FDM is also one of the few additive manufacturing workstations Senator Sherrod Brown witnessed in action during his tour of NAMII on Friday.

He took this opportunity to herald legislation, which he plans to introduce soon, that would create a National Network of Manufacturing Innovation, which would advance President Barack Obama’s goal of creating up to 15 more innovation hubs similar to NAMII, an initiative he announced during his State of the Union address in February.

Brown said NAMII will make the Mahoning Valley the leader in 3D printing.