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IDTechEx Discusses the Long-Term Trends Shaping Additive Manufacturing

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With the 2009 expiration of a key Stratasys patent that covered thermoplastic filament extrusion technology, desktop filament printers were taking off, buoyed by new disrupters like Makerbot. Ten years ago, the 3D printing landscape was in the midst of its first big boom.