Let's print out the future

摘要

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing as it is commonly known, has come along in leaps and bounds over the past 12 months. A couple of decades ago, 3D printing was probably a distant pipe dream (together with grandiose dreams of robot automated factories) but at National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2018, these 3D businesses were out in full force. And taking in orders by the dozens. Back in the day, it did draw the crowds but not the dollars. What a different story it is today.