3D Printing and Prototyping

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10/7/2011 12:04 PM

Pretty slick technology! Trek can prototype a part in about just a few hours with this thing. Saves them time CNCing and they can dial stuff in much faster.

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1/2/2012 1:19 PM

I had no idea there were 3D Stainless Steel printers as well:

After the melted powder has dried, it's supposedly more dense than castings.

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