The following graph shows the growth of 3D printer sales from 1996 to 2003. It was taken from page 46 of Wohlers Report 2004.
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Wohlers Report
2004 is a global market study developed with input from 45 experts,
42 service
providers, 28 system manufacturers, and countless others worldwide. To
support the review and analysis, the softbound publication includes 23 charts and graphs,
38 tables, 79 photographs and illustrations, and seven appendices. This
annual report has established a tradition of covering all facets of rapid prototyping, including business,
product, market, technology, research, and application.
The
report addresses many aspects of rapid prototyping, including the
industries being served, annual revenues, machine sales, and forecasts. It
also provides current information on industry trends and developments in
the areas of service providers, advanced approaches to tooling, system
manufacturers, and technology advances in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and
other parts of the world.
The report covers research and development activities, growth trends in CAD solid modeling, rapid prototyping materials, medical modeling, rapid manufacturing, and reverse engineering. Wohlers Report 2004 concludes with a discussion of the future of rapid prototyping—where it is headed and what to expect—to assist in strategic and tactical planning.
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What
Others are Saying
Independent reviews one
and two (2003)
and three
and four
(2002) are available from Engineering Automation Newsletter, freelance writer and consultant Joe
Greco, and MCADCafe.com.
"Terry Wohlers is the spokesperson
for the overall rapid prototyping industry. Every year, he publishes the
Wohlers Report, a comprehensive rundown of RP advances. He represents
better than anyone else the mainstream rapid prototyping industry."
Preston Smith, Lead Co-author of Developing
Products in Half the Time
"I
have purchased market reports in other industries for $30,000 that do
not contain as much information.
The purchase of the Wohlers Report every year is a no-brainer."
Gilles Desharnais, Intermag-Modelex
“I've
just finished reading through the report and I have to say I'm impressed
with the shear quantity of information it contains. It has become the
bible to those looking at rapid prototyping and related technologies."
Al Dean, MCAD Magazine and the
CADserver
"I
wonder if the industry knows how fortunate it is to have this mirror? Few
industries of this size and complexity have access to this level of
data."
Ed Grenda, Castle Island Company
"His extremely comprehensive annual report is considered the
definitive analysis of the RP world and is
highly recommended."
David Cohn, Engineering Automation
Report
"Nothing comes close to the authoritative and comprehensive nature of
this annually-updated report. It has something for everybody and I highly
recommend it."
Jeffrey Rowe, MCADCafe.com
“I
was in the market for a new RP machine and bought the report as an
insurance policy. It
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Kurt Blankemeyer, GTO
“The report offers the most up-to-date
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Ranji Vaidyanathan, Advanced Ceramics
Research, Inc.
"It’s
a great, concise report that covers the globe.
I don’t know of any other document that is as complete."
Tom Greaves, New Directions Consulting
"You are providing a valuable service to the industry."
Brent Ragsdale, Hallmark
"As always, you have done a spectacular job collecting information
from around the world on our ever-changing industry. I commend you on the
depth and breadth of your labors."
Marina Hatsopoulos, Z Corp.
"Very
easy to read. It gave me just what I was looking for."
Douglas Freitag, Bayside Materials
Technology
"Whether one is thinking of purchasing an RP device, checking into
the sales of a particular company for investment purposes, or just
desiring more information, Wohlers' report delivers at every level."
Joe Greco, Desktop Engineering Magazine
"It is comprehensive, well organized, and well written. We will
be pouring over the details for some time to come."
Mike
Rynerson, Extrude Hone
“The
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Reagan Hogerty, Jordan Industries, Inc.
"The report has helped our
company immensely in selling RP and RT internally to our design,
manufacturing, and management staff."
Glenn Anderson, Southco Inc.
"The section on rapid tooling is particularly interesting. Wohlers
systematically looks at all the competing technologies on the market today
and provides detailed information on how to best apply each of them."
Engineering Automation Report
"The report has become a virtual
"Bible" of RP ... comprehensive and well organized ... and is
highly recommended."
David Cohn, Engineering Automation
Report
"It's my owner's manual to the RP industry."
Todd
Grimm, T. A. Grimm & Associates, Inc.
