LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Speaking here today about the tremendous growth of the 3D printing industry, analyst Terry Wohlers slipped one name into a list of potential machine makers that took some by surprise: Apple.

Wohlers was presenting at the RAPID 3D Printing Conference and Expo. His firm, Wohlers Associates, released its 2015 report, its twentieth annual, last month.

“I’m not suggesting Apple has a product, but will they get into this business? Maybe,” Wohlers said. “I mean, Autodesk has gotten into it. Microsoft, Adobe — the list goes on. So the major IT and technology companies have gotten into this and we think maybe Apple will too.

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