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#3DOpinion | Is There Hope for the Additive Manufacturing Market in 2025?
To a certain extent, doom and gloom characterized the additive manufacturing industry over the course of 2024. Between firings, bankruptcies, failed mergers and more, no one was feeling particularly optimistic about the 3D printing market. But could that be changing…
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To a certain extent, doom and gloom characterized the additive manufacturing industry over the course of 2024. Between firings, bankruptcies, failed mergers and more, no one was feeling particularly optimistic about the 3D printing market. But could that be changing for additive manufacturing in 2025?
We already saw it at the end of last year: at Formnext there seemed to a brightness that had been missing in the previous year’s edition as many spoke about opportunities for additive manufacturing. Personally, I remain skeptical, if only because we have seen what happens when a bubble bursts and we have still seen our fair share of turbulence this year, something that is likely to continue in 2025. But it is also undeniable that there are signs of hope.
But what is actually the current state of the additive manufacturing sector? Let’s take a closer look.
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