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3D Printing: Huge Growth: Market Size More Than Doubled in 2016

By Dick Weisinger

3D printers are moving forward in a big way.  Gartner forecasts that the number of 3D printers to be sold in 2016 will be more than double the number sold in 2015.  That’s an increase from 219,168 units in 2015

3D Printing: Power Users of Technology Drive Applications and Innovations

By Dick Weisinger

Between 2014 and 2015 businesses increased their spending on the professional use of 3D printing/additive manufacturing by 68 percent, according to a survey by Sculpteo.  77 percent said that they plan to continue to increase their use of and spending

3D Printing: Printer Technology Advances Speed and Simplicity

By Dick Weisinger

Newly released 3D printer models boast gains in speed and ability in being able to manufacture very complex objects.  The capabilities of 3D printers are definitely becoming interesting. One example is printing technology from Redwood-City based Carbon.  Carbon has developed a technology called

3D Printing: Market Expected to More than Double by 2019

By Dick Weisinger

The 3D printing market is expected to grow from $11 billion in 2015 to $26.7 billion by 2019.  That’s a 27 percent annual growth rate, according to a new report by IDC. The IDC report predicts that the 3D printer

3D Printing: Gartner and IDC Forecast “White Hot” Market Growth

By Dick Weisinger

There has been huge growth in the 3D printer market in the US with hardware revenues expected to grow to $1.5 billion by 2019, according to research from International Data Corporation (IDC).  Gartner also predicts huge growth and estimates that shipments