Sigma Labs Inc (SASI)

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What's Holding Back 3D Printing?

https://www.jabil.com/insights/blog-main/3d-printing-trends-show-positive-outlook.html

Despite the bullish attitudes toward the growth of 3D printing reported by manufacturing stakeholders, there remains a plethora of issues with existing solutions. Almost all manufacturing stakeholders reported facing some kind of challenges. Top challenges included:

- Lack of in-house expertise
- Cost of system equipment
- Cost of materials
- Part quality (i.e. integrity, strength, aesthetics)
- Limited selection of materials
- Technology limitations
- Difficulty in scaling operations

While manufacturing companies do face challenges around 3D printing, there is good news. Almost everybody believes these challenges can be overcome, which will require a wide range of factors to evolve.

Manufacturing stakeholders highlighted four concerns that will need to be addressed:

- Hiring and Training
- Financial Investments
- Change Management
- Innovation from Business Partners

Participants do not expect it will take long to solve 3D printing challenges. While only few expected them to be solved as quickly as this year (10 percent), more than half believed changes will happen within the next three years (55 percent).