Secure system and method for remote manufacturing

A manufacturing system for securely and remotely manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) object, comprising:

• a mechanical processing machine configured to manufacture the 3D object;
• a security module in communication with the mechanical processing machine, the security module configured to transmit machine instructions to the mechanical processing machine, the machine instructions configured to direct the mechanical processing machine how to manufacture the 3D object;
• a system server in communication with the security module, the system server having a processor, a memory, and a marketplace subsystem, the memory including a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium with processor-executable instructions stored thereon, the marketplace subsystem having a content creator module and a user module, the content creator module configured to receive and store at least one of 3D object data, interfacing settings, and the machine instructions, and combinations thereof, and the user module configured to permit the user to order a manufacturing of the 3D object and selectively modify the interfacing settings before the 3D object data and the interfacing settings are converted to machine instructions, and the processor-executable instructions of the system server configured to convert the 3D object data and the interfacing instructions to the machine instructions and transmit the machine instructions to the security module, and
• security means associated with the content creator module for selectively preventing the 3D object data from being transmitted to the mechanical processing machine and for preventing the 3D object data from being accessed by the user.

A method for securely and remotely manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) object, comprising:

• providing a manufacturing system including a mechanical processing machine configured to manufacture the 3D object, a security module in communication with the mechanical processing machine, the security module configured to transmit machine instructions to the mechanical processing machine, the machine instructions configured to direct the mechanical processing machine how to manufacture the 3D object, a system server in communication with the security module, the system server having a processor, a memory, and a marketplace subsystem, the memory including a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium with processor-executable instructions stored thereon, the marketplace subsystem having a content creator module and a user module, the content creator module configured to receive and store at least one of 3D object data, interfacing settings, the machine instructions, and combinations thereof, the user module configured to permit a user to order a manufacturing of the 3D object;
• receiving and storing, by the system server, at least one of the 3D object data, the interfacing settings, the machine instructions, and combinations thereof;
• receiving, by the system server, an order for the manufacture of the 3D object from the user;
• selectively modifying, by the user, the interfacing settings;
• converting the 3D object data and the interfacing settings to the machine instructions;
• transmitting only the machine instructions, by the security module, to the mechanical processing machine;
• selectively preventing transmission of the 3D object data to the mechanical processing machine and securing the 3D object data from being accessed by the user;
• and
• manufacturing the 3D object, by the mechanical processing machine, directed by the machine instructions.