Study: Metals industry faces big change with 3-D printing
The Portland-Vancouver region's expansive metals industry needs to prepare quickly for the disruptive technological change that 3-D printing technology is about to bring to metals manufacturing, says a report released Thursday by two jobs development organizations, the Vancouver-based Columbia River Economic Development Council and the regional Greater Portland Inc.
The report, titled "Additive and Subtractive: The New Math of Metals and Machinery Manufacturing," looks broadly at imminent changes that will affect the region's metals industry, which encompasses more than 600 companies including dozens in Southwest Washington.
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