Frank Schuster

Frank Schuster is director, program operations, at the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS). NCMS is a member-based organization that leverages its network of industry, government, and academia to develop, demonstrate, and transition innovative technologies efficiently, with less risk and lower cost.

Why additive manufacturing needs blockchain

February 21, 2019

Dana Ellis and Frank Schuster

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While additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) has the potential to greatly reduce shipping costs and make operations more efficient, it can also make the supply chain more vulnerable to cyberattacks and counterfeiting. Blockchain technology may hold the answer for increasing security.

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