3D printing, currently the hottest topic in the information and communications
technology industry, is also one of the 10 promising technologies mentioned
by the World Economic Forum this year. This innovative technology, which
breaks the stereotype of printing ink on paper, enables printing 3 dimensional
shapes. It is viewed as the future of the manufacturing industry. Indeed,
Hyundai Mobis' automobile research and development centers have been
using 3D printers to build prototypes of nearly all of its automobile parts since
2002. As 3D printers also enabled printing of guns, fossils and parts of
prefabricated houses, global companies are taking steps to advance into the
3D printer market. A South Korean firm is currently developing 3D printer
based on its own technology. Let's check out the current situation of 3D
printing technology and its outlook.