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rapid manufacturing
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rapid manufacturing
Building parts out of plastic or metal one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Multiple pieces, either similar or dissimilar, can be built simultaneously. Rapid manufacturing evolved from some of the technologies used to build prototypes (see rapid prototyping). See 3D printing.


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Our Denmark facility will give us direct manufacturing in Europe to meet the needs of global customers," Pregont said in a news release about the expansion.
This would be our first major involvement in direct manufacturing.
Its Formiga P 100 model (photo) is a new compact model for direct manufacturing of parts and functional prototypes.
 
 
 
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