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Maybe because of its very slow production speed.

I think it's more appropriate for prototyping parts without have to build a new mold.

I also have a concern regarding the strength of the part since the metal sheet gets deformed line by line.

[–] 2 pts

Yes. The video explicitly described it as a prototyping and low production run technology.

The ability for engineers to design something and test is a powerful technology. It lowers costs and lessens time for delivery; both for testing and production. It also allows for additional refinement which is traditionally cost prohibitive. For example, in the past if a part works but they identify possible improvements, they traditionally may have to wait for a second production run, if ever. Now, they can still turn it around with less cost and time than a single prototype of yesterday.

What was once one week to four week turnaround is now hours to days.