3D Systems CEO touts '3D Printing 2.0'

NEW YORK — The 3D printing industry is entering version 2.0, which will tranform and localize manufacturing, according to Avi Reichental, president and CEO of 3D Systems, who gave the keynote address at the second annual Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo in New York City on Thursday. 

"What we mean by 3D printing 2.0 is the complete imagination of the desktop and democratization of desktop prototyping, and the beginning of real mass manufacturing," he said. "And here I am talking about making tens of thousands of units a day using sophisticated and mutliple materials. The third leg is cloud sourcing--platform capabilities." 

3D Systems introduced its 3D Printing 2.0 capabilities, which are specifically designed for engineers' desktops and the production floor in manufacturing. It increases reliability, performance, material utilization, and sustainability, said Reichental.