Rendering images in 3-D and printing them out is undeniably cool. It’s something that many businesses in a variety of industries are using. Clothing, engine parts, food and hearing aids are just a few examples of items that can be produced with 3-D printers.
Related: 3-D printed organs are on the way
But 3-D printing for consumers may just turn out to be a fad that is in the process of peaking. The main reason for the worse-than-expected sales for Stratasys in the fourth quarter was slowing growth at MakerBot.
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Remember Think Global, Aptera, Coda Automotive and Fisker? They are electric car companies that didn’t wind up becoming Tesla (TSLA). They all went bankrupt.
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