Manufacturing

3D-printing might not kill global trade after all. Here's why

A 3D printing machine applies recycled plastic to shape sunglasses at Belgian start-up w.r.yuma in Antwerp, Belgium, August 30, 2017. Picture taken August 30, 2017.  REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - RC1CB1DAAEC0

The economics of mass manufacturing using 3D printers don't yet add up Image: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Wolfgang Lehmacher
Operating Partner, Industrial Innovation Partners, Anchor Group
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