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3-D Printing · Hindsight | Envisioning

Hindsight · review build · data not yet validated

3-D Printing

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2008

Publishers Envisioning Hype Cycle explorer Forecast vs actual

3-D Printing: phase not stated, plateau in 5-10 years

Verdict

Not graded yet.

The same forecast in other editions

20075-10 yrs
20085-10 yrs
20095-10 yrs
20105-10 yrs
20115-10 yrs
20125-10 yrs

All captured fields

x time: 19.698
y expectations: 76.591
time to plateau code: 3
band: 5-10
technology index: 3
label in combined: 3D Printing

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https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/gartner-hype-cycle-2008-008

Cite

Hindsight, claim gartner-hype-cycle-2008-008. Envisioning. https://www.envisioning.com/hindsight/claims/gartner-hype-cycle-2008-008

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