Three dimensional printing in the South African industrial environment

South African Journal of Industrial Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 195-213

  Dimitrov, D ^a   Schreve, K ^a   De Beer, N ^a   Christiane, P ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE; INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; PRINTING TECHNIQUES; STRONG DOMINANCES; TECHNICAL BACKGROUND; THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING (3DP);

3D PRINTERS; INDUSTRY;

PRINTING;

EID: 77952592741     PISSN: 1012277X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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