# 3D Printing Industry

## [3D Printing in Archeology: Preserving our Heritage](/content/blog/3d-printing-archeology-preserving-heritage/index.html)
January 10, 2020
Throughout centuries, humans have established societies, civilizations and empires. These civilizations have long perished but they are still remembered and…

## [Exploring Exotic 3D Printing Materials Used in Prosthetics](/content/blog/exploring-exotic-3d-printing-materials-used-prosthetics/index.html)
December 20, 2019
Those familiar with 3D printing materials know that polylactic acid (PLA) is an extremely popular material. It’s strong, inexpensive, and…

## [How Hybrid Manufacturing Blends The Best of Both Worlds](/content/blog/hybrid-manufacturing-blends-best-worlds/index.html)
November 20, 2019
For decades the manufacturing sector has been dominated by a single manufacturing principle – the principle of subtractive manufacturing. Subtractive…

## [Your Copper Questions, Answered](/content/blog/copper-questions-answered/index.html)
November 5, 2019
A few weeks ago, we added a brand new material to our material portfolio: Copper. This was an exciting new…

## [Why Design Thinking is the Key to 3D Printing](/content/blog/design-thinking-key-3d-printing/index.html)
October 25, 2019
3D printing is spreading far and wide and is being used by hobbyists, students, academicians, engineers, and industry professionals. The…

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