A metal 3D printing startup called MatterFab hopes to reduce the cost associated with metal 3D printing, with a machine that houses a high-powered laser to essentially weld metal together layer by layer.

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• MatterFab's machine puts down a thin layer of metal powder onto a build plate and then uses its laser to melt the powder onto the layer beneath it.

• MatterFab's machine was built to offer up metal 3D printing at an order of magnitude lower price-point than other products that are available to manufacturers today.