Once dismissed as a gimmick, 3D printing - or additive manufacturing - has finally come of age, according to Andy Gough, general manager at Datawright.
Andy Gough, general manager, Datawright. In December 2014, the crew of the orbiting International Space Station needed a ratcheting socket spanner. The only problem: there wasn’t one on board. But the space station did have a 3D printer, shipped up on a re-supply flight the previous month. And so, using CAD…
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