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.
A new retail analytics company, JeeQData, is offering nearly-real-time data on retail sales for just about anything that Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy sell, including 3d Printers. Their reporting, which costs as little as $1.99/month for a subscription, gives us a daily snapshot into how printer sales are trending in the three largest retail channels. The chart below is for the first week of May 2015.