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The shift in action
An example of 3D printing for manufacturing has been recently covered by FORTUNE:

“General Electric’s Leap jet engine is not only one of the company’s bestsellers, it’s going to
incorporate a fuel nozzle produced entirely through additive manufacturing. The process, popularly
known as 3-D printing, involves building up layers of material (in this case alloyed metals) according to
precise digital plans. GE is currently completing testing of the new Leap engines, but the benefit of
additive manufactured parts has already been proven on other models.”

Source: “GE’s first 3D-printed parts take flight”, Andrew Zaleski, FORTUNE, 12 May 2015,
http://fortune.com/2015/05/12/ge-3d-printed-jet-engine-parts/

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