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4 Key Trends to Watch in Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain

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The promise of AM is the use of less material, lightweight alloys and to provide faster cycle time due to rapid prototyping. AM has the potential to move manufacturing from mass production in large factories with dedicated machining and tooling lines to an era of mass customization and distributed smart manufacturing. Source CIO.com.

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[Infographic] The Power of 3D Printing in Manufacturing: An Illustrated Guide

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In the 1980s, most tech geeks were still busting their brains over how to develop personal computers and entertainment consoles for the masses. The range of filaments these machines use has expanded from the original thermoplastics to metal alloys, wood , resin, consumables like sugar or chocolate, and even human cells.