A factory on your desk.
The article discusses research on so-called 3-D printers in manufacturing processes. These devices are computer printers which can create replicas of objects using laser sintering. They are increasing being used to produce parts in such industries as household electronics. Efforts to produce such de...
| Publicado en: | Economist Vol. 392; no. 8647; pp. 26 - 29 |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
9/5/2009
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| Sumario: | The article discusses research on so-called 3-D printers in manufacturing processes. These devices are computer printers which can create replicas of objects using laser sintering. They are increasing being used to produce parts in such industries as household electronics. Efforts to produce such devices for consumer use by companies including 3D Systems are described. |
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