Wohlers Report 2019, an annual report on the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, includes detailed input from 127 providers of AM services worldwide. Companies with both metal and polymer AM services reported that more than 26% of a part's cost is from post-processing, as shown in the accompanying chart.
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Originally published on CTE: 2019-06-25
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/design-identified-critical-factor-am-economics-and-adoption/
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