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title: The complete metal 3D printing guide
description: Metal 3D printing is much more complex and specific than regular 3D printing. Thermal constraints, technologies, design rules and many other subjects are covered by this complete metal 3D printing guide.
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# The State of 3D Printing 2017

### The data you need to understand the 3D printing world and build your 3D printing strategy

- [Discover the ebook](https://info.sculpteo.com/the-state-of-3d-printing-2017#tab-01)
- [Overview](https://info.sculpteo.com/the-state-of-3d-printing-2017#tab-02)
- [What you will learn?](https://info.sculpteo.com/the-state-of-3d-printing-2017#tab-03)
- [Stay updated](https://info.sculpteo.com/the-state-of-3d-printing-2017#tab-04)

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This report will provide you a lot of insights about the 3D Printing industry. Globally, the market is maturing with an increasing average budget and a growing return on investment. 3D Printing remains mostly used for product development, and plastic is still the most used material. We also made a special focus on metal 3D printing to understand better the changes it can bring to the industry.

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Our annual State of 3D Printing survey is a great opportunity for Sculpteo to provide you powerful data about the additive manufacturing industry. Our principal aim is to give you the keys to understand what is at stake in this dynamic and rapidly evolving industry. We opened the survey in January 2017 and we received nearly 1,000 respondents from 62 different countries, from all industries.

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With this report, you will also learn more about the differences between American and European users of 3D Printing, and between different sectors. We also compared the results to our previous study, in order to analyze the evolution of the 3D Printing industry. You will also find tips to help you with your business strategy.

Download our ebook right now!

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##### **Discover Additive Manufacturing technologies with us**

To help you learn more about Metal 3D Printing and other 3D technologies, we keep creating various resources for you. For instance, do you know that we have a [3D printing blog](https://www.sculpteo.com/blog/)? Our blog posts cover different subjects surrounding the 3D printing business. You can [subscribe to our ](https://www.sculpteo.com/en/newsletter_subscribe/)[weekly newsletter](https://www.sculpteo.com/en/newsletter_subscribe/) and receive all the news about Sculpteo and 3D printing.

## Get the Free Report: The State of 3D Printing 2017