Often called the Future of Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing or 3D Printing figures go in the strategic plans of most organizations with varying, degree of intensity. McKinsey Global Institute pegs Additive Manufacturing (AM) or 3D Printing as one of the 12 potentially disruptive technologies that will impact the business world significantly in the coming decades.
Globally, AM is redefining industrial manufacturing as we know it. Metal Additive Manufacturing, builds near-net-shape components and a set of co-ordinated post-processing technologies, on a case-to-case basis, to meet the overall technical requirements of a component.