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The Growing 3D Printing Market

Analysts see a market that may grow to $15 billion by 2020.

Interest in 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is ramping up. The technology is moving quickly from being a curiosity to a prototyping device, and now a commercial opportunity. Today, there are numerous conferences covering 3D printing, and the subject appears as sessions in many more (Printed Electronics USA 2015 and UV LED 2015 come to mind).   3D printing dates back to the 1980s, led by innovators such as Charles Hull, who invented stereolithography. (He co-founded 3D Systems, an indus...

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