makerbot 3d printing 300x225 The Next Big Thing: 3D Printing3D
Printing was one of the key topics at SXSW in Austin, TX last
week. Not alone due to the keynote by MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis.
3D Printing is being used mainly for manufacturing of various
parts, to actual rendering of CAD output, and as a recent
incident proves, can also be used to make and test pistols (the
incident resulted in the 3D printing company canceling the
project, but the designs and plans were viable).  But much like
home printing was in 1982, 3D printing technology is still in
that stage where it has grown past its infancy but still doesn’t
have mainstream use, and so isn’t that exciting to the average
consumer yet.  Experts believe that like home printing again, 3D
printing technology is just waiting for one innovative company
to come up with a product that will make the technology
accessible and usable to the general public, and we’ll have 3D
printing suddenly become an indispensable part of the industry.
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