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Precursor Additive Manufacturing Inventions

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Most modern Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes were invented and commercialized in a short period of time spanning 1984–2000. This paper reports on AM processes invented in the 1974–1987 time period, known as precursor AM processes. The critical difference between the two periods is public knowledge and utilization of distributed computing.

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Roberts, C., Bourell, D. Precursor Additive Manufacturing Inventions. JOM 70, 2249–2253 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-018-2809-0

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