3D Printing Industry TrendsRich 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.
The Cantech Letter compared several 3D printing market forecasts in their effort to evaluation adoption by the education market. Gartner projects the 3D printing market globally will grow from $1.6B in 2015 to $13.4B in 2018, attaining a 103.1% CAGR. Allied Market Research (AMR) projects the 3D printing market will grow from $2.3B in 2013 to $8.6B in 2020, attaining a CAGR of 20.6%.