This episode of Machine Language features an interview with Mihaela Vlasea, an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo in the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, and Diana Facchini, team leader at the National Research Council in Mississauga, Ont. They discuss a new seven-year research partnership aimed at reducing the cost of metal additive manufacturing for manufacturers, and walk through the challenges and benefits of the production with 3D printing.