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# Additive Manufacturing Industry Updates

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 May 17, 2018

## [Smart Design for Additive Manufacturing: How to Lightweight 3D Printed Parts](https://3dprinting.rpamerica.us/news/how-to-lightweight-3d-printed-parts)

*Part 1  of our **Think Differently Series: Smart Design for Additive Manufacturing**. Look for the next installment of the series in the coming weeks.*

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 January 18, 2018

## [Preserving US History in 3D](https://3dprinting.rpamerica.us/news/preserving-us-history-in-3d)

### *Merck Commemorates Significant Contributions to Disease Prevention*

When Jeryl Lynn Hilleman was six years old, she fell sick with a disease that was common for children in the 1960s and before—the mumps. What wasn’t typical about this case was Jeryl...

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