With the growing popularization of digital manufacturing, a sector of society has generated many expectations on how this can contribute to the development of social welfare. These expectations are reflected in a series of initiatives from the public sector, which seek, through the implementation of spaces dedicated to these technologies, to benefit the community. Taking as a starting point the analysis of the objectives of some of these projects, this research reviews the proposals of some authors that provide tools for understanding how a digital manufacturing space can become a public service for the benefit of communities. The research reveals that, although there are many possibilities opened by digital manufacturing, it is necessary to first problematize some ideas that are taken for granted when thinking about these new technologies as a contribution to the quality of people's life.

Authors: Daniel Llermaly Larraín