{"id":429518,"date":"2014-06-18T11:40:33","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T10:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/?p=136171"},"modified":"2025-04-10T17:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:11:45","slug":"3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/","title":{"rendered":"3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/06\/47263dprinting_117x153.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-136172\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2014\/06\/47263dprinting_117x153.jpg\" alt=\"Juniper Research\" width=\"117\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a>The combined market value from consumer 3D Printer hardware sales and material spend is forecast to be worth $1bn by 2018, says analyst Juniper Research.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-953365371\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>In the short term the market looks less interesting, but longer term growth could be strong.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Today, 3D printer shipments are at relatively low levels for mainly\u00a0<\/span>industrial<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0and professional use, representing a limited opportunity in the medium term.\u00a0This year\u00a0<\/span>the<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span>market<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span>worth<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0only $75m.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1347707978\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-800659373\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Juniper, suppliers such as 3D Systems and Stratasys have confirmed a stronger demand for professional 3D printers and materials compared to a softer consumer demand.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped that the entry of consumer brands such as HP and Epson into the professional market, will help create a volume market in 3D printers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile there has been an increase in awareness of 3D printing it is still, and will continue to be, a niche consumer technology,&#8221; \u00a0said Nitin Bhas, author of the report\u00a0titled <a rel=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juniperresearch.com\/reports.php?id=730\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Consumer 3D Printing &amp; Scanning: Service Models, Devices &amp; Opportunities 2014-2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In order for 3D printing to successfully find a mainstream market amongst consumers, it needs to widen the applications available that integrate consumer lifestyle and drive a number of applications beyond professional printing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Markets in the US and Europe are ahead in terms of consumer 3D printer adoption, driven by hobbyists and early tech-adopters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Retailers such as Staples are even testing in-store 3D printing services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The whitepaper, <a rel=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juniperresearch.com\/shop\/viewwhitepaper.php?whitepaper=256\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u20183D Printing ~ Cutting through the Hype\u2019<\/a> is available to download from the Juniper website together with further details of the full report and Interactive Forecast Excel (IFxl).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The combined market value from consumer 3D Printer hardware sales and material spend is forecast to be worth $1bn by 2018, says analyst Juniper Research. In the short term the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12662],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-429518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-research"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst | Electronics Weekly<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The combined market value from consumer 3D Printer hardware sales and material spend is forecast to be worth $1bn by 2018, says analyst Juniper Research.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst | Electronics Weekly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The combined market value from consumer 3D Printer hardware sales and material spend is forecast to be worth $1bn by 2018, says analyst Juniper Research.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ElectronicsNews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ElectronicsNews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Richard Wilson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Richard Wilson\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0eebcf1c97dfe35cf2d9c17f2090cc83\"},\"headline\":\"3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-18T10:40:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-10T16:11:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/\"},\"wordCount\":269,\"commentCount\":1,\"articleSection\":[\"Market Research\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/\",\"name\":\"3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst | Electronics Weekly\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-18T10:40:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-10T16:11:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0eebcf1c97dfe35cf2d9c17f2090cc83\"},\"description\":\"The combined market value from consumer 3D Printer hardware sales and material spend is forecast to be worth $1bn by 2018, says analyst Juniper Research.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/\",\"name\":\"Electronics Weekly\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0eebcf1c97dfe35cf2d9c17f2090cc83\",\"name\":\"Richard Wilson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b5fcaef8cfe5b62ba5338d77e00df5ea599e69a7507f28e774d668e433d27f8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b5fcaef8cfe5b62ba5338d77e00df5ea599e69a7507f28e774d668e433d27f8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b5fcaef8cfe5b62ba5338d77e00df5ea599e69a7507f28e774d668e433d27f8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Richard Wilson\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/author\/richard-wilson\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst | Electronics Weekly","description":"The combined market value from consumer 3D Printer hardware sales and material spend is forecast to be worth $1bn by 2018, says analyst Juniper Research.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst | Electronics Weekly","twitter_description":"The combined market value from consumer 3D Printer hardware sales and material spend is forecast to be worth $1bn by 2018, says analyst Juniper Research.","twitter_creator":"@ElectronicsNews","twitter_site":"@ElectronicsNews","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Richard Wilson","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/"},"author":{"name":"Richard Wilson","@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0eebcf1c97dfe35cf2d9c17f2090cc83"},"headline":"3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst","datePublished":"2014-06-18T10:40:33+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-10T16:11:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/"},"wordCount":269,"commentCount":1,"articleSection":["Market Research"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/","url":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/","name":"3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst | Electronics Weekly","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-06-18T10:40:33+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-10T16:11:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0eebcf1c97dfe35cf2d9c17f2090cc83"},"description":"The combined market value from consumer 3D Printer hardware sales and material spend is forecast to be worth $1bn by 2018, says analyst Juniper Research.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/market-research\/3d-printer-will-big-consumer-product-says-analyst-2014-06\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"3D printer will be big consumer product, says analyst"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/","name":"Electronics Weekly","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/#\/schema\/person\/0eebcf1c97dfe35cf2d9c17f2090cc83","name":"Richard Wilson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b5fcaef8cfe5b62ba5338d77e00df5ea599e69a7507f28e774d668e433d27f8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b5fcaef8cfe5b62ba5338d77e00df5ea599e69a7507f28e774d668e433d27f8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b5fcaef8cfe5b62ba5338d77e00df5ea599e69a7507f28e774d668e433d27f8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Richard Wilson"},"url":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/author\/richard-wilson\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":863041,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429518\/revisions\/863041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}