2014 Hardware Niche
3D Printing
What Gartner Predicted
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Gartner forecast that 3D printer shipments would grow 75% in 2014 and double in 2015, with enterprise and consumer 3D printing transforming manufacturing.
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Prediction Accuracy
2/5
Overhyped — while industrial 3D printing found niches in aerospace and medical, consumer 3D printing never took off as predicted. Growth was much slower than forecast.