3D printing revolution picking up globally

Messe Düsseldorf and the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) announce launch of the 3D fab+print brand. And the revolutionary production technologies have emerged without any substantial input from big players. Instead, the initiatives came from researchers, small start-ups and tinkerers in their garages who experimented with printing three-dimensional material. As is often the case with technical revolutions, the “movement“ thrives on its early protagonists’ enthusiasm, in this case mostly middle-aged male tech aficionados and a complementary open-source community.

It’s an undeniable fact that the 3D revolution’s social and economic effects are noticeable. In times where the life cycle of products continues to decrease while the number and variety of products continually expands, the tirelessly working printing robots producing complex objects at precision levels unmatched by man-made efforts, are just what is needed now. For this reason, Messe Düsseldorf and the VDMA introduced the 3D fab+print in October 2013.