“..They’re shiny, eye-catching and hold a great tune. And a
leading academic has described the process involved in producing
his state-of-the-art guitars as “the next industrial
revolution”. Olaf Diegelmade – a professor based at Massey
University’s School of Engineering and Advanced Technology – has
produced a series of prototypes of 3D-printed electric guitars.
Also known as additive manufacturing, 3D printing is the process
of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file
using a printer that deposits layers of plastic or metal powder
– with each layer fused by a precision laser beam. “The whole
purpose is customisation and trying to avoid waste,” Diegelmade
said. “It’s the next big thing in manufacturing, because you can
create to order and modify the design to suit specific
individual requirements - - whether it’s for a new set of teeth,
a door handle or a piece of jewellery. “It’s the next industrial
revolution and it’s going to completely change the way we do
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