{"id":854,"date":"2016-06-29T15:27:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T23:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartermanager.com\/blog\/?p=854"},"modified":"2016-06-29T15:27:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T23:27:53","slug":"additive-manufacturing-building-exciting-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartermanager.com\/blog\/additive-manufacturing-building-exciting-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Additive Manufacturing: Building an Exciting Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The term \u201cadditive manufacturing\u201d has a delightfully logical origin: it describes the process by which materials are \u201cadded\u201d to a product layer by layer. First developed at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (MIT) the technology has both changed the world of manufacturing and captured the imaginations of countless people. Often referred to by the colloquial name of \u201c3-D Printing,\u201d additive manufacturing promises and exciting future for manufacturers and the world.<\/p>\n

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Additive Manufacturing: A Convergence of Technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n

What has made additive manufacturing possible? In short, rapid technological advancement. Additive manufacturing relies on sophisticated computers, advanced 3-D modeling programs, complex machine equipment, and carefully selected layering material. In a process that would have been unthinkable even a short time ago, additive manufacturing equipment is able to read a digital sketch (usually a \u201c<\/a>C<\/strong><\/a>omputer <\/a>A<\/strong><\/a>ided <\/a>D<\/strong><\/a>esign,\u201d<\/a> or CAD), and reproduce it in real life. This is the origin of the term \u201c3-D printing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Future of 3-D Printing<\/strong><\/p>\n

3-D printing promises to radically change the manufacturing of a number of products, including (but certainly not limited to)<\/p>\n