Two recent conversations lead me to believe that enterprises are far more serious about 3D printing than might be apparent from reading the business press.
Printing money to buy debt from government-sponsored enterprises ( Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), which are now outright state-owned enterprises, is a far cry from making productive loans through a private banking system.
Multi-function printers are becoming popular with enterprises as they provide combined multiple functions such as printing, fax, photocopying, scanning etc. and as companies upgrade to the new line of printers, we can expect this division to maintain profitability.