EOS direct metal laser sintering for additive manufacturing. (Image courtesy of EOS.)
How do we decide when a technology has gone from emerging to mainstream?
If we use NASA’s Technology Readiness Levels, the standard is quite high: it’s a matter of transitioning from observing the basic principles that underpin the technology to getting it “flight proven” through successful mission operations. Alternatively, we can frame the question in terms of adoption: smartphones…
Source URL: Inside the Ongoing Industrialization of Metal Additive Manufacturing
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