1.   Applications that seem exotic today will become routine, as solid imaging grows rapidly cheaper and more versatile.

2.   Engineers are feverishly pushing the technology beyond plastic so that solid imaging can be used to build finished products, not just prototypes.

3.   Ink-jet solid imaging is the new cost leader.

4.   Several manufacturers of medical implants use solid imaging to model X-rays of diseased bones and to create accurate molds for casting replacements such as artificial hip joints.