To prepare for this shift in 3D printing, one that will see more companies using additive manufacturing, especially with metals, to manufacture end - use parts, companies are
staffing up, training new workers, and
buying more 3D printing machines, SDM's report shows that 73 % of the 700 respondents to SDM's survey said their companies plan to increase their in - house production of additively manufactured parts, a trend more pronounced in the aerospace and
medical industries.