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More and more companies are turning to 3D printing to produce smaller series quickly. The technology has thus left the stage
\nwhere only prototypes and proofs of concept were printed behind.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Jens Arend (left), Managing Director of industrialpartners<\/a> GmbH, and Frank Petrolli, who heads HP’s German business with 3D printers
\n, agree: additive manufacturing is becoming increasingly popular with manufacturing companies due to its many advantages.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.computerwoche.de\/a\/der-3d-druck-ist-reif-fuer-den-produktionseinsatz,3547943<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More and more companies are turning to 3D printing to produce smaller series quickly. 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