3D printing has been attracting more attention in recent months as a tool to create gadgets, toys and miniature works of art.
On February, Obama’s speech highlighting 3D printing, made a buzz in our industry. In a quote, “A once-shuttered warehouse is now a state-of-the art lab where new workers are mastering the 3-D printing that has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything,” Obama said.
Now President Barack Obama thinks it can also play a role in strengthening the military and America’s sagging manufacturing industry.
Several different applications of the technology were identified by the president as part of a $US200 million federally funded competition to create three manufacturing institutes across five federal agencies – Defense, Energy, Commerce, NASA and the National Science Foundation. The competition is part of a broader $US1 billion effort by the Obama administration to reinvest in American manufacturing “after shedding jobs for a decade,” the White House press secretary said in a statement.
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