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Infographic: a brief history of 3D printing

September 2, 2014
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Did you know that the technology behind 3D printing dates back to 1986? Nowadays 3D printing is being used in many different industries, from startups rapidly prototyping their latest invention to Amazon’s on demand 3D printing shop.

The below infographic shows where this innovative technology came from and how it has gotten to where it is today.

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