3-D Printing on Display at NAMII [SLIDESHOW]

April 11, 2013

On the outside the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute looks like any other building in Youngstown, Ohio—an unremarkeable rectangle of grey brick; a relic of another age. On the inside, however, it is home to some of the most state-of-the-art additive manufacturing equipment available today.

Travis M. Hessman

On the outside the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute looks like any other building in Youngstown, Ohio—an unremarkeable rectangle of grey brick; a relic of another age.

On the inside, however, it is home to some of the most state-of-the-art additive manufacturing equipment available today, proudly displaying the intricate, impossibly complex structures the machines are capable of producing.

Tucked into its drab shell, this 21^st-century collaboration center is representative of Youngstown itself—mired in a history of struggle, scarred by decades of decline, but now restocked for a new century, standing by and ready to change the world.

This slideshow is a companion piece to the feature, "Will NAMII Work?"

About the Author

Travis M. Hessman | Editor-in-Chief

Travis Hessman is the editor-in-chief and senior content director for IndustryWeek and New Equipment Digest. He began his career as an intern at IndustryWeek in 2001 and later served as IW's technology and innovation editor. Today, he combines his experience as an educator, a writer, and a journalist to help address some of the most significant challenges in the manufacturing industry, with a particular focus on leadership, training, and the technologies of smart manufacturing.