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Table II

Summary of findings

Party	Activities related to additive manufacturing	Proactive	Reactive	Regain balance/create imbalance
Manufacturers of 3D printers	Manufacture printers	Creating silos of lock-in effects through requesting specific powder for each printer		Trying to rule the market through specific powders (create imbalance)
Raw material producers	Complement product portfolio with powder	Powder to avoid future competition	Powder that can be used in various printers	Manufacturing of powder to meet competition (regain) Powder not for specific printers to decrease such dependence between manufacturers of printers and sub-suppliers/manufacturers (regain)
Sub-suppliers	Manufacture components for manufacturing firms; creating around-the-clock production	Utilisation of printers	Avoid risk of being outperformed by manufacturing firms’ home fabrication	Avoid risk of manufacturing firms (customers) doing the production themselves (regain balance, partially)
Logistics firms	Create fab labs for local printing		Risk that less transportation is needed	Balance decreased use of transport (regain)
Manufacturing firms	Produce prototypes, spare parts, etc.	Home fabrication of spare parts. Changed design or products. Increased customisation		Increase home fabrication (create imbalance towards sub-suppliers; regain from customers)
Customers	Potentially manufacture goods themselves. Demand of customisation	Demand for customisation	Home fabrication	Home fabrication and customisation (create imbalance)
Societal support	Support and test technologies	Trying to advance additive manufacturing use		Sponsor sub-suppliers with printers (no attempt to create or regain power, but affects the balance in the supply chain)

Party	Activities related to additive manufacturing	Proactive	Reactive	Regain balance/create imbalance
Manufacturers of 3D printers	Manufacture printers	Creating silos of lock-in effects through requesting specific powder for each printer		Trying to rule the market through specific powders (create imbalance)
Raw material producers	Complement product portfolio with powder	Powder to avoid future competition	Powder that can be used in various printers	Manufacturing of powder to meet competition (regain)Powder not for specific printers to decrease such dependence between manufacturers of printers and sub-suppliers/manufacturers (regain)
Sub-suppliers	Manufacture components for manufacturing firms; creating around-the-clock production	Utilisation of printers	Avoid risk of being outperformed by manufacturing firms’ home fabrication	Avoid risk of manufacturing firms (customers) doing the production themselves (regain balance, partially)
Logistics firms	Create fab labs for local printing		Risk that less transportation is needed	Balance decreased use of transport (regain)
Manufacturing firms	Produce prototypes, spare parts, etc.	Home fabrication of spare parts. Changed design or products. Increased customisation		Increase home fabrication (create imbalance towards sub-suppliers; regain from customers)
Customers	Potentially manufacture goods themselves. Demand of customisation	Demand for customisation	Home fabrication	Home fabrication and customisation (create imbalance)
Societal support	Support and test technologies	Trying to advance additive manufacturing use		Sponsor sub-suppliers with printers (no attempt to create or regain power, but affects the balance in the supply chain)