Industry research firm, Gartner, Inc., is celebrating the 20th birthday of their beloved Hype Cycle with their latest report, “Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2014″. In documenting over 2,000 technologies in 119 different fields and determining at what point the hype behind each tech will fade into true innovation, the analysts at Gartner have determined consumer 3D printing to be more than five years away from full adoption.
The research firm predicts in “Hype Cycle for 3D Printing, 2014″ that, though 3D printing is evolving quickly, much of the technology won’t be adopted by the mainstream for another five to ten years, with business and medical additive manufacturing embraced more readily than consumer 3D printing. Research vice president for the firm, Pete Basiliere, says, “Consumer 3D printing is around five to 10 years away from mainstream adoption, Today, approximately 40 manufacturers sell the 3D printers most commonly used in businesses, and over 200 startups worldwide are developing and selling consumer-oriented 3D printers, priced from just a few hundred dollars.…
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