Fans of technology are used to broken promises. It's an unfortunate truth that being let down is a part of being an early adopter and technology fans tend to maintain a healthy skepticism of the "next big thing."
3D printing is one of the technologies that is as equally criticized as it is hyped. Maker communities have been built up around tools such as 3D printing, and there are lots of enthusiastic conversations about the potential of 3D printing to revolutionize modern manufacturing.
Unfortunately, it hasn't been able to live up those inflated expectations. 3D printing currently offers exciting new ways to experiment with creating things, but we've still got miles to go before we'll see a 3D printer on every desk.
According to Forrester's Michael Yamnitsky, "The price, performance, and software associated of today's consumer-grade 3D printers are not developing fast enough for 3D printing at home to take off."
And while businesses are adopting 3D printing faster than consumers are, the same obstacles apply — usability, cost, and the time it takes to print.
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