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Narrator: BUILDING COMPLEX
SHAPES OUT OF METAL TYPICALLY REQUIRES WEEKS
OF MANUFACTURING, USING TAILOR-MADE CASTS
OR PRECISE MACHINING TECHNIQUES. BUT 3-D METAL PRINTERS
ARE FASTER AND CHEAPER. THEY BUILD OBJECTS FROM SUCCESSIVE LAYERS
OF METAL POWDER, WHICH ARE THEN FUSED TOGETHER
AT HIGH TEMPERATURES
SHAPES OUT OF METAL TYPICALLY REQUIRES WEEKS
OF MANUFACTURING, USING TAILOR-MADE CASTS
OR PRECISE MACHINING TECHNIQUES. BUT 3-D METAL PRINTERS
ARE FASTER AND CHEAPER. THEY BUILD OBJECTS FROM SUCCESSIVE LAYERS
OF METAL POWDER, WHICH ARE THEN FUSED TOGETHER
AT HIGH TEMPERATURES
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Narrator: BUILDING COMPLEX
SHAPES OUT OF METAL
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TYPICALLY REQUIRES WEEKS
OF MANUFACTURING,
00:00:06.034 --> 00:00:09.344
USING TAILOR-MADE CASTS
OR PRECISE MACHINING TECHNIQUES.
00:00:09.448 --> 00:00:12.275
BUT 3-D METAL PRINTERS
ARE FASTER AND CHEAPER.
00:00:12.379 --> 00:00:13.482
THEY BUILD OBJECTS
00:00:13.586 --> 00:00:16.001
FROM SUCCESSIVE LAYERS
OF METAL POWDER,
00:00:16.172 --> 00:00:19.275
WHICH ARE THEN FUSED TOGETHER
AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.