"3D printing"

China makes headway in application and commercialization of 3D printing, paving way for high-quality manufacturing, end-user engagement

QUALITY ASSURANCE and risk management firm DNV GL has set up a 3D printing centre to incubate and test such technologies for the oil and gas (O&G), and offshore and marine sector (O&M).

Whizzing across a blue-lit platform with a whir and a squeak, liquid plastic emanating from its chrome tip, the 3D printer seems a far cry from the muddy, crop-filled fields that fringe Yangon.