How can 3D printing help the engineering industry, in your opinion?

Marketing-wise, it would make huge difference when you propose to investors by making them actually hold a prototype of your product, rather than showing them pictures and screen shots.

people tend to believe more in what do they feel, that it could actually be produce, it's not impossible! especially when the investor scientific background do not correlate with your product, they will still have doubts; would a table actually be transformed into a bedroom???

It can save budgets and time by introducing a solution for complex very small or very large items used in Engineering, but I believe the solution is still not widely spread and used in this industry but it's in the way to be

3D Printing offers many benefits to engineering industries.

Some examples are:

• Speed time to Market (Rapid Prototyping)
• Reduce development costs  
• Increase innovation (Complex shapes can be produced)
• Personalize products 
• Fabrications of objects in remote locations