Researchers develop moving platform for 3D printing that can cut waste, costs ANI | Updated: Apr 06, 2021 19:40 IST California [US], April 6 (ANI): Researchers from USC Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a unique low-cost dynamically controlled surface for 3D printers that reduces waste and saves time. The work, led by Yong Chen, professor of industrial and systems engineering, and PhD student Yang Xu, has been published in Additive Manufacturing. 3-D printing has the potential to revolutionize product design and manufacturing in a vast range of fields--from custom components for consumer products to 3-D printed dental products and bone and medical implants that could save lives. However, the process also creates a large amount of expensive and unsustainable waste and takes a long time, making it difficult for 3-D printing to be implemented on a wide scale.