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3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 2020-2030: COVID Edition

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3D printing has received much attention in the press over recent years. Hyped as the technology to bring about a 3rd industrial revolution, 3D printing technologies were in fact invented in the early 80s. They remained a niche technology until the expiration of a key patent in 2009 allowed many startups to emerge offering cheap consumer-level 3D printers. A media frenzy in 2012 thrust 3D printing into the limelight and 2016 saw Hewlett Packard and General Electric enter the 3D printing space. Even after the media hype some market sectors are still reporting huge growth rates.
 
Technology and Applications
Today, the 3D printing market comprises multiple different printer technologies. This report takes an in-depth look into established printer types including Vat Photopolymerisation (SLA/DLP/CLIP), Powder Bed Fusion (SLS/DMLS/EBM); Material Extrusion, Material Jetting, Binder Jetting, Directed Energy Deposition and Sheet Lamination. Key technological capabilities, applicable markets, SWOT analyses and key manufacturers are discussed for each established printer type. In addition, nascent printer technologies are introduced, and their technological capabilities evaluated.
 
Market analysis
This report forecasts the overall 3D printing market to 2030, with in depth discussion of currently commercialised and emerging printer technologies. The current state of the printer market is analysed, and long-range forecasts from 2020-2030 for revenue by technology, revenue stream and end user industry are evaluated.
 
IDTechEx conducted exhaustive primary research with companies positioned throughout the entire 3D printing value chain for key insights into the trends impacting growth to 2030. Over 60 company profiles have been included in the report including Stratasys, 3D Systems, EOS, Concept Laser GmbH and Arcam AB, amongst others.
 
Key questions that are answered in this report
  • How will COVID impact the 3D printing industry?
  • What are the current and emerging printer technology types in 2020?
  • How do metrics such as price, build speed, build volume and precision vary by printer type?
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of different 3D printing technologies?
  • Which printers support different material classes?
  • What is the current installed base of 3D printers?
  • What is the price range of 3D printers by technology type?
  • What are the market shares of those active in the market?
  • What are the key drivers and restraints of market growth?
  • How will sales of different printer types evolve from 2020 to 2030?
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1.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1.Major material-process relationships
1.2.Why adopt 3D printing?
1.3.Revenues of some older major 3DP printer vendors
1.4.Revenues of some newer 3DP printer vendors
1.5.Impact of COVID-19
1.6.Total market forecast
1.7.Metal vs non-metal segmentation
1.8.Equipment vs consumables segmentation
1.9.End user industry segmentation
1.10.Drivers and restraints of growth
2.INTRODUCTION
2.1.Glossary: common acronyms for reference
2.2.Scope of report
2.3.The seven different types of 3D printing processes
2.4.Major material-process relationships
2.5.Why adopt 3D printing?
2.6.History of 3D printing: the rise of the hobbyist
2.7.History of 3D printing metals
2.8.Business models: securing future revenues
2.9.Consumer vs prosumer vs professional
2.10.Use patterns and market segmentation
2.11.The desktop 3D printer explosion
2.12.Drivers and restraints of growth
3.POLYMER PRINTING PROCESSES
3.1.Powder bed fusion: Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
3.2.Binder jetting: polymer binder jetting
3.3.Extrusion: Thermoplastics (TPE)
3.4.Vat photopolymerisation: Stereolithography (SLA)
3.5.Vat photopolymerisation: Digital Light Processing (DLP)
3.6.Material jetting
3.7.Sheet lamination: Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM)
4.POLYMER PRINTERS: COMPARISON
4.1.Machine prices by printing process
4.2.Build volumes by printing process
4.3.Precision by printing process
4.4.Price vs speed
4.5.Price vs precision
4.6.Price vs Volume
4.7.Volume vs precision
4.8.Volume vs speed
5.METAL PRINTING PROCESSES
5.1.Powder bed fusion: Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)
5.2.Powder bed fusion: Electron Beam Melting (EBM)
5.3.Directed energy deposition: Blown Powder
5.4.Directed energy deposition: Welding
5.5.Binder jetting: Metal Binder Jetting
5.6.Binder jetting: Sand Binder Jetting
5.7.Sheet lamination: Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM)
6.NEW METAL PRINTING PROCESSES
6.1.Extrusion: Metal + polymer filament (MPFE)
6.2.Vat photopolymerisation: Digital Light Processing (DLP)
6.3.Material jetting: nanoparticle jetting (NJP)
6.4.Material jetting: magnetohydrodynamic deposition
6.5.Material jetting: microfluidic electroplating
7.METAL PRINTERS: COMPARISON
7.1.Price versus precision
7.2.Price versus speed
7.3.Price versus volume
7.4.Speed versus volume
7.5.Speed versus precision
7.6.Precision versus volume
8.CERAMIC PRINTING PROCESSES
8.1.Extrusion: Clay
8.2.Vat photopolymerisation: Digital Light Processing (DLP)
8.3.Service bureaus: additional processes
9.3D PRINTING SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY
9.1.Overview of 3D printing software segments
9.2.Relationship between 3D printing hardware and software
9.3.Hobbyist 3D printing software usage
9.4.Professional 3D printing software usage
9.5.Computer Aided Design (CAD)
9.6..STL files
9.7.Computer Aided Engineering (CAE): Topology
9.8.Computer Aided Engineering (CAE): process simulation
9.9.Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM): Build preparation
9.10.Unmet needs in 3D printing software
10.TECHNOLOGY FORECAST
10.1.EU Roadmap for Technical AM Development
10.2.EU Roadmap of Grand Challenges served by AM
10.3.Supersonic metal powder jetting
10.4.Multiphoton lithography
10.5.The rise of multimaterial printing
10.6.3D scanners and medical imaging techniques
10.7.Generative design for product lightweighting
10.8.LCD stereolithography 3D Printing
10.9.4D printing materials
11.APPLICATION CASE STUDIES
11.1.Increasing value of 3D printed objects
11.2.Prototyping
12.AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE
12.1.GE Aviation: LEAP fuel nozzles
12.2.Boeing 787 Dreamliner: Ti-6Al-4V structures
12.3.Autodesk and Airbus: optimised partition wall
12.4.Airbus: bracket
13.MEDICAL AND DENTAL
13.1.3D printing as a surgical tool
13.2.3D printing custom plates, implants, valves and stents
13.3.Digital dentistry and 3D printing
13.4.Other medical devices
13.5.3D printing pharmaceuticals
13.6.3D Bioprinting Process
14.MARKET ANALYSIS
14.1.Revenues of some older major 3DP printer vendors
14.2.Revenues of some newer 3DP printer vendors
14.3.Technology market share
15.MARKET FORECAST
15.1.Forecast methodology and presentation of findings
15.2.Impact of COVID-19
15.3.Total market forecast
15.4.End user industry segmentation
15.5.Metal vs non-metal segmentation
15.6.Equipment vs consumables segmentation
15.7.Plastics segmented by printing technology
16.CONCLUSIONS
16.1.3D printing is still a highly innovative technology
17.COMPANY PROFILES
17.1.3D Ceram
17.2.3D Systems Europe
17.3.Aleph Objects, Inc
17.4.Arcam AB
17.5.AREVO Inc
17.6.Beijing Tiertime Technology Co Ltd
17.7.BMW
17.8.Boeing
17.9.BotFactory
17.10.Buzz Technology
17.11.Carbon3D
17.12.Carima Ltd
17.13.CERADROP
17.14.ChemCubed
17.15.Concept Laser GMBH
17.16.Cytosurge
17.17.Dassault Systemes
17.18.Dyson
17.19.Efesto LLC
17.20.envisionTEC Gmbh
17.21.EOS GmbH
17.22.EPSRC
17.23.Fabrisonic LLC
17.24.FEINTECHNIK R Rittmeyer GmbH
17.25.Ford Motor Company
17.26.Formlabs
17.27.Fraunhofer
17.28.Fripp Design Ltd
17.29.HÖGANÄS
17.30.Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies
17.31.Impossible Objects
17.32.Leapfrog 3D Printers
17.33.Lockheed Martin
17.34.Luxexcel
17.35.MarkForged
17.36.Materialise
17.37.Nascent Objects, Inc
17.38.Norsk Titanium
17.39.Optomec
17.40.Photocentric
17.41.Printrbot
17.42.PRODWAYS
17.43.QuesTek Innovations LLC
17.44.Realizer GmbH
17.45.Reebok International
17.46.Ricoh
17.47.Rize Inc
17.48.Roland DGA Corporation
17.49.Sciaky Inc
17.50.Siemens AG
17.51.Sinterit
17.52.SLM Solutions NA
17.53.Solidscape
17.54.Stratasys
17.55.The ExOne Company
17.56.trinckle 3D GmbH
17.57.Ultimaker B.V
17.58.Voltera
17.59.Volvo Construction Equipment
17.60.Voxel8
17.61.Voxeljet Technology GmbH
17.62.Wanhao
17.63.ZMorph
 

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Despite COVID the 3D printing market will be worth $45bn in 2030.

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