August 05, 2016

New Industry Report: Metal 3D Printing is Now the Fastest Growing Segment of the 3D Printing Industry

3DPrint.com - Scott J Grunewald

Metal 3D printing has been one of the most in-demand additive manufacturing technologies for years. However, because of the technology’s expense, speed and part size limitations it has primarily been used in a handful of low-volume industries like aerospace and biomedical. But thanks to rapidly improving technology and a growing understanding of the process, industrial applications for metal 3D printing have started to rapidly expand. According to a new market research report from IDTechEx that focuses entirely on the metal 3D printing market it has officially become the fastest growing segment of the industry and looks to continue that trend through 2020.

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https://3dprint.com/144859/metal-3dp-fastest-growing/