Is this a temporary or permanent position? decadron dexamethasone The likelihood of 3D printers capable of replicating designs and producing them from metal moved a gigantic step forward this week. Joshua Pearce, an associate professor at Michigan Technical University, as revealed a prototype of a 3D metal printer that cost around US$1,500 to build. As a means of comparison, the 3D printers on the market at present which can create objects from metal cost more than US$200,000.