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Desktop 3D printers poised for significant growth

Desktop units whose quality approaches industrial-level equipment, a widening group of users, increased printing speeds and greater material availability pushing growth, says report.

A new Deloitte Poland report details a sharp spike in the desktop segment of the 3D printing industry – and it predicts an exponential increase in the growth of the global 3D printing market from an estimated $4.8 billion in 2015 to more than $20 billion by 2020, based on review of available forecasts.

The report was commissioned by Zortrax, a global provider of 3D printing solutions. It includes a description of the prevalent technologies, statistics, growth projections and an overview of many of the major players in the industry. Desktop printers represented 95% of all 3D printers sold in 2015 after being a virtually non-existent segment of the industry before 2011, says the report.

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