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Who it is intended for<\/h3>\n

The paper is aimed at everyone, entrepreneurs, managers, technological innovators, and decision-makers, but also at a non-specialist audience. The goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of additive manufacturing topics<\/strong>, demonstrate that this technology is accessible even to small and medium-sized enterprises, and provide tools for the Italian industrial fabric to regain competitiveness<\/strong>. Freelancers, micro, and small enterprises can access the content for free.<\/p>\n

Successful case studies to grasp best practices<\/h3>\n

And experience firsthand the advantages of the technology through testimonials from innovative companies and entities such as IAM@PoliTo, Italdesign, Michelin, STC, Tecno Bajardi, SPEM, Mimete, National Cinema Museum, Madeinadd, Prima Additive.<\/p>\n

Published by CIM<\/h3>\n

The publication of the study is the result of work by industry experts, eleven partner companies and early adopters, coordinated by Luca Iuliano<\/a>, president of the CIM Competence Center, Full Professor of Production Technologies and Systems at Politecnico di Torino, Director of the Interdepartmental Center for Integrated Additive Manufacturing IAM@PoliTo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11780,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"anno":[234],"class_list":["post-11462","white-paper","type-white-paper","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","anno-234"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAdditive Manufacturing: A Key Factor for the Industry - CIM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cim.eu\/en\/white-paper\/additive-manufacturing-a-key-factor-for-the-industry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Additive Manufacturing: A Key Factor for the Industry - CIM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Who it is intended for The paper is aimed at everyone, entrepreneurs, managers, technological innovators, and decision-makers, but also at a non-specialist audience. 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