As 3D printing has become more and more mainstream, the traditional resource and skills barriers for manufacturing companies are evolving. This trend is changing the very face of education and manufacturing employment programs across the globe. Today’s manufacturing economy has evolved into a customer-centered model that stresses speed of delivery, product value and a positive customer experience and 3D printing—with its capability to produce customized products quickly—perfectly addresses that model, but where many manufacturers struggle to meet these new market demands is in hiring and workforce planning. The availably of a well-qualified labor force to implement and oversee these new proc…