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Rising from the ooze

March 17, 2015 · by Paul Markillie | in 3D printing, Manufacturing, Materials | tagged additive manufacturing | Leave a comment

ADDITIVE manufacturing, or 3D printing as it is popularly called, can make complex objects out of many materials. The technology, though, has a problem: speed. Fusing together tiny filaments of plastic or melting successive layers of metallic powder into a solid shape takes time. This means even a small object may require hours to emerge […]

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Paul Markillie

Paul Markillie

Paul Markillie is Innovation Editor of The Economist. He specialises in writing about emerging and disruptive technologies. His special report “The Third Industrial Revolution” was published by The Economist in 2012 as a cover story and attracted international interest. Other more recent reports include "Knit me a car", a special report on new materials in manufacturing. His previous special reports have included carmaking, aerospace and logistics. Paul was The Economist’s first Asian Business Correspondent, based in Hong Kong, and also served as Asia Editor.

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