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1 .
What industries could most benefit from a thorough digital thread?
2 .
What data might be most useful to manufacturers in these industries?
3 .
How can manufacturers leverage this data not only for their own internal purposes, but as a method of providing value to their customers?
4 .
Which is the least commonality of all AM processes?
  1. A layer by layer approach
  2. Use of powders
  3. They can be described with describing the layer, energy and material
  4. Starting at the design concept phase
5 .
Which is not a question used to define any AM process?
  1. How is the layer created?
  2. How is the energy applied?
  3. How is the DfAM applied?
  4. How is the material applied?
6 .
What layer or layers of a part might be most worth monitoring at higher detail?
7 .
How can you utilize build monitoring data to inform decisions regarding subsequent prints?
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