3D printing can have a positive impact on the environment: it reduces manufacturing waste, lowers the carbon footprint and supports the circular economy.

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The European Commission has been called on to look at creating a legal framework that would minimize the risks stemming from improper use of this technology, but without hampering its development. 3D printing has been heralded as one of the drivers of the so-called Industry 4.0, giving us a glimpse of a new paradigm shift in industrial manufacturing processes.

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For the first time ever, it will be possible to manufacture products through entirely digital processes, starting with creation of a 3D design file using CAD software (or 3D scanners) and ending with three dimensional printing of objects. And this will not be just a marginal sector; rather, the European Commission estimates that the 3D printing market could be worth €10 billion by 2021 ( European Commission, […]

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