CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA--(Marketwired - June 01, 2016) - SmarTech Publishing, the leading industry analysis and market forecasts provider for the 3D printing/additive manufacturing industry, is pleased to announce and welcome industry reporter Davide Sher as its Senior Analyst, 3DP Adoption Studies. Sher will be responsible for expanding the company's market research and analysis activities by focusing on 3D printing end-user related issues and experiences.

"We are proud to have such a talented and experienced individual as Davide on board," said Lawrence Gasman, President, SmarTech Publishing, "and we look forward to the new business directions in which he will take the company."

At SmarTech Publishing Sher's main responsibility will be to extend the range of industry reports into the realm of adoption studies, which will be targeted to the needs of production managers in several different industries. This new series of reports will provide guidance to manufacturing professionals on how to best implement 3D printing products and processes in the businesses and factories. Sher will also have responsibility for SmarTech's marketing and public relations activities.

"Joining a respected and experienced market analysis firm such as SmarTech Publishing is a great opportunity for me to leverage my experience in the 3DP space to provide potential 3D printing adopters with a clearer vision of the new possibilities in their own lines of work, said Sher, "Offering such guidance based on SmarTech Publishing's forecasting and analysis platforms will lead to a unique series of reports, that will become required reading in the manufacturing industry.

Sher currently collaborates with several international 3D printing news portals and founded the 3Dprintingbusiness.directory, currently the largest global directory of 3DP-related companies, as well as the leading Italian 3DP news portal replicatore.it. Since 2013 he has been covering the 3D printing industry exclusively.

Born in Milan, Italy, Davide Sher spent several years in the United States, where he graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has built an extensive reputation as a technology journalist writing for both mainstream and sector-specific publications, in Italy and internationally. At SmarTech Publishing Sher will join a team of professionals with decades of experience providing hype-free and accurate information for high-tech industry sectors.

About SmarTech Publishing

SmarTech Publishing delivers industry analysis, market forecasts and adoption guidance for the 3D printing/additive manufacturing industry. Our coverage provides insight for those companies offering 3D printing services, materials and software sectors, as well as those that make the 3D printers themselves.

SmarTech Publishing is the leading provider of market research and industry analysis in the 3D printing/additive manufacturing sector. We have published reports on most of the important revenue opportunities in the 3D printing sector including personal printers, low-volume manufacturing, 3D printing materials, medical/dental, aerospace and other promising 3D market segments. Our client roster includes some of the largest 3D printer firms, materials firms and investors in the world.

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