Getting 3-D Printing and Next-Generation Manufacturing to the Factory Floor [Video]

"Additive manufacturing" offers manufacturers a powerful set of tools for making any number of products cost-effectively and with little waste, a groundbreaking development that promises to help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing sector . But what will it take to get the process out of the lab and onto the factory floor? A generous cash infusion, perhaps unsurprisingly, will help--and it is now in the offing. [More]
Source: Scientific American Topic - Biotechnology - Category: Biotechnology Tags: Technology,Physics,Society & Policy,More Science,Consumer Electronics,Biotechnology,Automotive Technology,Communications,Computing,Chemistry,Biotechnology Source Type: news