{"id":5527,"date":"2015-07-24T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2015-06-10T08:56:30","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T16:56:30","slug":"3d-printing-a-leader-of-disruptive-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/3d-printing-a-leader-of-disruptive-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing: A Leader of Disruptive manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 3D printing market is growing rapidly as innovative printing products continue to be introduced<\/a>. \u00a0Wohlers Associates<\/a> estimates <\/a>the annual global 3D printer market to be $7.3 billion in 2016 and to grow to $12.7 billion by 2018, and reach $21.2 billion in 2020. \u00a0In 2014 54 companies raised a total of $72 million in venture capital in the 3D printing industry, according to CrunchBase<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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From ZDNet on 3D Printer Innovations<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

3D printing is being used for things as varied as\u00a0space exploration<\/a>, creating drones<\/a>, animal and human bio parts<\/a>, violins<\/a>, pizzas <\/a>and guns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vivek Wadha<\/a>, technologist and entrepreneur, wrote for Forbes<\/a> on the possibilities of 3D printing and what the future will bring, saying that<\/a> “soon, we will have printers for this price that can print toys and household goods. Within this decade, we will see 3D printers doing the small-scale production of previously labor-intensive crafts and goods. In the next decade, we can expect local manufacture of the majority of goods; 3D printing of buildings and electronics; and the rise of a creative class empowered by digital making.”<\/p>\n

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The 3D printing market is growing rapidly as innovative printing products continue to be introduced. \u00a0Wohlers Associates estimates the annual global 3D printer market to be $7.3 billion in 2016 and to grow to $12.7 billion by 2018, and reach…<\/span><\/p>\n

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