As science and technology can be subversive, development of science and technology also can be subversive.

Distributed production (Distributed Manufacturing, DM) is based on the local small-scale rapid design and production. Derived from the engineering ability, as much as possible close to the production cost of producing a few parts, rather than mass, the centralized production mode.

Lux research, a consultancy, said it is not suitable for all products, its impact will depend on the economy itself and the need for flexibility.

The company "distributed production: the next industrial revolution" of the report's lead author Mark Bunger says: "the DM is a kind of manufacturing a web browser, on the impact of manufacturing is similar to a web browser for traditional news, music, video, software, and the influence of other media."

He added: "if the attributes of the Internet, such as modularity, distribution, open standards can be transformed into physical, so the production of all products will be standing in comparable to overwhelm traditional news, music, and software of the new wave of the wave."

Analysts in the company to the influence of this kind of disruptive technologies are emerging and potential evaluation, including:

Will create a powerful tool. 3 d printing and scanning, CNC machining and laser cutting has been the main force of DM. 3 d printing, in particular, has been prepared to from simple consumer goods to airlines, many in the industry to bring more rapidly and more violent. In addition, the price is about $4000 more advanced robot has appeared, and printed electronics and synthetic biology also on the scene.

New things. At present, thousands of products from small ornaments to entity cars have adopted the DM. The examples include Pebble crowdsourcing smart watches, Local Motors open source car Rally Fighter, AtFAB Facit custom furniture and British home.

DM need other funding sources. With fewer traditional venture capital funding sources, and shrinks to less field occupation, DM enterprise will need to find other sources of funding, including corporate VC; Capital or consciously influence investment; "" Innovation competition, as well as the raise.