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Lay It On Thick

3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing – What’s the Difference?

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by David Pechter
Published Jan 24, 2019

If you do it in your garage, it's "3D printing". If it's used to build a car, it's "additive manufacturing"? Where's line between these two terms? Let's see if we can't find it.

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