Additive manufacturing: the new industrial revolution

It has been speculated that, in the near future, additive manufacturing will begin to have a marked effect on how we order and manufacture products. When one examines some of the implications of AM more closely, it can be concluded that it could, in fact, have a major Impact not just on products, bu...

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Main Author: Diegel, O (Author)
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Published: CRDM Ltd, 2011-08-18T00:53:40Z.
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