{"id":5885,"date":"2015-12-07T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=5885"},"modified":"2015-10-23T08:10:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T16:10:37","slug":"3d-printing-gartner-and-idc-forecast-white-hot-market-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/3d-printing-gartner-and-idc-forecast-white-hot-market-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing: Gartner and IDC Forecast “White Hot” Market Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0International Data Corporation<\/a> (IDC). \u00a0Gartner also predicts<\/a> huge growth and estimates that shipments this year of 3D printers will be up about 240,000 units, an increase of 129 percent over 2014. \u00a0By 2019, Gartner forecasts that there will be more than 5.6 million units shipped.<\/p>\n

Pete Basiliere<\/a>, Gartner analyst, said that<\/a> “rapid quality and performance innovations across all 3D printer technologies are driving both enterprise and consumer demand, with unit shipment growth rates for 3D printers increasing significantly. \u00a0The 3D printer market is continuing its transformation from a niche market to a broad-based, global market of enterprises and consumers.”<\/p>\n

Other findings from the IDC report include:<\/p>\n