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3D printers are still in the experimenting phase for consumer and business purposes, but that will change soon. (Image Source: EBN Online)
From home enthusiasts to workers on the manufacturing floor, everyone's imagination is captured by the potential of 3D printing. Prototyping, spare parts creation, art delivery, human organ creation and even mass product production are all being targeted as current and potential uses for the technology.
Although analyst predictions differ, all are in agreement that the 3D printing industry is growing and likely will continue to grow at a notable pace. Wohlers Report 2014, for example, puts the worldwide 3D printing industry at $3.07 billion in 2013 and anticipates that figure will reach $12.8 billion by 2018 and more than $21 billion by 2020.
Another mechanism to measure the popularity of 3D printing in its variety of forms can be found by looking at how popular these sorts of projects are on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform. Without fail, the most popular of these projects are funded at seven or ten times the amount the originator hoped to raise. Most received funding within a 30-day funding window and some were funded in minutes. By every measure, 3D printing has captured the hearts, and pocketbooks, of technologists all over the world.
The Micro: The First Truly Consumer 3D Printer
Pledged: $3,401,361
FLUX All-in-One 3D Printer - UNLIMITED. ELEGANT. SIMPLE.
Pledged $1,641,075
LIX - The Smallest 3D Printing Pen in the World
Pledged: $1,156,070
Pegasus Touch Laser SLA 3D Printer: Low cost, High Quality
Pledged: $819,535
Titan 1: Fastest, Tallest Print, High Res SLA 3D Printer
Pledged: $687,116
iBox Nano - Worlds Smallest, Least Expensive 3D Printer
Pledged: $456,953
OverLord 3D Printer: MULTI-COLOR. SMART. STYLISH.
Pledged: $391,981
Cobblebot 3D Printer
Pledged: $373,916
Deltaprintr - A simple, affordable 3D Printer!
Pledged: $236,451
BI V2.0 - A self-replicating, high precision 3D Printer
Pledged: $185,530
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