UK businesses account for nearly half (42%) of all online 3D printing in Europe with smaller, technologically-centric firms the most likely to utilise the resource.
This is according to a new report by 3D Hubs, a Dutch company that specialises in online manufacturing services.
The company’s ‘3D Printing Trends 2019’ report, which encompasses patterns from its own order database as well as an independent survey of 400 businesses, found that over 250,000 parts were printed in Europe using its technology last year – more than 100,000 of which went to the UK.
The report found that most firms that use online 3D printing in Europe (75%) have less than 100 employees, with over 60% of the 3D printing demand across Europe coming from engineers working in the development of industrial, electrical, and medical goods....