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  1. 02-16-2014, 08:59 PM #1
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    Post Major Patent expired yesterday - SLS (Metal Printing)

    One of the central patents controlling a specific type of 3D Printer technology has expired yesterday.

    This is the news the 3D printing community has been waiting for.
    This could be the start of a second wave of the 3D printing craze.

    Selective Sintering Patent has expired - This means Metal Printing could one day become possible for the masses.

    SLS machines use a high-powered laser to fuse small particles of material together.

    One day we might see a RepRap printing metal (other than solder).

    Patent Info: https://www.google.com/patents/US5597589

    Time to go buy some high powered lasers!
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