How 3D printing is becoming a mainstream technology for serial production

By reducing material costs and increasing process productivity, it has become a key driver of digital manufacturing

3D printing, 3D imaging
3D printing is being used in automotive, aerospace and defence, medical devices, and many others sectors
Business Standard
1 min read Last Updated : May 15 2020 | 2:55 AM IST
3D Printing or the process of building a three-dimensional object from a computer-aided design model by adding layers after layers using laser and electric beam, has been there as a concept for some time.

But slowly, 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is emerging out of the prototyping and proof of concepts (PoCs) to becoming a mainstream technology for serial production. 

By reducing material costs and increasing process productivity, it has become a key driver of digital manufacturing across several sectors such as automotive, aerospace and defence, medical devices, and many others.


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