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How much manufacturing does 3D printing disrupt by 2040?

40% of manufacturing, global trade and logistics, with 30% of products 3D-printed, my call on the record since 2011. Roughly $1 trillion shifts to decentralized production by 2050. Plain English: you print the product where you need it instead of sailing it around the world.

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