But Goldsmiths' Robin Kyte says the laser-sintering technique has its drawbacks.

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EOS, a German supplier of laser-sintering 3D printers, says they are already being used to make plastic and metal production parts by carmakers, aerospace firms and consumer-products companies.

ECONOMIST: 3D printing

Can we say that a high-tech process like 3D printing, or laser cutting, or laser sintering, or pick any new tech, is not manufacturing for a new age?

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