How industry professionals use 3d printing
How Industry Professionals Use 3D Printing
Sculpteo released their 3rd annual “State of 3D Printing, 2017” report last month, outlining how industry professionals invent, innovate, and produce products using 3D Printing. These professionals come from a range of industries, including the Consumer Goods, Industrial Goods, High Tech, Services, and Healthcare sectors.
Some takeaways from their study include:
- The professionals’ top priorities related to 3D Printing were accelerating product development (28%), offering customized products and limited series (16%), and increasing production flexibility (13%). Out of these categories, the priority expected to grow is the priority to increase production flexibility (expected to grow to 14% by 2022).
- The most common 3D Printing applications are “Proof of Concept” (34%), “Prototype” (23%), and “Production” (22%).
- 90% of the professionals considered 3D Printing as a competitive advantage in their strategy.
- 47% saw a greater ROI than last year with their 3D Printing.
- 72% expect their spendings on additive manufacturing to increase for 2018. A considerable increase in the average budget for 3D Printing occurred this year, with the average budget being $9,504 compared to $6,132 in 2016.
You can read more on this report here!
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