Scaling 3D printing out of the hands of hobbyists and into mainstream industries could soon revolutionise WA mine sites and open the door to budding local entrepreneurs looking for opportunities in Asia.

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HP’s South Pacific managing director Michael Boyle believes advances made in the technology could create the manufacturing production lines of the future with benefits for myriad industries, including mining.

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“What this does is democratise manufacturing and allows us to play a part again in the $12 trillion manufacturing industry worldwide,” Mr Boyle said. “What that means from a WA entrepreneur, or even a parts component manufacturer’s perspective, is that in 10 years you’ll remember the days when we use to grind metal and make components that had a lot of wastage, required a lot of energy, took a long time to […]

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