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Chinese players lead desktop segment as EU lacks focus on deployment, demand creation
A robot arm that is part of an additive manufacturing system piles concrete layers to build Europe’s largest 3D-printed building in Heidelberg, Germany. © Reuters
CLEMENT NGU
February 1, 2026 18:47 JST
LONDON — The COVID pandemic and the Ukraine war revealed the strategic importance of 3D printing, with the technology utilized to create face shields and drone components quickly, yet Europe risks falling behind China if it does not alter how it views the sector, analysts notify Nikkei Asia.
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