are th ▁Re es , ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁sports ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Year s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁in ▁rugby ▁union <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁has ▁developed ▁significantly ▁and ▁can ▁now ▁perform ▁cru cial ▁roles ▁in ▁many ▁applications , ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁being ▁manufact uring , ▁medicine , ▁architecture , ▁custom ▁art ▁and ▁design . ▁▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁processes ▁are ▁finally ▁catch ing ▁up ▁to ▁their ▁full ▁potential , ▁and ▁are ▁currently ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁medical ▁indust ries , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁soci oc ult ural ▁se ctors ▁which ▁facil itate ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁for ▁commercial ▁purposes . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁h ype ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁de cade ▁when ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁possibilities ▁we ▁can ▁achieve ▁by ▁adopt ing ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁manufact uring ▁techn ologies . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁the ▁issue ▁with ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁demanded ▁very ▁high ▁entry ▁costs , ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁prof itable ▁implementation ▁to ▁mass - man ufact ur ers ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁standard ▁processes . ▁However , ▁recent ▁market ▁tr ends ▁sp otted ▁have ▁found ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁finally ▁changing . ▁As ▁the ▁market ▁for ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁has ▁shown ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁quick est ▁growth ▁within ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁industry ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁ ▁Man ufact uring ▁applications ▁▁ ▁AM ▁techn ologies