Industrial-class 3D printer shipments increase in China, North America despite headwinds

摘要

Shipments of industrial-class 3D printers (priced above $100,000) were up by more than 8% in Q3 2019 compared with thesame period the previous year, according to market intelligence from Context (London). This key sector, which accountedfor almost 70% of all 3D printer revenues for the period, saw even more impressive shipment growth of 12% on a trailing12-month basis.“The increase came as a surprise, given the headwinds many vendors reported in the second half of the year, such asreduced demand from the struggling automotive sector, sluggish European economies and a generally weak globalindustrial manufacturing market,” said Chris Connery, VP Global Analysis and Research at Context.