3-D Printing: How Long 'til the Revolution? [SLIDESHOW]

From the hardcore manufacturing perspective, the technologies that are promised to one day 'change the way we make just about everything,' can still seem too siloed and small to change much of anything. But the revolution is coming all the same...

Travis M. Hessman

March 21, 2014

After decades of R&D and years of niche applications, consumer-grade innovations and industrial dabbling, 3-D printing is ready for the big time.

But a large-scale additive manufacturing industry – and the new industrial revolution that it is supposed to herald – is still hard to spot.

From the hardcore manufacturing perspective, these technologies that are promised to one day "change the way we make just about everything," can still seem too siloed and small to change much of anything.

But the revolution, they say, is still coming.

To help see it, Newark and Farnell have identified the growth patterns and players that are pushing the field ahead – from Jay Leno's garage to the heart of manufacturing.

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Travis M. Hessman

Editor-in-Chief

Travis Hessman is the editor-in-chief and senior content director for IndustryWeek and New Equipment Digest. He began his career as an intern at IndustryWeek in 2001 and later served as IW's technology and innovation editor. Today, he combines his experience as an educator, a writer, and a journalist to help address some of the most significant challenges in the manufacturing industry, with a particular focus on leadership, training, and the technologies of smart manufacturing.