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From prototyping to production
3D printing will likely supplant mass production
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73%
Expect 3D-printing to be used increasingly for final production as the market grows
Forecast compound annual growth rates (CAGR, %).
CAGR of 3D printer sales to 2019:
CAGR of number of annual 3D printers purchases to 2019:
122%
Companies are mainly using 3D printers to experiment and build models
How is your company using 3D-printing technology? (% respondents).
Prototyping only
25%
Prototyping and production
10%
Production of items not possible
with traditional methods
3%
Final production only
1%
Not using
33%
Experimenting
29%