Steffi Czerny was kind enough to invite me to talk about the future of manufacturing at the prestigious DLD conference. Afterwards, I got to moderate a panel with one of the leading doers in this field, Joachim Zettler of Airbus’ APWorks subsidiary. Joachim brought a 3D printed motorcycle onto the stage, carrying it with one hand – an impressive demonstration of the potential of Additive Manufacturing, when it comes to building lightweight structures.

I believe that 3D printing plus the intersection with synthetic biology will completely transform how we produce things in the next couple of years – so much, that I don’t think we are currently able to imagine what things will look like in 20 years from now.

I am actively working on this subject with my new startup Hyperganic, that I started in January last year.

Thoughts? Connect with me on Twitter or LinkedIn and let’s discuss.

About Lin Kayser
Lin is the co-founder and CEO of the Hyperganic Group. His entrepreneurial journey stretches back to the early 1990s and covers areas as diverse as industrial control systems and transforming Hollywood from analog to digital.

This is his personal blog which contains many posts that pre-date Hyperganic. His views are his own.