Wow, this is pretty impressive. The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Lab is working with Cincinnati Inc. to produce a 3D printing system capable of speeds 200-500 times faster than those printers out there today.

http://3dprint.com/1315/3d-printer-500-times-faster/

The partnership will also look at ways to print larger volume objects. Such an advancement will easily revolutionize the manufacturing sectors of the US economy.