Paul Goodwin, analyst of Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report, was featured in the September 1, 2013 issue of Bottom Line Personal, in which he recommended 3D printing company stocks.
Goodwin told Bottom Line Personal that the new technology uses software to create a precise, three-dimensional virtual model of an object, then actually builds it using an industrial printer that squirts and molds layers of quick-setting material.
Goodwin said worldwide sales of 3D printers and supplies are expected to reach $3.7 billion by 2015, and $6.5 billion by 2019.
The stocks most likely to benefit, according to Goodwin, are Stratasys (SSYS) and 3D Systems Corp. (DDD).