![]() ![]() ![]() In particular, the study believes that these companies can not only use 3D printing for prototyping purposes, but also highlights opportunities for direct manufacturing and tooling. The region has long been known as a manufacturing hub, and is home to more than 2,000 companies that produce or process metal, plastic, and rubber in the area. In short, they wanted to see if and how 3D printing’s potential (with a market already worth $7 billion) can be brought to the industry of Northeastern Ohio, and it’s not such a bad idea. Its purpose was, as the group put it, to determine the feasibility of a 3D printing cluster in Northeast Ohio, a “geographic concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, service providers and associated institutions.” The study itself was launched in November 2015, funded by the Fund for Our Economic Future, and recently finished. This remarkable conclusion comes from the Asset Map of Additive Manufacturing Opportunities in Northeast Ohio, which has been compiled by the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI), America Makes, Team Northeast Ohio (Team NEO), and the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network. According to a new report, Northeast Ohio has all the necessary elements to become the Silicon Valley of 3D printing in the near future. So where is all that growth taking place? Well, an unexpected contender could be about to appear. Current trends even convinced the IDC to adjust their expectations on the growth of worldwide spending on 3D printing, and they recently predicted that this spending will surpass the $35 billion mark by 2020. Especially industrial-grade 3D printing is seen as the big driver behind the 3D printing market’s growth, and is expected to be adopted in large numbers over the coming years. Almost all specialists agree: the 3D printing revolution is picking up steam. ![]()
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