Wohlers Associates, Inc. is an independent consulting firm that provides technical and strategic advice on the new developments and trends in rapid product development and additive manufacturing. AM technology encompasses a wide range of applications including:

• 3D printing of design and concept models
• rapid prototyping of parts for fit and functional testing
• patterns for castings
• mold and die tooling
• fixture and assembly tools
• custom, limited edition, replacement part, and short-run production

A growing number of companies is using AM for the production of products that are difficult, impossible, or too expensive to produce any other way.