On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 23:11:35 -0800 (PST), RichA
wrote:
No, metal casting, extruding and machining, lathing is here to stay forever. The cheapest 3D printers produce objects that look like plastic, with leprosy.
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-02-...-metals-d.html
Of course it is here to stay for ever (however long that is) but so
too is metal 3D printing which will suplement metal casting, extruding
and machining. See:
https://www.solidsmack.com/3d-cad-te...ting-platform/
or
http://tinyurl.com/y3spmdeo
and
https://www.3dsystems.com/sites/defa...?itok=DHYJGySs
or
http://tinyurl.com/yyzzk34y
for examples.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if one day soon we get top end cameras
made with 3D printed titanium bodies.
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Regards,
Eric Stevens