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IDTechEx Discusses the Long-Term Trends Shaping Additive Manufacturing

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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. The company landscape in additive manufacturing has also transformed, with prior players merging or exiting and new players consistently emerging.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

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Back to the Table of Contents Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Industry AUTHORS Aaron K. Tantleff | atantleff@foley.com Alexander Misakian | amisakian@foley.com In the hyper-connected era of Smart Manufacturing, accelerated by “Industry 4.0,” million for a related series of violations.