December 18, 2012 Could 3D printing be a climate revolution?
Additive manufacturing has five key attributes that could help
places as different as the United States and Pakistan enhance
their climate-resilience, and ultimately, their security.
AlertNet reports. ... Additive manufacturing is also inherently
energy efficient. According to the U.S. Department of Energy,
additive manufacturing on average uses 50 percent less energy
and saves up to 90 percent on materials costs compared to
traditional manufacturing. Because one prints only the desired
product, it greatly reduces the amount of materials used, and
the energy required for manufacturing. Furthermore, since
additive manufacturing involves sending data around the world
via the internet, rather than sending physical materials,
shipping, packaging and storage is reduced to almost nil, which
dramatically reduces energy use. Read full article. The
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