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Business Daily: The 3D printing revolution

02/01/2013

The 3D printing revolution

BBC World Service - Business Daily, The 3D printing revolution

Is 3D printing set to transform manufacturing or just another over-hyped technology?

Is 3D printing set to transform manufacturing or is it just another over-hyped technology?

For years people have been saying that 3D printing is going to transform manufacturing.  But it hasn't quite happened yet..  So does the technology live up to the hype?  We hear from a top management consultant, we learn how 3D printing is driving innovation in Africa... and our reporter, Sarah Stolarz, uses a state of the art 3D printer... to make a model squirrel.

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