{"id":1839,"date":"2012-12-20T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1839-2012-in-numbers-the-shapeways-community-rise-of-3d-printing-for-all.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:24:53","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:24:53","slug":"2012-in-numbers-the-shapeways-community-rise-of-3d-printing-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/2012-in-numbers-the-shapeways-community-rise-of-3d-printing-for-all","title":{"rendered":"2012 in Numbers: The Shapeways Community & Rise of 3D Printing for All"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2012 has been remarkable year here at Shapeways. <\/span>Our
\n community grew dramatically, hundreds of thousands of
\n your designs emerged from 3D Printers, and the world has
\nofficially woken up to the possibilities of 3D Printing — not as a
\nSciFi dream but as an accessible tool to make ideas real. <\/p>\n

Perhaps
\n most excitingly, we’re starting to see a world in which you can get
\nexactly what you want, and not have to settle for what is available.<\/p>\n

Your innovation and creativity inspires us on a daily basis, empowering<\/span> us to go from one rickety shelf<\/a> to a fully operational factory in Long Island City<\/a> in a matter of months, joining our ever expanding facility in Eindhoven. As we make major investments in localizing<\/span> production, our team continues to grow on both continents in order to make the impossible a reality. <\/p>\n

So thank you all for inspiring us, and without further ado, here’s a snapshot of the 2012 in numbers:<\/p>\n

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The numbers:
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3D Prints<\/em> <\/p>\n