A metal lamination factory that opened last April northwest of Tokyo is ramping up the development of new products using its three-dimensional metal printers while collaborating with some local small and midsize companies to drive innovation.Operated by Nihon Michelin Tire Co., which conducts research and development in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, along with other firms, the new facility named Michelin AM Atelier combines 3D metal printers with unique additive manufacturing, or AM, technology in which objects are created through a process of layering material.The Japanese unit of the famous Fren…READ FULL ARTICLE