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3D Printing Wearables: Prototyping and Manufacturing Today, Customization Tomorrow

3D printing will likely be primarily used for customization as wearable electronics become mainstream.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

What happens when two of today’s hypiest technologies meet each other?   In the past year, 3D printing has received significant attention from sports shoe giants like Nike, Adidas and Under Armour. With the launch of New Balance’s Zante Generate shoe in April 2016, the first 3D printed shoe became commercially available and 3D printed technology entered the consumer space. Developers choose to use 3D printing over traditional manufacturing for various reasons: material performance enhancemen...

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