• Transportation

Building bridges is a good use for 3-D printing, proponents say, but the technology needs to scale

Dutch tech startup MX3D 3-D printed a stainless steel bridge in its warehouse and installed it over a canal in Amsterdam this past summer.

Photo: Merlin Moritz/MX3D

Dutch tech startup MX3D 3-D printed a stainless steel bridge in its warehouse and installed it over a canal in Amsterdam this past summer.

Photo: Merlin Moritz/MX3D

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Daniel Michaels

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