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Stereolithography
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Stereolithography

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A type of vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing where a laser is used to draw a path on the current layer, converting the liquid polymer into a solid. Stereolithography was the first commercially available additive manufacturing process. It is often abbreviated as SL or SLA.

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