The value of additive manufacturing: future opportunities

September 1, 2017

The global additive manufacturing (AM) - 3D printing - the industry was valued at $6 billion for 2016, and is predicted to grow to more than $26 billion by 20221. This rapid growth has arisen mainly because of the evolution of AM from primarily a prototyping tool to a useful end-product fabrication method in some high-value manufacturing applications (e.g., in the aerospace, medical device, and automotive industries).

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