Carl Deckard
Carl R. Deckard is a pivotal figure in the history of additive manufacturing, renowned as the inventor of Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), a revolutionary 3D printing technology. Born in 1960, Deckard's journey into the forefront of technological innovation began during his graduate studies at…
Key facts
- Role
- Inventor, Engineer, Entrepreneur
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 1960
Notable quotes
My contribution was probably more about the process, the fact that you can make a part right there, and that changed the whole idea of what manufacturing was about. You didn't have to deal with all the tooling.
The ability to make parts directly from digital data really changed the paradigm for engineers. It opened up a whole new world of possibilities for product development and customization.