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How digital twins speed up the manufacturing process

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3D printing and scanning technologies. Digital twins are being improved because of new innovations in 3D printing and scanning. 3D printing, called additive manufacturing, is essentially building parts layer by layer using a laser. In fact, 3D printing is getting a lot of usage in the aerospace industry.

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IDTechEx Examines Trends Impacting Metal Additive Manufacturing’s US$13 Billion Future

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With the broader 3D printing industry, which encompasses material subspecialities like polymers, ceramics, and electronics, metal additive manufacturing (AM) has particularly shown strength in recent years. it is clear that the industry is maturing beyond prototyping and tooling to penetrate high-value applications.