3d printing has become a real trend setter for many in a variety of industries. Particularly prototyping and concept designs has been most prominent as design consultants are now able to manufacturer and product fast and effective prototypes in as short as a 1-2 days, making the whole process almost 20x times faster.

In terms of the food industry, 3d printing has really made a technology push as the process of printing food is now been made available. In a food technology conferences spanning up and down the UK, 3d printers are now able to print cakes, potatoes and many other food items. This means that making the perfect cake each time is now possible and the artwork displayed on these cakes in the form of patterns and sugar icing truly is very beneficial. This will hopefully be coming to the domestic market shortly where we could print our own faces on a flat cake.