rich mccomas3D Printing Industry Trends

Rich McComas is a Senior Editor and Research Director at Cellular 3D, an experienced journalist and opinion leader who has written, researched and covered the consumer and professional medical device industry for more than 20 years.  Rich heads up all healthcare market and technology research projects at Cellular 3D, personally overseeing a number of dental and medical initiatives.  Rich believes that 3D printing can help make a variety of medical devices more accessible to patients and practitioners throughout the world.

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A keynote address at the Shop.org Digital Summit discussed the potential for 3D Printing in the retail environment.  One presenter believes that less than 10% of 3D printing will happen in the home, and makes a comparison to 2D printing where in spite of the fact that every home has a printer, still the vast majority of all printing is done by businesses for internal use, and by large printers for commercial use.

This TED-talk like presentations and an interactive Q&A panel of digital retail’s rule breakers and disruptors share keen insights, important lessons and the inspiration required to remain relevant. Hear from Jon Nordmark Co-Founder of Iterate Studio, Julie Bornstein COO of Stitch Fix, John Hauer Co-Founder and CEO of 3DLT, and Maria Thomas Former Chief Consumer Officer of SmartThings.