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CONTEXT Announces Leaders in 2017 3D Printing Revenues; Stratasys in Front

London-based data analytics firm CONTEXT has been in the business of watching market performance and industry benchmarks for over three decades. Recently, they set their sights on examining the leaders…

3D Printing as Seen at CES 2018: Part Two

3D printing has long made a showing at the annual CES in Las Vegas, with announcements ahead of the show serving to get visitors and watchers-from-afar eager to learn more…

TCT Show: Themes and Overview of 3D Printing in 2017

This week in the UK, the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham played host for the 22nd TCT Show, an annual affair that brings together the 3D printing industry. With perhaps…

3D Printing Market is Picking Up, Driving Prices Down: 3D Systems Cuts SLS 3D Printer Prices by 30%

The business of 3D printing is substantively different today than it was even last year. Industry experts including those at Wohlers Associates, SmarTech Publishing, CONTEXT, and more are noting with increased…

Why I Wasn’t Bored at CES 2017

CES 2017 has come and gone and left us all with a smattering of new tech product announcements and (I know I’m not alone in this) a lingering bug from…

CONTEXT: Desktop 3D Printer Market Continues to Grow While Industrial 3D Printers Are Down – But Not For Long

You’ve likely heard someone repeat the statement “One day, there will be a 3D printer in every home!” at some point. Whether that’s true or not remains to be seen,…

Providing CONTEXT to the 3D Printing Market

At TCT Show, the floor was undoubtedly buzzing with activity — but beyond the booths there was more yet to see. With presentations from industry experts, analysts, academics, and more,…

IMTS 2016: 3D Printing in Photos

While the conference is in fact still going on, I spent only Monday and Tuesday at Chicago’s McCormick Place, attending this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). The show was, in a…

Voxel Vision: HP Offers Insights into Industry and Technology at IMTS

Some invitations, you don’t turn down. If any of the following invite me for dinner, I can effectively guarantee my presence: Josh Groban, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, HP. It’s a…

CONTEXT Report: XYZprinting Numbers Continue to Impress, Making them a Global Leader in Desktop 3D Printing

While the 3D printing industry has been steamrolling ahead long enough to see startups come and go, along with some of the titans teetering on their golden pedestals, one company…

Global 3D Printer Market Up 19% in 2015 as Industrial and Commercial 3D Printer Sales Drop, XYZprinting Remains on Top

As desktop 3D printer sales started to soften at the end of 2014 and into 2015, many in the industry were predicting that the public’s love affair with 3D printing…

CONTEXT Report: Half a Million 3D Printers Sold Worldwide Since 1980s

There’s been much talk about how 3D printer sales have been noticeably weak in 2015, especially looking at the recent third quarter reports. But if you take a step back…

CONTEXT Industry Analysis: The Power of Metal 3D Printing Continues to Grow Impressively

Metal is all the rage lately, and it’s certainly only going to increase in popularity. While your teenagers are probably nodding their heads vigorously in approval, we mean this in…

Global Shipments of Sub-$5,000 Desktop 3D Printers Rise 114% Year-over-year According to CONTEXT

You know 3D printing has hit the mainstream in every way possible when your grandmother is cutting out newspaper articles and mailing them to you for DIY ideas. You know…

CONTEXT Expands Suite of Services and Reports to Cover 3D Printing Sectors

CONTEXT is an IT market analysis company, and they’ve recently announced the launch of a 3D Printing Advisory Service they say will serve “growing customer interest in this market segment.”…