Manufacturing Technology

The Biggest Additive Manufacturing Trends for 2023

October 10, 2022

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Stop us if you’ve heard this already: 3D printing is the future. This isn’t a scorching take. Additive manufacturing is consistently growing with an approximate 20 percent compound annual growth rate. Will we ever reach that predicted utopia of a desktop 3D printer in every home? Not anytime soon. However, we’re at the point where 3D printing is a strategic cornerstone for many companies.

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With over 100 years of Lightng Experience Lightolier is an industry leader with our primary focus on the Commercial and Retail applications. Lightolier offers products families from Downlights to Track to Pendants to Fluorescent. We are a full line manufacturer complimented by our sister Philps companies. We make the products to meet all of the lighting needs of your construction project.

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