This morning I had the privilege of speaking with experienced journalists Garry Barker who writes the weekly Mac Man column for The Age’s Green Guide and Leon Gettler who writes for The Age on business on their weekly podcast RMIT iTunes U.

Our chat took us down the road of 3D printers, what they are, how they work and how they might impact on future manufacturing and industry’s.

This yet untapped technology is set to become the next must have over the next few years as we become more familiar with it and as the marketplace sees first hand its possibilities.

This game changer technology will irrevocably alter our notions of innovation, design, distribution and manufacturing and after we have experienced it will wonder how we ever lived without it.

Listen now: