With surveys having found that many firms are holding off on purchases of 3D printers due to high initial costs, what do you think about the idea of purchasing the technology on the rapidly emerging used equipment market? Some 37% of those companies have just a single 3D printer in production, but 18% say they own 10 or more and the average number of printers per organization was 5.4. It's said that 3D printing technology can reduce the cost of finished products by more than 4%. Read more about the options and the emerging used market here: http://3dprint.com/29700/used-3d-printer-market/


Below is a pie chart from Gartner's study detailing companies' primary uses of 3D printers: