Among the next generation of 3D printing patents that will soon expire are key patents for metal-based printing processes. The patents’ expiration will almost certainly result in significant price reductions for 3D printers...more
CONTEXT, a market research firm, projects that the worldwide 3D printer market (including printers, materials, and ancillary services) will grow to $17.8 billion over the next five years. One reason for the rapid expansion...more
Here is a bulletin providing further validation that the cost of 3D printing will decline.
3D printing’s key patents are expiring or soon will expire. These include patents for liquid-based, powder-based, and...more
On May 10, 2016, the FDA issued a document entitled Technical Considerations for Additive Manufacturing Devices.
The document consists of 25 pages of “draft” guidelines that provide the FDA’s “initial thinking on...more
The rise of 3D printing holds tremendous potential to impact the economy from the local to the national level. Although it is still an estimated five to 10 years away from mainstream consumer adoption, we are already seeing...more
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Benesch’s Mark Avsec attended this year’s CES show in Las Vegas, where additive manufacturing took center stage.
In 2015, 3D printing stories each seemed to possess a similar headline: “Here is the first 3D-printed...more