Skills pose major barrier to additive manufacturing adoption

Posted on 29 Jul 2017 by The Manufacturer
Additive manufacturing is still in its relative infancy, and significant amounts of knowledge rest within companies who may not want to make this freely accessible.

The barrier to the wider adoption of additive manufacturing most commonly identified by UK manufacturers is ‘skills’. Tim Minshall explains what this means in the context of the technology's expansion in Britain.

Additive manufacturing is still in its relative infancy, and significant amounts of knowledge rest within companies who may not want to make this freely accessible. Additive manufacturing has enormous potential, which – if fully realised – will transform product development and supply chains in the UK. It offers the prospect of…

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