HP Metal Jet

A 3D Printer Making Strides With Metal

HP Metal Jet

HONORABLE MENTION: 3D printers make objects by gradually applying layer after layer of material from the bottom up, typically using plastic. Not so with HP’s Metal Jet, one of the world’s first 3D printers capable of mass-producing metal objects. Several major metal manufacturers, including GKN Powder Metallurgy and Parmatech, are already using it.

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