Is 3D Printing Able To Provide Mass Manufacturing?

Can HP Make 3-D Printing into a Mass Manufacturing Technique?

The tech giant says its new $130,000 printers will produce plastic parts quickly and inexpensively.

Mike Orcutt | May 17, 2016

Despite the flexibility of 3-D printing, it still cannot compete with conventional injection molding for making large volumes of high-strength plastic parts. Hewlett-Packard says its new printing technology will change that.
Today HP will begin taking orders for systems that print parts in a process it calls Jet Fusion. The company will start shipping the printers, which start at $130,000, in October. It also announced several industrial partners, including BMW and Nike.

"LITE-ON Mobile uses Optomec 3D printing systems for mass production (millions) of consumer electronic devices." Source: http://www.optomec.com/optomec-3d-printing-systems-used-in-mass-production-of-consumer-electronics/

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