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486 shares The NXE400 3D printer is the size of a fridge and up to 20 times more productive than competing machines (Nexa 3D) 3D printing is set to change the way we make everything – from residential homes to artificial bone implants. No longer reserved for prototypes and models, 3D printing – technically known as additive manufacturing – is now precise enough for dentistry, durable enough for car parts, and on course to disrupt the entire manufacturing industry. In America, where dentists are turning to digital technology to provide better services for patients, refrigerator-siz...

How BMW Group is Accelerating the Industrialization of 3D Printing Image Credit: asharkyu/Shutterstock.com The BMW Group is stepping up the systematic integration of additive manufacturing – commonly referred to as 3D printing – to employ the technology for industrial-level vehicle development and production. At the company’s Additive Manufacturing Campus in Munich, Germany, precision plastic and metal components are constructed from computer-based 3D scans that are “printed upwards” layer-upon-layer until products are formed. BMW says the most significant advantage...