Although additive layer manufacturing is well established for rapid prototyping the low throughput and historic costs have prevented mass-scale adoption. The recent development of the RepRap, an open source self-replicating rapid prototyper, has made low-cost 3-D printers readily available to the public at reasonable prices (
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Pearce, Joshua . "Environmental Impacts of Distributed Manufacturing from 3-D Printing of Polymer Components and Products" Afribary (2019). Accessed May 15, 2025. https://afribary.com/works/environmental-impacts-of-distributed-manufacturing-from-3-d-printing-of-polymer-components-and-products