--- title: Blog | 3D Printing description: 3D Printing | CNMI's blog is a forum to help small and medium sized manufacturers read about and discuss advanced manufacturing technology. --- - [Home](https://www.cnmi.bz/) - [ Contact Us](https://www.cnmi.bz/contact-us/) [![CNMI - California Network For Manufacturing Innovation](https://www.cnmi.bz/hs-fs/file-1129758607-png/images-cnmi/CNMI_logo-original-website.png "CNMI - California Network For Manufacturing Innovation")](https://www.cnmi.bz/) # CNMI Advanced Manufacturing Blog  ## [This is Not Your Child's Paper Mache](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/330385/This-is-Not-Your-Child-s-Paper-Mache) Posted by [Carrie Pittman](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/author/carrie-pittman) on Aug 26, 2013 11:11:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.cnmi.bz/hs-fs/file-280052656-jpg/images/paper-mache-3d-printing.jpg) ](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/330385/This-is-Not-Your-Child-s-Paper-Mache) Materials for 3D printing are no longer limited to plastics and metals.  And 3D printing is not happening only in garages or nifty service salons.  European Staples stores will now be able to make a 3D paper model of just about anything.  Yes, the revolution is maturing from the garage to the big box stores.  You can take a photo of any object with your smartphone – yes, 2D – and upload it to the office supply megastore and they’ll make it for you out of the same material they’ve peddled for years: paper.  They recently made a deal with MCor to put one of their UK-made, Iris True Color 3D in each of their office supply stores. [Read More](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/330385/This-is-Not-Your-Child-s-Paper-Mache) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/330385/This-is-Not-Your-Child-s-Paper-Mache#comments-listing) Tags: [3D Printing](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/topic/3d-printing) ## [It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Additive Manufacturing!](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/267365/It-s-a-Bird-It-s-a-Plane-It-s-Additive-Manufacturing) Posted by [Carrie Pittman](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/author/carrie-pittman) on Apr 19, 2013 4:04:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.cnmi.bz/hs-fs/file-30454652-jpg/images/ge-aviation-3d-printing-290x160.jpg) ](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/267365/It-s-a-Bird-It-s-a-Plane-It-s-Additive-Manufacturing) *This article, written by Ben Vickery, for MEP's Manufacturing Innovation Blog chronicles the rise of additive manufacturing and what it may mean for the future of product innovation.* [Read More](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/267365/It-s-a-Bird-It-s-a-Plane-It-s-Additive-Manufacturing) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/267365/It-s-a-Bird-It-s-a-Plane-It-s-Additive-Manufacturing#comments-listing) Tags: [3D Printing](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/topic/3d-printing), [Additive Manufacturing](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/topic/additive-manufacturing), [Manufacturing Innovation](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/topic/manufacturing-innovation) ## [The Top 5 Manufacturing Trends of 2012](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/267356/The-Top-5-Manufacturing-Trends-of-2012) Posted by [Carrie Pittman](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/author/carrie-pittman) on Apr 19, 2013 3:43:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.cnmi.bz/hs-fs/file-30453718-jpg/images/mfg-trends-in-2012-610x250.jpg) ](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/267356/The-Top-5-Manufacturing-Trends-of-2012) *This article, originally posted on NIST MEP's** Manuafacturing Innovation Blog and written by Roger Kilmer, discusses the most notable manufacturing themes of 2012. * [Read More](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/267356/The-Top-5-Manufacturing-Trends-of-2012) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/267356/The-Top-5-Manufacturing-Trends-of-2012#comments-listing) Tags: [3D Printing](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/topic/3d-printing), [Additive Manufacturing](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/topic/additive-manufacturing) ## [Additive Manufacturing: The New Frontier for California Manufacturers](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/254573/Additive-Manufacturing-The-New-Frontier-for-California-Manufacturers) Posted by [Carrie Pittman](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/author/carrie-pittman) on Apr 5, 2013 10:37:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.cnmi.bz/hs-fs/file-30423947-jpg/images/add_mfg_metal.jpg) ](https://www.cnmi.bz/blog/bid/254573/Additive-Manufacturing-The-New-Frontier-for-California-Manufacturers) If you read manufacturing publications, you may have come across an article about *[additive manufacturing](https://www.cmtc.com/additive-manufacturing/)*. This topic is becoming more prevalent and many industry experts believe that additive manufacturing will become an important part of the American manufacturing economy. 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