3-D printers, rising in popularity for their ability to print 3-D images, may soon be used in a way never thought possible: printing circuit boards. CEO of 3-D printing company Ponoko, David Ten Have, predicts circuit boards will be printed in 18-24 months. This circuit board creation will be made possible through a method of printing known as “additive printing,” in which materials such as plastics, metals, and rubber are layered to create the 3-D image.
Ten Have notes that this printing process is not yet to the point where microprocessors will be printed. Currently, the auto, nautical, aerospace and military industries use 3-D printers in different testing facilities for part manufacturing. CEO of Autodesk, Carl Bass, says 3-D printing could reinvent workplace collaboration.
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