3D Printing

With the global 3D printing market forecast to reach $16.2 billion by 2018, the status of 3D printing as a disruptive technology, and its potential to transform the production line, is clear. This report takes a look at the impact of additive manufacturing on product personalisation, prototyping, supply chains, the creative industries and the consumer market, as well as intellectual property rights.

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3D printing market overview

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How 3D printing is reshaping global production

As dark clouds gather over the global economy, manufacturers find themselves in the crosshairs

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Shaping up to the future

3D printing has the potential to shape the future – in factories, on building sites, in schools, hospitals and homes, writes Jim McClelland

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3D printers producing factory goods

Prototyping or creating products in the comfort of your own home is now a possibility with 3D printing, yet the industry’s real potential lies in manufacturing, as Nick Martindale reports

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Will there be a 3D printer in every home?

Sales of consumer 3D devices are low and there are challenges ahead. But the consumer sector may just have sorted out its problems, as Charles Orton-Jones reports

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Rise and rise of 3D printing

Continued governmental support, coupled with the UK’s existing engineering capabilities, should see 3D printing become a central manufacturing technology, as Jim Woodcock reports

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Three dimensional by design

3D printing is transforming the way the creative industries work by presenting fashion designers, interior designers and architects with new opportunities, writes Simon Brooke

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Who is in the right with 3D printing?

3D printing or copying poses potential problems for manufacturers and designers anxious to protect their rights, but could be an opportunity rather than a threat, as Flemmich Webb reports

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