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Wohlers Report
2005 is a global market study developed with input from 49
co-authors, 47 service
providers, 24 system manufacturers, and countless others worldwide. To
support the review and analysis, the softbound publication includes 24
charts and graphs, 36 tables, and 97 photographs and illustrations, and seven appendices.
This
annual study has established a tradition of covering all facets of
additive fabrication, including business,
product, market, technology, research, and application.
Wohlers Report 2005 addresses many aspects of additive fabrication, including its history, the wide mix of applications, the industries embracing the technology, annual revenues from products and services, growth estimates, sales forecasts, and investor information. It also provides current information on trends and developments in the areas of service providers, system manufacturers, cast metal parts and direct metal fabrication, advanced approaches to tooling, and exciting new applications of rapid manufacturing.
The study also provides updates on new developments in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world, the growth of CAD solid modeling, advances in materials for additive processes, opportunities in medical modeling, and applications and technologies for 3D digitizing and reverse engineering.
The
final parts of the report cover emerging technologies,
government-sponsored research and development, and college and university
education and research. Wohlers Report 2005 concludes with a
discussion on the future of additive fabrication—where it is headed and
what to expect—to assist in strategic planning and investing.
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