3D Systems CEO: 3D-printed gun did industry a 'service': The CEO of a major 3D-printing company explains what the controversial 3D-printed gun project says about the industryat large.

Avi Reichental, president and CEO of 3D Systems, says the man behind the 3D-printed gun has done the 3D-printing industry a service.

Speaking at the Inside 3D Printing conference in Chicago, Reichental discussed the 3D-printed gun from a manufacturing standpoint.

After showing video of 3D-printed gun discussions in mainstream media, namely the HBO news and commentary show Real Time with Bill Maher, Reichental explained that Cody Wilson, the founder of Defense Distributed and developer of the world's first operational 3D-printed gun, represents the possibilities of 3D printing on society at large.

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