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Product Innovation Requires Production Innovation: Additive Manufacturing as an Enabler

Posted on November 13, 2018 by ksimmons

Lumiena, a startup making “smart” LED lighting systems, couldn’t find the processing equipment it needed to make its novel products since the technology didn’t exist. Thanks to additive manufacturing, it made its own equipment, and this was a game-changer until its scalability was called into question.

Printing the Future: Ford Motor Company’s New Production Process

Posted on November 12, 2018 by John Smithwick

The rise of additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing) promises to revolutionize how companies build products. Ford Motor Company is revolutionizing the very production processes it popularized by adopting 3D printing and a renewed vision of cost savings and product innovation.

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