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IDTechEx Discusses the Long-Term Trends Shaping Additive Manufacturing

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Ten years ago, the 3D printing landscape was in the midst of its first big boom. With the 2009 expiration of a key Stratasys patent that covered thermoplastic filament extrusion technology, desktop filament printers were taking off, buoyed by new disrupters like Makerbot.

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Educating Students on Digitalization, Decision-Making and Design

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Source | Penn State Erie Nick Vitelli is an engineering lecturer for the Plastics Engineering Technology Department at The Behrend College of Penn State Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania. He has taught at Behrend since 2009. Source | Westminter Tool 1. This initiative is a high priority for us.