When 3D printing first broke onto the scene and started to gain traction, entering into the public consciousness, there were limited, niche applications available. Scientists, universities, and industries who could afford them for the emerging needs were the only places you found 3D printers.
When 3D printing first burst onto the scene, it was the realm of high-tech engineers who were creating production models, rapid prototypes, and critical machining tools. However, a lot has changed in the 3D printing world over the past decade, including 3D printers becoming cheaper, smaller, and thus more accessible.
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Unquestionably, Additive Manufacturing, known as 3D printing, has made an amazing inroad or encroachment on traditional manufacturing methods. 3D printing has several advantages over traditional manufacturing such as reduced cost, reduced transport costs, shorter time to market, and rapid prototyping during
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To many people, the term 3D printing means that a product is built by squirting out blobs of plastic, or by laying down successive layers of material to be fused or bonded together into a product. The fact is that 3D printing technology has advanced beyond the developmental stage, and it is now being used on the factory floor to make complex metal-based parts. For th
