We’re a lot closer to having a bona fide Star Trek replicator than you might think.

Sure, we’re not to the point where you can just press a button and a part — or maybe a steak and some Romulan ale — will materialize out of nowhere. However, additive manufacturing has finally matured to such a degree that 3D printing is feasible for manufacturing applications.

Blake Teipel, Cofounder and CEO at Essentium, shares how additive manufacturing is bringing agility and adaptability to manufacturers and product developers.

We discuss:

- What additive manufacturing is

- Building a team vs finding partners

- Electromagnetic energy and electrically conductive plastics

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