3 Real 3-D Printing Trends to Watch

Let's face facts: As cool as 3-D printing is, there's a lot of hyperbole to sort through. If you believe everything you hear, 3-D printing is going to let us create artificial organs from scratch. It's going to change every step of manufacturing. It's going to let us print guns in our homes. And all of that will just be the start.

The truth is that it's going to be a while before 3-D printing brings the stuff of science fiction into reality. But that's not to say there isn't progress being made. If you sort through the noise, you'll find 3-D printing is actually making a real impact today in healthcare.

Click through to see the real 3-D printing trends you should be paying attention to:

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-Chris Wiltz, Associate Editor, MD+DI
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