Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology came about as a result of developments in a variety of different technology sectors. Like with many manufacturing technologies, improvements in computing power and reduction in mass storage costs paved the way for processing the large amounts of data typical of modern 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models within reasonable time frames. Nowadays, we have become quite accustomed to having powerful computers and other complex automated machines around us and sometimes it may be difficult for us to imagine how the pioneers struggled to develop the first AM machines.
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Gibson, I., Rosen, D. W., & Stucker, B. (2010). Development of Additive Manufacturing Technology. In Additive Manufacturing Technologies (pp. 36–58). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1120-9_2
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