Over the last nine years, hundreds of thousands of people have read this book. The diagrams, tables and much of the text have been the basis for scores of presentations, magazine articles and handbook chapters. That's because much of the material in these chapters originally appeared on the Internet as tutorial and commercial sections of The Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping web-site.

This expanded Second Edition of Printing the Future became necessary to reflect the thousands of changes, new applications and developments that have occurred since the original publication underwent a major revision in 2006. While the web-site is continuously updated, all the material appearing here has been edited and supplemented. One goal has been to write each chapter so it stands alone and can be read with understanding without the need for reading the others.

Printing the Future describes the enormous range of applications under development and their very great potential to affect human life in many parallel ways. More than twenty case studies have been specially chosen as thought-provoking examples of what people have already done with additive fabrication.

It's the most thorough and complete book available on 3D printing and additive fabrication with more than 230 pages, 240 illustrations and 20 tables. It's easy to read for non-technical individuals and includes a comprehensive glossary, acronym list and index. These features demystify the sometimes incomprehensible terminology and jargon of this field. The Appendix also provides an extensive directory of the most important industry resources, including addresses, phone numbers and web sites for nearly every company mentioned in the text. The oversized 8.5 x 11 inch page format contains more information than a standard size book of more than 480 pages.

3D printing is beginning to be used to manufacture parts and products of every description and kind without limit to complexity. It's poised for major growth as individuals from all walks of life become more familiar with additive fabrication and apply it to an ever-widening range of problems. Printing the Future is the easiest and least expensive way to gain that familiarity.

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