The additive manufacturing market is projected to grow into a $22 billion industry by 2022. Today, professional 3D printers are already accelerating innovation and supporting businesses in a wide variety of fields. Additive manufacturing technologies have been rapidly maturing over the past few years as advances in machinery, materials, and software have enabled more and more companies to use tools previously limited to a few high-tech industries.

Read on to learn about five key trends that are driving the growth of the additive manufacturing industry, and what this growth means for the future of design and manufacturing.

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• About various applications for 3D printing beyond prototyping, from making molds for jewelry to manufacturing end-use parts.
• How the development of compact, modular, desktop 3D printers and post-processing ecosystems made 3D printing more accessible.
• How investment in metal 3D printing has skyrocketed and where this technology is today.