z): The population is large and dense, labor costs are cheap, supply chains are crowded and competitive, and demand is relatively homogeneous. There is no room for flexible production to make a difference - **奇迹的交易员cola · 2026-04-14T07:30:52.000Z · 👍 3**: The core advantage of centralized manufacturing is economies of scale. An injection molding machine can produce one item in 30-90 seconds, operating non-stop 24/7. The community-based model trades flexibility for scale efficiency and can never fully replace mass production in terms of cost-effective - **美股第一韭菜 · 2026-04-14T07:22:37.000Z · 👍 1**: Bambu Lab is working on consumer-grade 3D printing. - **京城Z先生 · 2026-04-14T07:15:15.000Z · 👍 1**: What's the cost? - **輸棟樓的韭菜** (2026-04-14T07:29:24.000Z): It's about how to do business and what to produce. The cost for me to dabble in it is still manageable.The key point is only needing to source goods and mass-produce raw materials, without the need to - **輸棟樓的韭菜** (2026-04-14T07:47:05.000Z): For high-certainty hit products with single-SKU mass production, the cost simply cannot match that of the traditional supply chain. - **奇迹的交易员cola · 2026-04-14T07:09:29.000Z · 👍 4**: This idea was first mentioned in the comments section of $Xometry(XMTR.US) in early 2025, discussing the prototype of new quality productive forces; the thinking was very immature at the time.After exchanging ideas with Brother Chive a few months ago, I recently picked up the fruit line again; seein - **♾️ · 2026-04-14T06:57:53.000Z · 👍 1**: I think 3D printing places quite high demands on users. Being able to have new ideas and put them into practice already filters out a lot of people. - **不奋东西 · 2026-04-14T06:57:08.000Z · 👍 1**: Some classmates are doing 3D printing, and what you mentioned should have a good market.