Decentralized supply chain for three-dimensional printing based on distributed ledger technology

A computer implemented method comprising:

• ascertaining, from an electronic stereolithography file for a three-dimensional part to be printed, three-dimensional printing constraints that include a design constraint, a material constraint, and a dimension constraint;
• ascertaining a plurality of attributes for each three-dimensional printer of a plurality of three-dimensional printers;
• comparing the three-dimensional printing constraints from the electronic stereolithography file for the three-dimensional part to be printed to each attribute of the plurality of attributes for each three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers;
• determining, based on the comparison, whether the three-dimensional part is printable by at least one three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers or not printable by any three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers;
• ascertaining, based on a determination that the three-dimensional part is printable by the at least one three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers, costs associated with three-dimensional printing of the three-dimensional part and non-three-dimensional printing based manufacturing of the three-dimensional part;
• determining, based on an analysis of the costs associated with the three-dimensional printing of the three-dimensional part and the non-three-dimensional printing based manufacturing of the three-dimensional part, whether the three-dimensional part is to be printed by the at least one three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers;
• ascertaining, based on a determination that the three-dimensional part is to be printed by the at least one three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers, the electronic stereolithography file for the three-dimensional part to be printed;
• controlling, by a blockchain network, execution of the electronic stereolithography file for the three-dimensional part to be printed;
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• controlling, by the blockchain network and based on the execution of the electronic stereolithography file for the three-dimensional part to be printed, printing of the three-dimensional part.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon machine readable instructions, the machine readable instructions, when executed, cause at least one hardware processor to:

• ascertain, for a three-dimensional part to be printed, three-dimensional printing constraints;
• ascertain a plurality of attributes for each three-dimensional printer of a plurality of three-dimensional printers;
• compare the three-dimensional printing constraints to each attribute of the plurality of attributes for each three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers;
• determine, based on the comparison, whether the three-dimensional part is printable by at least one three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers or not printable by any three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers;
• ascertain, based on a determination that the three-dimensional part is printable by the at least one three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers, costs associated with three-dimensional printing of the three-dimensional non-three-dimensional printing based manufacturing of the three-dimensional part;
• determine, based on an analysis of the costs associated with the three-dimensional printing of the three-dimensional part and the non-three-dimensional printing based manufacturing of the three-dimensional part, whether the three-dimensional part is to be printed by the at least one three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers;
• ascertain, based on a determination that the three-dimensional part is to be printed by the at least one three-dimensional printer of the plurality of three-dimensional printers, an electronic three-dimensional printing file for the three-dimensional part to be printed;
• control, by a distributed electronic ledger, execution of the electronic three-dimensional printing file for the three-dimensional part to be printed;
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• control, by the distributed electronic ledger and based on the execution of the electronic three-dimensional printing file for the three-dimensional part to be printed, printing of the three-dimensional part.