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...

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Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Economist Vol. 392; no. 8647; pp. 26 - 29
Format:	Article
Published:	Economist Newspaper Limited 9/5/2009
Subjects:	Computer peripherals Technological innovations Manufacturing process automation Digital incremental plotters Computer printer software Reader-printers (Microphotography) High technology industries 3D Systems Corp.
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost