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Identifying current and future application areas, existing industrial value chains and missing competences in the EU, in the area of additive manufacturing (3D-printing)
Commissioned by: European Commission
Editors: European Commission
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – IDEA Consult – Austrian Institute of Technology – Technical Research Centre of Finland – European Association of the Machine Tool Industries
Keywords:TP_Europa_Wettbewerb
Research group:Industrial, Innovation and International Economics
Language:English

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Commissioned by: European Commission
Study by: Austrian Institute of Economic Research – Austrian Institute of Technology – IDEA Consult – Technical Research Centre of Finland
Closed: 2016
This analysis of current and potential application areas of 3D printing in the EU identifies cross-industry impact of the new technology field as well as gaps in industrial value chains. Hence, it assesses the development potential of 3D printing.