Sponsored bySources: PwC and ZPryme survey of more than 100 industrial manufacturers, Februrary 2014; Gartner.

From prototyping to production3D printing will likely supplant mass production

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73%

Expect 3D-printing to be used increasingly for final production as the market growsForecast compound annual growth rates (CAGR, %).

CAGR of 3D printer sales to 2019:

CAGR of number of annual 3D printers purchases to 2019:

122%

Companies are mainly using 3D printers to experiment and build modelsHow is your company using 3D-printing technology? (% respondents).

Prototyping only

25%

Prototyping and production

10%

Production of items not possiblewith traditional methods

3%

Final production only

1%

Not using

33%

Experimenting

29%