08-20-2011, 03:34 AM
I recently stayed with my parents for a few days in the UK, and my 'computer illiterate' step-father told me that they have a couple of these 3D printers at the technical college he works at. He sets it up and maintains it, and students learn how to create 3D models in software, then have them 'printed' out. Factories all over the world will be using them to produce all kinds of things.