Stereolithography | Manufacturing Glossary | advancedmanufacturing.org
In 1983, 3D Systems founder Charles Hull invented a process he dubbed stereolithography (SLA), which uses a UV laser to successively draw thin layers of a CAD model onto a
In 1983, 3D Systems founder Charles Hull invented a process he dubbed stereolithography (SLA), which uses a UV laser to successively draw thin layers of a CAD model onto a
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