If you’re big into 3D printing news, this may seem like pretty big 3D printing news: Type A Machines, producers of the Series 1 3D Printer, has just announced that they and eleven other companies have joined forces to create the largest cluster of 3D printing businesses under one roof, the Bay Area Advanced Manufacturing (BAAM) hub.
BAAM notes that there are more than 200 startups in the 3D printing industry, but that there is little cooperation. The organization, located at a former auto plant turned tech and art space in San Leandro, California, is meant to be a pipeline that connects community members to these various resources so that they can go from prototype to product quickly and affordably, while also reducing manufacturing waste and creating new, skilled manufacturing jobs in the United States.…
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