01/17/2021: FI CLAIMS Patent Services looked at data on patent applications from the previous year in its annual report. The analysts found that 3D printing is one of the ninth fastest growing technologies. XYZprinting and Kinpo Electronics, two subsidiaries of the Kinpo Group, were together among the 3D printing companies with the most patent applications in 2020.

01/20/2020: SmarTech Analysis is a market analysis firm specializing in 3D printing analysis. The company periodically publishes an annual summary report on the additive manufacturing market. Based on the company's ongoing quarterly consulting services and ongoing comprehensive market analysis of the entire value chain, the report estimates that the global additive manufacturing market grew to over $10.4 billion in 2019. (Source: https://3druck.com)