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World Service,02 Jan 2013,18 mins

The 3D printing revolution

Business Daily

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For years people have been saying that 3D printing is going to transform manufacturing. But it hasn't quite happened yet.. So does the technology live up to the hype? We hear from a top management consultant, we learn how 3D printing is driving innovation in Africa... and our reporter, Sarah Stolarz, uses a state of the art 3D printer... to make a model squirrel.

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