Watch the full Atlantic Design & Manufacturing talk, "3D Printing & the Next Industrial Revolution," below and be sure to follow Design News on Facebook for more updates. The 3D printing industry is moving so quickly that some estimate that by 2025, 10 percent of consumer products will be created using a 3D process. 3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution explores the practicalities and potential of 3D printing today, as well as trying to realistically foresee the impact of 3D printing on the world of tomorrow. Price point. Fortune magazine recently reported that HP Inc. plans to go big in the 3D market. Accelerating a more sustainable industrial revolution with digital manufacturing ... Ride into the future … 3D printing millions of industrial parts more efficiently and sustainably than ever before. With the recent entry of GE into the additive manufacturing market, there is another industry heavyweight joining HP to ignite the next industrial revolution.. We see it as a strong vote of confidence that GE is investing $1.4 billion to buy two European 3D printing companies, Germany's SLM Solutions Group and Sweden's Arcam. One of the major reasons for its growing popularity is the expiry of “Sole Rights” of several 3D printing technologies and the subsequent impact on the prices of printers. April 7, 2017 4 Minute Read. Will 3D printing usher in the next industrial revolution?

Fabio Annunziata Director, Business Development and 3D Materials says, “ Yes we’re going to lead the 3D printing industry but our North Star is to lead the next industrial revolution.” The market for 3D printed products and maker services alone stood at 2.2 billion dollars in 2012, a number that is expected to nearly quadruple by 2020. And 3D printers and CNC mills are getting cheaper and cheaper. It's already possible to buy a working 3D printer for about the same cost as a brand new home computer. 3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution explores the practicalities and potential of 3D printing today, as well as trying to realistically foresee the impact of 3D printing on the world of tomorrow. And now it is being lauded as "the next big thing" in education tech. RELATED ARTICLES: 10 Metal 3D Printing Companies You Should Know Here's how it will disrupt and transform manufacturing in the next 10 to 15 years. Watch the full Atlantic Design & Manufacturing talk, "3D Printing & the Next Industrial Revolution," below and be sure to follow Design News on Facebook for more updates. The 3D Printing Revolution is about to transform our lives. That year saw the introduction of the first-ever retail consumer-focused 3D printer, named the RepRap³, with much hype around its revolutionary potential. Most 3-D printing still revolves around the manufacturing of prototypes and mockups. Mentioned below are 8 reasons why 3D printers will bring the next industrial revolution 1. In phase one, architects, artists, and product designers used 3-D printing technology to make prototypes or mockups of new designs. THE THIRD EDITION OF THIS BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE -- CLICK FOR INFO. 3D printing will play a key role in the next industrial revolution.

The 3D printing industry is moving so quickly that some estimate that by 2025, 10 percent of consumer products will be created using a 3D process. There should also be significant declines in material and machinery costs as more individuals and firms adopt this technology.