Rapid Prototyping is a common practice for parts manufacturers and the production of short series is becoming increasingly important thanks to the advantage of testing new products/segments with real customer experience. More recently there has been an increasing demand for more customized products. The logistics and economic implications involved in this trend is turning the attention towards 3D Printing as a  reliable production method for short series of final products.  

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In this sesión we will explore this trend from two different technical angles: The manufacturing of short run tooling and the real possibilities for manufacturing short series.  There is no doubt that this trend is limited by the current supply chan models within the chemistry and plastics Industry so we invite all the sectors that are promoting the migration towards digital models of enterprise like logistics operators. We also invite the successful actors of distributed economies to enlighten the plastics industry with your insights.