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Posted by: Jim on: 12/12/2012 12:42 AM
Forbes got a tour of Shapeway's 3D printing manufacturing facility it New York, which is the largest in the world. The new factory opened this October and has been the buzz of the 3D printing community.
Some people call 3D manufacturing (and this factory specifically) the technology that will end the era of Chinese manufacturing and finally return major factories to the USA.
"I spoke with Shapeways’ designer evangelist Duann Scott about that 3D-printing-as-a-service model, which has already raised $17.2 million in venture capital, in the video above" said Forbes writer Andy Greenberg.
Read the full Forbes article here, or read our detial about this innovative new facility here.