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In 2015 sollen über 217.350 3D-Drucker weltweit verkauft werden. Im Jahr 2014 sollen es noch 108.151 Stück gewesen sein.
Bis 2018 sollen die Verkaufszahlen für 3D-Drucker sich jedes Jahr verdoppeln und in 2018 rund 2,3 Millionen Stück erreichen. Dieses enorme Wachstum ist auf den Preisfall von Consumer Geräten und den dadurch entstehenden Preisdruck auf professionelle Geräte.
Pete Basiliere, Research Vice President bei Gartner:
As we noted last year, the 3D printer market is at an inflection point. Unit shipment growth rates for 3D printers, which languished in the low single and double digits per year throughout the 30 years since the first 3D printers were invented, are poised to increase dramatically beginning in 2015. As radical as the forecast numbers may seem, bear in mind that even the 2.3 million shipments that we forecast will be sold in 2018 are a small fraction of the total potential market of consumers, businesses and government organizations worldwide. […]
New providers are entering the market, sometimes directly, sometimes through crowdfunding campaigns, on what seems like a daily basis.
via Gartner
