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3-D Printing Is Making Gains in Unexpected Places, Like Cars and Artificial Knees

Artificial intelligence and the explosion of low-cost computing power is helping 3-D printing technology compete with traditional production methods such as casting and forging.

3-D Printing Is Making Gains in Places Like Cars and Artificial Knees

Artificial intelligence and the explosion of low-cost computing power is helping 3-D printing technology compete with traditional production methods such as casting and forging. 

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3-D printing—or additive manufacturing—is

in some unusual places, aided by artificial intelligence and the explosion of low-cost computing power to help the technology compete with traditional production methods such as casting or forging.