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> Is it cheaper? Very unlikely. The EOS machines are expensive and I guess it takes some time to print the ball.

• yowzadave 4y ago
  But is the 3D printing solely for the prototyping phase? I would guess they’d just injection-mold the production version, after they’ve worked out the material/design questions.
  • ofrzeta 4y ago
    Good point. Makes a lot of sense.
  • iancmceachern 4y ago
    But you can't really injection mold this geometry, it'd have to be done in 2 halves, or quarters, and then bonded together, which would make for weird bending performance in the area of the weld and therefore make a ball that bounces unevenly