"3D printing is not a panacea that will replace all of conventional manufacturing"

"3D printing is not a panacea that will replace all of conventional manufacturing"

Alexandre Lalumiere, Director, Asia Pacific & Japan 3D Printing, HP Inc. and Sumeer Chandra, Managing Director, HP Inc. India, spoke to Business Today about the company's strategy in India and what differentiates its machines.

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Goutam Das
  • Jan 30, 2018,
  • Updated Jan 30, 2018 9:46 PM IST

HP Inc., in January, launched 3D printers in India for the first time. 3D printers have been hyped as an "exponential technology" that is heralding the next wave of manufacturing and is often cited as a significant component of Industry 4.0. Overtime, it could help companies re-draw the manufacturing supply-chain. 3D printers enable 'additive manufacturing' - in traditional manufacturing components are carved out of metal sheets while in additive, 3D printers deposit layers after layers of plastic or metals to make a part. In the process, they use much less material (and men). Less material implies lower inventory and logistics costs.  

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Alexandre Lalumiere, Director, Asia Pacific & Japan 3D Printing, HP Inc. and Sumeer Chandra, Managing Director, HP Inc. India, spoke to Business Today about the company's strategy in India and what differentiates its machines. Here are the highlights:

In India, the industries expected to adopt 3D printers are automobile, auto component makers, aerospace, defence, higher education institutions as well as research labs. Overtime, healthcare and jewelry appear promising as well.

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HP Inc., in January, launched 3D printers in India for the first time. 3D printers have been hyped as an "exponential technology" that is heralding the next wave of manufacturing and is often cited as a significant component of Industry 4.0. Overtime, it could help companies re-draw the manufacturing supply-chain. 3D printers enable 'additive manufacturing' - in traditional manufacturing components are carved out of metal sheets while in additive, 3D printers deposit layers after layers of plastic or metals to make a part. In the process, they use much less material (and men). Less material implies lower inventory and logistics costs.  

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Alexandre Lalumiere, Director, Asia Pacific & Japan 3D Printing, HP Inc. and Sumeer Chandra, Managing Director, HP Inc. India, spoke to Business Today about the company's strategy in India and what differentiates its machines. Here are the highlights:

In India, the industries expected to adopt 3D printers are automobile, auto component makers, aerospace, defence, higher education institutions as well as research labs. Overtime, healthcare and jewelry appear promising as well.

For Unparalleled coverage of India's Businesses and Economy – Subscribe to Business Today Magazine

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