The additive manufacturing community is getting cozier with the US government, these days. In addition to the White House’s own interest in the technology, 3D Systems recently added a former member of the Obama administration and manager of Department of Defense funds as its Vice President of Alliances and Partnerships. This latest news, however, may demonstrate that the feds have long had a history with 3D printing, as former member of the FBI, Kevin Ayers, joins SME (the Society of Manufacturing Engineers) as its industry manager of additive manufacturing and 3D printing.…
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