A number of different industries have benefitted from this technology, with fields such as medicine, aerospace and automotive redesigning some of their more conventional production methods.
Additive manufacturing offers a number of different advantages than conventional techniques, allowing parts to be created which are more geometrically complex, stronger and yet more economical too. 3D printing as it’s often referred to in the popular media is a technology which has captured the public’s imagination yet it’s already in use far more than many people realise.
The semi-conductor industry is one which holds the possibility for fascinating developments, as the techniques become more refined and more intricate work becomes possible.