Originally shared by Nils Hitze Ok folks - 2015 round of Predictions is coming.

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Originally shared by Nils Hitze

Ok folks - 2015 round of Predictions is coming.

This time i’d love to cluster it a bit (and if that’s ok it would be posted to @All3DP too, besides our 3dDinge.de blog), in Journalists, Evangelists, Printer Manufacturers and Business

For orientation: http://www.3ddinge.de/predictions_2014

A short twitteresque Prediction for the 3dPrinting World in 2015 would be HIGHLY appreciated

So here are my Tags

Journalists
@Rachel_Park of course
@Anja_van_West
and let’s give @Eddie_Krassenstein a chance :slight_smile:

Evangelists
(there are SO many brilliant people, so i picked five - you are more than welcome to add your opinion in the comment section of the BlogPost afterwards)
@Florian_Horsch_flouS
@Jeremie_Francois
@Jason_Ray
@Filemon_Schoffer
@Nick_Parker

Manufacturers
@Whosa_whatsis (for @Deezmaker )
@Adrian_Bowyer (for @RepRap_Pro )
@Cyprien_Decouty (for @Formlabs )
@Alberto_Valero_Gomez (for @BQ111 )
@Brook_Drumm (for @Printrbot )

(Again - so many potential folks to choose from - feel free to add your opinion @Erik_de_Bruijn @WASP_Team @Pirate3D everyone else)

Business
@Tuan_TranPham
@Jochen_Hanselmann
@John_Hauer
@Terry_Wohlers
@Michael_Sorkin

Material
@Faberdashery_Ltd
@Colorfabb
Plus i’m mailing Kai Parthy from LayEverything

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2015 predictions:

Attrition among smaller manufacturers after lower prices and a few brands build brand recognition.

Some manufacturers will move to specific niches and stand their ground

Filament prices will drop a bit and stabilize. It will be harder to distinguish “high end” brands from value brands and people will buy value brands.

Larger, faster FDM printers will become more affordable for hackerspaces, schools, artists and businesses. New applications using larger printers will make a splash in the media. Typical home users won’t be able to afford them.

More ecosystems will emerge and battle it out for adoption. Ease of use may end up being the killer app, not selling models or services.

More apps to control and monitor from mobile devices will cut into desktop apps.

Late in the year, wifi and connection to the cloud will be expected and necessary for all printers. Onboard electronics will usurp stand alone add on boxes/services.

Octoprint will likely be the winner with better mobile UI.

Big box stores will finally offer low cost printers in all stores.

Resin should have a good year but lag behind FDM for schools and individuals.

Open APIs from major repositories will allow apps to access models, vying for dominance through more access points and mobile.

Printed electronics will become real and demo all sorts of strange, fun, but somewhat narrow applications

Recyclers / filament extruders will become common at hackerspaces. Recycling plastic will actually be a thing and bring mildly successful business models.

In general, 3d printing will establish its value as a here-to-stay tool in our tool chests.

Brook