3D Printer a Houshold Item? (DDD) (SSYS) (XONE)
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3D printing stocks like 3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD), Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) and The ExOne Company (NASDAQ: XONE) are on watch Thursday after a New York Times article suggested 3D printers could become the kitchen appliance of the future.
The articles follows the mention of the growing technology in President Obama's State of the Union address last week. "Workers are mastering the 3-D printing that has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost anything," the President said.
"Like computers, 3-D printers originally proved their worth in the business sector, cost a fortune and were bulkier than a Kelvinator. But in the last few years, less expensive desktop models have emerged, and futurists and 3-D printing hobbyists are now envisioning a world in which someone has an idea for a work-saving tool — or breaks the hour hand on their kitchen clock or loses the cap to the shampoo bottle — and simply prints the invention or the replacement part"
Link to NY Times Article
The articles follows the mention of the growing technology in President Obama's State of the Union address last week. "Workers are mastering the 3-D printing that has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost anything," the President said.
"Like computers, 3-D printers originally proved their worth in the business sector, cost a fortune and were bulkier than a Kelvinator. But in the last few years, less expensive desktop models have emerged, and futurists and 3-D printing hobbyists are now envisioning a world in which someone has an idea for a work-saving tool — or breaks the hour hand on their kitchen clock or loses the cap to the shampoo bottle — and simply prints the invention or the replacement part"
Link to NY Times Article
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