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subtractive fabrication

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subtractive fabrication
The manufacturing of products by machine tools that reduce a solid block of metal or other material by any combination of drilling, turning on a lathe and grinding. Contrast with additive fabrication. See numerical control.


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But at this moment, hybrid machines which perform both additive and subtractive fabrication are technically feasible, and may be commercially desirable in the near future.
 
 
 
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