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What industries or companies do you think might most benefit from distributed manufacturing?
9 .
How might the increased prevalence of personally-owned 3D printers affect a manufacturer’s ability to sell replacement parts?
10 .
How can companies that utilize additive manufacturing best convey to their customers that their 3D printed parts/components are quality checked to the latest standards?
11 .
How would you manage the quality inspection of a product that contains both additively and traditionally manufactured components?
12 .
What do you foresee as possible roadblocks to the widespread adoption of uniform AM quality standards?
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