While experts continue to gather at events such as Materialise World Summit, it can be easy sometimes to forget that the entire world isn't familiar yet with additive manufacturing technologies. The 3D printing industry is growing quickly, maintaining a solid double-digit annual pace, but remains a nascent area of manufacturing. As the technologies at the heart of the industry have been around for more than 30 years and several competitive companies and experts have been involved for nearly the full duration, we still need to ask: is "additive manufacturing" still unfamiliar jargon outside this niche? Where are we on the hype curve now, and when will mainstream adoption/recognition occur? Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/172166/is-additi...turing-jargon/