FROM METAL MINER
Sourcing & Trading Intelligence for Global Metals Markets
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A series of fascinating articles in the Economist delves into the phenomenon of additive manufacturing processes, or, as it is widely becoming known, 3D printing technology.
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The above knee implant was built by Direct Metal Laser-Sintering (DMLS®) using a bio-compatible Cobalt-Chrome alloy. Several such parts can be built fully automatically overnight, even patient-specific, by Stryker Orthopaedics. Source: EOS
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.Click link below for commentary, there is a link at end for – Part Two:
http://agmetalminer.com/2011/02/25/the-phenomenon-of-additive-manufacturing-is-3d-printing-too-good-to-be-true/
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. Also, click link below to check out ‘Print me a Stradivarius’ in link below from The Economist:
http://www.economist.com/node/18114327
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