When a company like Deloitte dedicates an entire “Discovery Centre” to you, you know you are big. That is true whether you are a multinational company, an investment fund or even a Nation, since Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, is the largest professional and financial advisory service network in the world and its evaluations can deeply affect entire national economies. So, imagine the impact that Deloitte can have on a rapidly emerging market trend such as that of 3D printing and additive manufacturing.
Deloitte has now formed a partnership with 3D Systems to establish a “3D Printing Greenhouse Discovery Center” at its offices in Rosslyn, Virginia, near Washington D.C. Its intent is to help companies keep up with the pace of change in design and manufacturing which, Deloitte says, is now accelerating at an exponential rate, through new human-to-computer interfaces and additive manufacturing technologies.
What this means is that any manufacturer who is interested in introducing 3D printing processes — for rapid prototyping or manufacturing — to its business model will be able to visit Deloitte Consulting’s centre in Virginia and view a broad range of 3D Systems machines up close and at work.
Citing their belief that clients that are looking towards advanced design and additive manufacturing require a truly immersive experience in order to fully understand the implications to their business, Deloitte developed this centre, so that clients can experience the end to end process before they commit to further investment.
Deloitte’s conclusion is that these new business paradigms afforded by the implementation of additive manufacturing are not going away any time soon. This means that now is the time for manufacturers to discover it, or run the risk of being left inexorably behind.
