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A lot of people are integrating FDM or other AM techniques into their production, so it doesn't meant it will be home-produced. You can order small batches from
by JorgeGT 7y ago
A lot of people are integrating FDM or other AM techniques into their production, so it doesn't meant it will be home-produced. You can order small batches from Stratasys, 3D Systems or any of the other big manufacturers and you get reliable parts with good tolerances and post-treatment etc., without committing to with injection molding.
- culturestate 7y agoThat's true! I think next-gen manufacturing is actually one of the most interesting areas of research going right now. In this case, though, I meant commercial part more like "generic component that you could buy from fifty random aliexpress suppliers" rather than simply "part produced commercially."
- JorgeGT 7y agoI agree! It's a very interesting new world. And now I get what you meant. I think the best term for that is COTS (commercial off-the-shelf).