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3D printing systems are easy to operate and offer a quick, low-cost way to
visualize your ideas early in the design process when dimensional accuracy
and mechanical strength may not be critical. Your choice of printer, however,
depends on what you need from the final result.
Just as rapid prototyping is continuously making great strides, new materials are being developed to keep pace, including the
most elusive and difficult to make: clear resin.
Every reverse engineered biomedical part requires some type of rapid manufacturing to produce it.
Custom parts play a huge, yet rarely discussed role in the manufacturing industry.
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