If there was any doubt Wall Street is warming up to 3-D printing it

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If there was any doubt Wall Street is warming up to 3-D printing it was extinguished last week when Citi analyst Kenneth Wong initiated coverage of 3-D printer manufacturers Stratasys (SSYS) and 3D Systems (DDD), at the same time expressing in a client note that he believes the market for 3-D printing equipment and services will triple by 2018. The market “is on the cusp of seeing much broader adoption across more upstream production applications and the consumer end market,” Wong wrote. Shares of Stratasys and 3-D Systems – as well as others in the space – spiked…
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/09/03/3d-printing/

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A very good example of how patents stifle technology. Had those patents not existed, we would have been here 10 years ago or more.

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How can they say that patents are not slowing down the emergence when laser sintering and its use with metal is the number one complaint of hte average consumer. “Can it do metal?” has to be the second-most question asked by those experiencing it for the first time.