3D Printing Industry: The Next Industrial Revolution

My husband is a financial advisor and reads and listens to stock market predictions and advice continually. This morning he pulled up an audio story on the financial advisory website, Motley Fool. While I was making coffee I found myself listening to a story about 3D printers and how this industry is on the verge of exploding and becoming the next industrial revolution.


What intrigued me was this:


"Wall Street know-it-alls laughed when we said the host of The Tonight Show was onto something. But it's no joke -- his favorite new gadget is launching a 21st-century industrial revolution that will end the "Made in China" era -- and generate serious wealth for well-positioned American investors." ("Jayleno's trillion dollar," 2012)


I googled the words "3D printing industry" and with over 2 million hits it was instantly apparent we are already in this next industrial revolution. Just read the start of this article on Newscientist.com:


3D printing: Game add-on makes Minecraft edifices real




References:


Aaron, J. (2011, August 4). 3d printing: Game add-on makes minecraft edifices realNewscientist.com, (2823), Retrieved from http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128236.200-3d-printing-game-addon-makes-minecraft-edifices-real.html


Jayleno's trillion dollar investing tip . (2012, April 11). Retrieved from http://www.fool.com/fool/free-report/18/sa-3dprintingaudio-181284.aspx?source=isaspodft0000122