{"id":490,"date":"2014-01-06T16:37:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T16:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/?p=490"},"modified":"2014-08-28T19:14:56","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T19:14:56","slug":"3-d-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/index.php\/2014\/01\/06\/3-d-dilemma\/","title":{"rendered":"3-D Dilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/iStock_000025086298.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-476\" alt=\"iStock_000025086298\" src=\"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/iStock_000025086298-247x300.jpg\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/iStock_000025086298-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/iStock_000025086298.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3-D printing isn&#8217;t a new technology but it\u2019s recently been gaining more attention in the business and popular press. Companies like GE are incorporating it into their manufacturing processes; NASA is planning to send a 3-D printer to the International Space Station; and UPS will be introducing 3-D printing services into some of its stores. Gartner, a market analysis and statistics company, predicts that the 3-D printer market will grow from $288 million to more than $5.7 billion by 2017, while Credit Suisse, a multinational financial services company, projects a 20-30 percent annual growth for the industry over the next several years.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses throughout the supply chain need to prepare for changes as 3-D printing becomes more integrated into the manufacturing process.<\/p>\n<p><b>Business benefits fuel growing popularity<\/b><\/p>\n<p>3-D printing is an additive process. It uses a 3-D software model to produce an object, building it up layer by layer using a single plastic or metal material or a combination of materials. Recent improvements in the 3-D printing process and dramatic reductions in the cost of printers and raw materials have increased its popularity.<\/p>\n<p>There are two classes of 3-D printers available today. The \u201cprosumer\u201d versions cost a few thousand dollars and serve craftspeople, artisans and other casual users, who may obtain 3-D models from sites like MakerBot. The second class of printers includes the heavy-duty models designed for business manufacturing. These cost tens of thousands of dollars and are likely to have the greatest impact on supply chain businesses.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nxtbook.com\/naylor\/MHIQ\/MHIQ0114\/index.php#\/16\">Click here to read the full article.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013\u00a0By Mary Lou Jay<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3-D printing isn&#8217;t a new technology but it\u2019s recently been gaining more attention in the business and popular press. 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