Top 5 Strategic Technology Trends in 2014

No. 3: The 3D printing industry is booming

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As 3D printing technology becomes more cost effective and increasingly more viable, more and more companies are starting to realize that it represent a real option of reducing manufacturing costs and improving designs. Because of this increased awareness, the experts at Gartner predict that the 3D printers will register a 75% growth in 2014. The figure for 2015 is even more impressive: 200%.