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Melba Kurman is a technology analyst and writer specializing in emerging technologies and innovation policy.
Known for: Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing
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Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing
Fabricated explores the transformative potential of 3D printing technology, tracing its evolution from industrial manufacturing to personal and domestic use. The authors explain how 3D printing works, its applications across industries, and its implications for design, business, and society. The book envisions a future where individuals can create and customize products on demand, reshaping economies and creativity itself.
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Tracing the Origins: From Industrial Prototyping to the Consumer Revolution
It’s important to begin where this technology truly started—not in the garage or the art studio, but in high-tech laboratories serving manufacturers who needed prototypes quickly. During the 1980s, engineers developed techniques to build objects layer by layer from digital blueprints, a method later...
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How It Works: The Anatomy of a Digital Fabrication Process
Understanding 3D printing requires appreciating its simplicity. We begin with a digital model—a file created through design software or scanned from a real object. That file tells the printer what layers to produce and how each successive layer builds on the previous one. Unlike traditional 'subtrac...
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Melba Kurman is a technology analyst and writer specializing in emerging technologies and innovation policy.
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