What 3-D Printing Could Mean for Small Businesses
How the additive manufacturing trend could help you grow your business.
In formation: The olloclip lens and Shapeways products.
PhotoŠ Ben Alsop
A ball. A cup. A gear. Even an electric car. 3-D printers can't print money, but they can produce prototypes for almost anything else. And as prices for the desktop devices drop, entrepreneurs are seeing them kick out something more: tangible business results.
3-D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, uses technology born of paper printing. But rather than outputting two-dimensional renderings,
