????今年以來(lái),，隨著像史泰博（Staples）這樣的公司開(kāi)始推出普通消費(fèi)者也買(mǎi)得起的3D打印機(jī)，3D打印熱潮開(kāi)始受到各界的熱烈追捧,。本月初,，3D系統(tǒng)公司（3D Systems）制造的3D打印機(jī)The Cube在Staples.com上以每臺(tái)1300美元的定價(jià)開(kāi)始銷(xiāo)售；七月就能在實(shí)體店買(mǎi)到,。但和所有第一代科技產(chǎn)品一樣,，這些打印機(jī)也沒(méi)法隨心所欲打出人們想要的任何東西。號(hào)稱(chēng)能打出全球第一把3D手槍的說(shuō)法也只是個(gè)博人眼球的小插曲而已,。

????3D打印真正的潛力還是有賴(lài)企業(yè)界發(fā)掘——比如像空客公司（Airbus）這樣的企業(yè)就會(huì)探索如何用3D打印技術(shù)制造飛機(jī)零部件,。正是這種遠(yuǎn)景激發(fā)了魏瑪豪森的雄心壯志。隨著大企業(yè)對(duì)3D制造的興趣日益濃厚,，原材料成本就會(huì)隨著下降,，同時(shí)打印機(jī)技術(shù)也會(huì)不斷改進(jìn)。而普通消費(fèi)者也能買(mǎi)到用更多材料打印的更多種類(lèi)的物品,。今天也許還只能買(mǎi)到打印的iPhone手機(jī)殼,。未來(lái)說(shuō)不定就能買(mǎi)到打印的手機(jī)了。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：清遠(yuǎn)

????The 3-D printing buzz has been a bit overblown this year as companies like Staples (SPLS) begin making them available directly to consumers -- earlier this month The Cube, which is manufactured by 3D Systems (DDD), went on sale for $1,300 through Staples.com; it will likely be available in stores starting as early as July. But just as with any first-generation tech products, these printers won't be capable of doing all that much. The fanfare over the world's first 3-D-printed gun is also a distracting sideshow.

????The real potential for 3-D printing will be felt in enterprise -- as companies like Airbus explore using 3-D printing to make, say, airplane parts. That's the bet that fuels Weijmarshausen's ambitions. As big business takes an increasing interest in 3-D manufacturing, the costs of materials will come down. and the machine technology will improve. Customers will be able to order more types of objects in more materials. Today, perhaps it's the iPhone case. Tomorrow, potentially, the phone itself.