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Thursday, 05/21/2015 11:26:20 PM

Thursday, May 21, 2015 11:26:20 PM

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"Industrial 3-D printing is at a tipping point, about to go mainstream in a big way. Most executives don’t realize it, but this technology has moved well beyond prototyping, rapid tooling, trinkets and toys. “Additive manufacturing” is creating durable and safe products for sale to real customers in moderate to large quantities.

The beginnings of the revolution show up in a 2014 PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of more than 100 manufacturing companies. At the time of the survey, 11% had already switched to volume production of 3-D-printed parts or products. According to Gartner analysts, a technology is “mainstream” when it reaches an adoption level of 20%.

Among the numerous companies using 3-D printing to ramp up production are General Electric, Boeing and Google. More companies will follow as the range of printable materials continues to expand. In addition to basic plastics and photosensitive resins, these already include ceramics, cement, glass and numerous metals."
http://www.brw.com.au/p/tech-gadgets/the_printed_jetfighter_how_mainstream_nV55VplgDpLfQD4muFUrJL
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