In the consumer electronics business, there has been a change in the traditional approach to prototyping using CNC tooling in recent years as designers have begun to outsource prototyping to 3D print service bureaus. For heads of R&D looking to innovate and deliver better quality product, under budget and on time the outsourcing approach brings risks of confidentiality leaks, delays in the design approval process following a change that add up to extra cost and inconvenience. Stratasys professional 3D printers, enable multiple concurrent prototypes to be printed in-house, directly from design in a matter of hours and unleashes a more creative design and innovation process, to create better quality products, reduce development time, tooling (errors) /costs, reduce time to market, enables designers to do more with same resources - mostly to innovate to introduce more/better products and perfect their designs Confidentiality is a prime concern in Consumer Goods and Electronics. You don’t want to send a prototype design for your new star product to a service bureau where it can be copied or stolen. Better and safer to print your own prototype designs in house.