90% of In-The-Ear Hearing Aids Are Made With 3-D Printing; More Innovations To Come

Rethinking Objects And Form Are Key to 3D Printing Revolution by Ben Deighton.  Reuters.  March 6, 2013.  

This general discussion of 3D printing innovations contains a discussion of hearing aids the manufacture of which employs this technology.  Medical devices will be a prime market for this technology.  Already dentistry is using 3D printing to cut the time to create crowns from weeks to hours.  The truly fascinating possibility is going beyond the design limitations of the traditional manufacturing process to realize designs that can only be conceived of on the computer.