The CEA released a list of the top 5 technology trends to watch, and 3D printing was first on the list. Mark Chisolm of CEA writes, “Imagine working on some home improvements and breaking the last drill bit in the house. Or, while working on your home PC, the batteries in your wireless mouse give out and you’re left trying to navigate your system with just the keyboard. Today, these occurrences require a trip to the hardware or corner store to continue your work. But in the future it may be possible to save yourself the trip and ‘print’ such necessities with a 3D printer. While the technology behind 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has been around (and commercialized) for decades, such systems are now becoming common enough to show up on the mainstream consumer’s radar. To be sure, the days when such 3D printers are commonplace enough to show up in consumers’ homes (especially those sophisticated enough to print a battery) are a ways off, but the effects of 3D printing are beginning to be felt across a wide variety of industries. As the technology behind 3D printing evolves and prices drop, there may be no limit to what could feasibly be printed via additive manufacturing.”
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