Let’s rewind to 2013. Magazine covers, Netflix documentaries, and daily news segments talking about how 3D printing took over the world of tech and gave everyone an impassioned vision of the future. The ways 3D printing could be applied to modern problems seemed limitless. This was everywhere in 2013.

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3D printing was going to revolutionize everything and companies from every corner of the internet were coming out of the woodwork to get a piece of the action. Communities like RepRap were forming, projects were being brought to life through crowdfunding, and even surprise venture capital backed startups were all adding to the hype. Then there were also the “big guys” like Stratasys and 3D Systems cashing in by acquiring more companies than they could handle and promising their shareholders the moon.

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As all of this was bubbling up, people were sent into a frenzy as the media told them […]

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