The recent consolidation in the #3DPrinting market has been interesting from its lofty promise back around 2015 or so.
I can recall many pilot programs at many manufacturers that I saw personally.
#Manufacturing is a tough nut (perhaps, the toughest nut) to crack in terms of displacing entrenched, proven processes like #CNC machining and casting.
Newer entrants like #DesktopMetal and #Markforged, complete with some very innovative metal printing technologies, never really did take off near as I can tell from my view of industry.
@adamjcook nycnc had a video a bit ago on a former nascar drivers business and was related to 3d printing metal and was pretty cool. Also virtual foundries has been interesting. They are out of wi
@adamjcook markforged does numbers, even though their stuff is hella proprietary and the way they've done their patents means hackers will have to wait until the 2040s to be able to integrate their type of continuous fiber tech without getting sued into the ground.
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