Unter dem Titel „8 Reasons Why Product Development Will Never Be the Same Again – and 5 Ways 3D Printing is Responding„, veröffentlichte Objet ein 13-seitiges White Paper über „Trends in 3D Printing“ 2012.
Die Analyse auf Basis von Dr. Phil Reeves Vortrag auf der letzten EuroMold, beschäftigt sich mit Trends von 3D Druck in der Produktentwicklung.
In existence for over 20 years, 3D printing is now rapidly gaining widespread recognition. This white paper aims to categorize the major trends that are channeling economies and societies towards the mainstream use of 3D printing and then to show how 3D printing is responding to those changes. Identified here are 8 trends based on societal, economic, environmental and technological influences occurring right now. It then details 5 ways in which 3D printing is responding through repositioning itself at the heart of manufacturing and by re-shaping the nature of the traditional supply chain.