What Happened to the 3D Printing Revolution?

3D printers were supposed to change the world… but where did they go? Lou discusses the hype cycle, mass layoffs in the 3D printing industry, and what the future of 3D printing might really be. Spoiler: it’s not 3D printed spaghetti :( SOURCES & FURTHER READING Myths about 3D Printing - https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/getting-past-the-hype-about-3-d-printing/ The 3D Printer Might Be the Home Appliance of the Future https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/garden/the-3-d-printer-may-be-the-home-appliance-of-the-future.html The New Makerbot Replicator Might Just Change Your World https://www.wired.com/2012/09/how-makerbots-replicator2-will-launch-era-of-desktop-manufacturing/ The 3D Printing Revolution That Wasn’t https://www.wired.com/2016/12/the-3d-printing-revolution-that-wasnt/ MakerBot Prepares for Another Round of Layoffs http://fortune.com/2017/02/15/makerbot-3d-printing-layoffs/ GE Is Building The World’s Largest ‘Additive’ Machine For 3D Printing Metals https://www.ge.com/reports/ge-building-worlds-largest-additive-machine-3d-printing-metals/ Wohlers Report 2018 https://wohlersassociates.com/2018report.htm The State Of 3D Printing, 2017 https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2017/05/23/the-state-of-3d-printing-2017/#5ee0b45d57eb Corporate Investment Drives A New Wave Of Industrial 3D Printing https://www.cbinsights.com/research/corporate-investment-industrial-3d-printing/ Thanks to 3D Printing Nerd and MatterHackers for some additional footage! DIY Custom Drawer Pulls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7NHU5-7HyU 3D Printing- The Future Of Education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdzOI7CwNIk CREDITS Writer: Louis Foglia Editor: Page Ellerson Researcher: Dushyant Naresh Supervising Producer: Allison Brown Follow Beme on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bemenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/bemeapp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialbeme/