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Why 3D Printing A Jet Engine Or Car Is Just The Beginning

Why 3-D Printing A Jet Engine Or Car Is Just The Beginning
Farah Mohamed
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Managing Editor, The WorldPost

The elctronics inside the rocket are seen complete with a plastic 'pilot' figurine in central London on October 10, 2014. Fueled by beer and the enthusiam of the amateur, a British team is set to launch the world's first ever 3D printed rocket afer securing funds from an online crowdfunding platform. Showing off the human-sized rocket in a central London office, Lester Haines, Head of the 'Special Projects Bureau' at technology magazine The Register, described the technical challenges of building the craft and the 'big future' of 3D printing in aeronautics. AFP PHOTO / JACK TAYLOR (Photo credit should read JACK TAYLOR/AFP/Getty Images)
The elctronics inside the rocket are seen complete with a plastic 'pilot' figurine in central London on October 10, 2014. Fueled by beer and the enthusiam of the amateur, a British team is set to launch the world's first ever 3D printed rocket afer securing funds from an online crowdfunding platform. Showing off the human-sized rocket in a central London office, Lester Haines, Head of the 'Special Projects Bureau' at technology magazine The Register, described the technical challenges of building the craft and the 'big future' of 3D printing in aeronautics. AFP PHOTO / JACK TAYLOR (Photo credit should read JACK TAYLOR/AFP/Getty Images)

The 3D printing (digital manufacturing) market has had a lot of hype over the past few years.

Most recently, it seems this technology arena has entered the "trough of disillusionment," as 3D printing stock prices have taken a hit. But the fact remains: this exponential technology is still in its childhood and its potential for massive disruption (of manufacturing and supply chains) lies before us.

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