MARCH 20186 MANUFACTURINGTECHNOLOGYINSIGHTS As the 3D printing market advances, organizations' perspectives about additive manufacturing are shifting from "What can we 3D print?" to "What can't we 3D print?" Additive manufacturing is rapidly gaining traction in the manufacturing industry owing to its ability to redefine the designing of products. 3D printing has opened up completely new avenues for manufacturers to test more versions of their design and produce enhanced products in less time. Today, 3D printing is quickly moving beyond prototyping and to the manufacturing floor and production processes. Bridging the gap between design and production, additive manufacturing helps keep the digital thread of the product intact throughout the journey. One of the significant advantages of 3D printing that organizations have realized is the rapid iteration it allows. Designers are provided with opportunities to innovate and fail without wasting resources. Another ace that 3D printing pulls is that the materials produced are stronger than those made the traditional way. With shorter product development cycles, 3D printing makes production much more economical. What is more, 3D printing is expected to give rise to manufacturing as a service (MaaS) that allows manufacturers to lease out their 3D printing equipment, eliminating the need to purchase expensive machinery and making it easy for companies to get started with the technology.To visualize the additive manufacturing ecosystem, we have curated content for this special edition by bringing together innovative service providers, changing trends, needs of the hour, and a glimpse into additive manufacturing's future. We hope the valuable insights from industry thought-leaders and the innovative solutions from leading as well as emerging companies featured in this edition will help you in making informed decisions for your 3D printing endeavors.Unleashing a New Eraof ManufacturingEditorialCopyright © 2018 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.MARCH - 20183D PRINTING SPECIALMailing AddressValleyMedia, Inc. 44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.936.8381, F:510-894.8405 MARCH - 2018, Vol 04- Issue 01 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to ManufacturingTechnology InsightsVisit www.manufacturingtechinologysights.com Editor-in-ChiefLaura DavisEditorial StaffSalesVisualizerMichael WilliamsJessica Stanley Jessica@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.com510.996.5126Ava Gracia Khyati DubalPeter ThomasVivian MurrayTECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSTECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSLaura DavisEditor-in-ChiefManufacturingTechnology InsightsWrite to useditor@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.com*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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