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• With the release of the new HP 1200 and the Formlabs X1, we can see real competition from very different segments. From several million dollars to just $20,000, the laser...
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With the release of the new HP 1200 and the Formlabs X1, we can see real competition from very different segments. From several million dollars to just $20,000, the laser powder bed fusion market is going to be a much more competitive place over the next twelve months. In the first part of this series, we looked at the largest systems; now we focus on the mid-market, where most systems are sold. The idea behind this series is to, through the lens of trucks and commercial vehicles, find an analogous differentiation in products that is currently slowly underway in the SLS market.
Light Trucks/ Commercial Vehicles: Mid Market
In the light truck and light commercial vehicle segment, there are many different setups, but the predominant one is the van-like setup, with four exemplars: the Ford