Tech Dregs | The Geography of 3d Printing @TechDregs | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 1 hour ago
Why is it so hard to compete with Chinese 3d printers? Why is so much of the manufacturing located in Shenzhen? This is a rambling look at agglomeration economies and how they apply.

Production facilities mapped for Prusa, Ultimaker, Lulzbot, Bambu Lab, Anycubic, Creality, Formlabs, Anet, Elegoo, Sovol, BigTreeTech/BIQU, Tronxy, Longer, JLCPCB, PCBWay, and Foxconn.

=== Timestamps ===
00:00 Introduction
01:16 US Manufacturers (Lulzbot/Formlabs)
06:24 European Manufacturers (Ultimaker/Prusa)
9:15 Asian Manufacturers (Phrozen/Qidi)
10:28 Shenzhen (EVERYONE!!)
12:07 Agglomeration Economies
14:43 Why is everyone in Shenzhen?
18:14 Shenzhen Electronics Markets
21:34 Easy sourcing and logistics...
26:50 Conclusion