Exploring in 3D 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY IS PUTTING EXPLORATION TARGETS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND

摘要

The world of printing has finally caught up with the real world - and if the displays at the PDAC convention in Toronto this year were anything to go by, 3D printing is finding its way in the mineral exploration industry. 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, has been around since the 1980s and is essentially the creation of a three-dimensional object by laying down successive layers of material under the control of a computer. These materials are commonly plastic but can be metal, clay, sugar and even living cells.