Growing Interest in Additive Manufacturing at EMO 2015
Modern Machine Shop Editor-in-Chief Mark Albert captured these examples of additive manufacturing at EMO 2015.
Mark Albert, editor-in-chief of Modern Machine Shop (sister magazine to Additive Manufacturing) reports that “growing” parts or part features with additive manufacturing processes was a theme at EMO 2015. Mark caught a few examples while touring the halls at the fairgrounds in Milan, Italy, that are representative of industry's maturing perspective on additive manufacturing. This slideshow captures what he saw.
Read more about Mark's trip here.
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