Printing giant HP today launched its much-anticipated 3-D metal printer, the latest foray in the fast-growing market for industrial-scale 3-D printers. HP, which is already in the market with a production-scale 3-D plastics printer, said that it has been working with two major customers on creating 3-D printed metal parts for the automotive and medical industries, and that it would begin offering 3-D metal printing production services next year. Only in 2020 will it begin to sell the 3-D metal printers themselves, at a price just under $400,000. "Without a doubt it is a big bet for the company," Stephen Nigro, president of HP’s 3-D printing business, told Forbes. Parmatech, meanwhile, is a leading provider of metal parts for healthcare and is working with Johnson & Johnson and Primo Medical.

Source: Forbes September 10, 2018 12:00 UTC