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Carriers and forwarders that ignore the advances of 3D printing do so “at their peril”.

In his view of the future of logistics, John-Manners Bell, CEO of Transport Intelligence, warned that 3D printing and robotics would change supply chains ? with the flow of time-critical and ...

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  • Tom Burns

    September 19, 2016 at 3:39 pm

    3D printing is a very real threat to the global supply chain business. The technology is advancing so quickly and the cost to acquire it coming down fast.

    It’s very interesting to read about ports becoming 3D print hubs. This should be food for thought for a lot of companies in the supply chain.

    Great article thanks for posting.

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