AMPOWER Report 2023

Additive
Manufacturing
Report

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AMPOWER Report 2023

Additive
Manufacturing
Report

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Market numbers and deep dives into all AM technologies

Market

A detailed analysis with more than 80 figures, tables and diagrams describe the worldwide industrial metal and polymer Additive Manufacturing market of today and tomorrow. The data is based on primary research results with industry experts and representatives of the supply chain and user market.

Technology

Learn about the state of the art and maturity level of all known Additive Manufacturing technologies. Make a deep dive into supply chain, materials, design characteristics and cost. Access the extensive supplier and application database.

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The authors combine over 40 years of experience in Additive Manufacturing as well as over 250 international customer projects and trained more than 300 engineers worldwide. The report is the first of its kind, that combines direct personal interviews with users and suppliers of the industry. The system suppliers that contributed direct input for the AMPOWER report represent over 90 % of the worldwide installed base of Additive Manufacturing machines. The users, who contributed direct input for the report, represent over 10 % of the worldwide installed base.

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Over 300 personal interviews
More than 32,000 data points collected for AMPOWER Report 2023
Responding system suppliers represent over 90% of installed base
Authors with more than 250 international AM projects
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Methodology 2023

17. March 2023

Basis for the AMPOWER Report 2023 are personal interviews as well as secondary research from publicly available sources. The personal interviews were conducted directly by AMPOWER staff. The respondents were typically the respective Additive Manufacturing managers or directors with insight into the technological as well as economical company figures.

Table of Contents 2023

16. March 2023

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Polymer technology developments 2023

15. March 2023

The technology developments of polymer Additive Manufacturing are rapidly progressing and enable more industries to adopt technologies for series production. Read the summary on current developments and trends.

Metal technology developments 2023

15. March 2023

The number of different metal AM technologies has increased continuously over the last years. As of now, more than 20 different working principles are known with 210 OEMs supplying machines. The large variety of working principles can be roughly grouped into powder bed fusion, material deposition and sinter-based metal AM technologies.

The investor's view 2023

2. March 2023

Over 18 different metal AM technologies are currently known and all at different stages of technological and industrial maturity. This section summarizes the technological advancements by the different technologies on a high level.

Additive Manufacturing Industrialization

Metal AM industrialization 2023

2. March 2023

Over 20 different metal AM technologies are currently known, which are in highly different stages of maturity. Processes like Powder Bed Fusion or Powder Laser Deposition are well-established in multiple industries and used in qualified productions of serial parts. Other AM technologies have just been introduced into the market or are still in a phase of development.

Metal AM market by industry 2023

2. March 2023

Many different industries have successfully adopted metal Additive Manufacturing. Medical and dental can be regarded as pioneering industry with serial productions starting in the early 2000s. Other industries, especially aerospace continue to play a strong part in metal Additive Manufacturing.

Metal AM market by technology 2023

2. March 2023

The metal Additive Manufacturing technology market will face large shifts in distribution and usage of AM principles due to new and upcoming technologies entering the market. Today, the large majority of machines sold and used are Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion systems. However, technologies such as Binder Jetting or Wire Arc Deposition will significantly increase their market share over the next 5 years.

Metal AM market by region 2023

2. March 2023

Metal Additive Manufacturing is used all over the world. The regions of interest in the AMPOWER Report are segmented into the groups of the Americas (AMER), the Asia Pacific region (APAC) consisting of East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania as well as the group of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Metal AM market size 2023

2. March 2023

Additive Manufacturing is experiencing massive growth and is considered to be one of the key technologies on the path of digitalization and industry 4.0. The ability of manufacturing parts directly from a CAD file is creating high expectations in the market. Nevertheless, the metal Additive Manufacturing market size is still a niche compared to other manufacturing technologies.

Metal AM market by material 2023

2. March 2023

The metal Additive Manufacturing material market is expected to significantly increase feedstock use in the next five years. Regardless the high growth, the feedstock accounts for only a very small fraction of the worldwide metal material market. Most of the alloy consumption in AM is driven by high end applications such as aerospace or medical. Thus, high strength and high temperature alloys are taking large shares.

Polymer AM industrialization 2023

2. March 2023

Over 17 different polymer AM technologies are currently known and all at different stages of technological and industrial maturity. This section evaluates important characteristics describing the state of the industrial use of polymer AM today and in the future. While the dental industry has already implemented mass customized products, the consumer goods industry is also picking up the advantages of Additive Manufacturing.

Polymer AM market by material 2023

2. March 2023

The polymer Additive Manufacturing material market is expected to double signifiantly grow over the coming years. Most of the material consumption is driven by mass customized products and serial production. Over the next years, it is expected that the material market will adapt more and more to the properties required by the applications.

Polymer AM market size 2023

2. March 2023

The Polymer Additive Manufacturing market has been experiencing robust growth, with a CAGR in double digit range in recent years, bringing the combined revenue of part manufacturing, system, and material sales to record highs.

Polymer AM market by region 2023

2. March 2023

The market analysis segmented by regions will provide insights into the current state and outlook of the polymer Additive Manufacturing market for the different areas of the world. The regions of interest are mostly categorized into the groups of the Americas (AMER), the Asia Pacific region (APAC) consisting of East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania as well as the group of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Polymer AM market by technology 2023

2. March 2023

Currently 16 different polymer Additive Manufacturing technologies are commercially available. Many of them are in an early market penetration stage and look for fast growth to increase their market share. Filament Based Material Extrusion continuous to lead the way in polymer Additive Manufacturing.

Polymer AM market by industry 2023

2. March 2023

Various industries have successfully adopted polymer Additive Manufacturing. Consumer Goods and Automotive are using the freedom of AM to increase the comfort of their products by designing lattice structures.

Innovations in AM software 2023

28. February 2023

Additive Manufacturing experiences massive growth and is considered to be one of the key technologies on the path of digitalization and industry 4.0. The ability of manufacturing parts directly from a CAD file enables mass-customization and on-demand production. Software is the key in design generation and processing of production data.

Region APAC 2023

28. February 2023

The APAC region generally covers Australia, the far east asian countries such as Japan and China as well as India. While Japan entered the Additive Manufacturing market much later than others, China is currently one of the largest players in the gloal industry. This report section covers regional reports of contributing local authors, who each are experts in the characteristicy of the regional Additive Manufacturing landscape.

Region EMEA 2023

27. February 2023

The EMEA region generally covers Europe, Russia, the african continent and the middle East. Europe is one of the birth regions of Additive Manufacturing while in the middle east, Israel is a hotspot for startups in new technologies. This report section covers regional reports of contributing local authors, who each are experts in the characteristicy of the regional Additive Manufacturing landscape.

Region AMER 2023

27. February 2023

The AMER region generally covers the USA, Canada and the south american countries including Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Historically, the USA was the more active region in the polymer Additive Manufacturing field compared with Europe. Lateley, new emerging sinter-based metal Additive Manufacturing technologies predominentaly come from US based companies.

Methodology 2023

17. March 2023

Table of Contents 2023

16. March 2023

Read the AMPOWER Report Table of Content to get an overview of all chapters, figures and graphs of the AMPOWER Report.

Polymer technology developments 2023

15. March 2023

Metal technology developments 2023

15. March 2023

The investor's view 2023

2. March 2023

Metal AM industrialization 2023

2. March 2023

Metal AM market by industry 2023

2. March 2023

Metal AM market by technology 2023

2. March 2023

Metal AM market by region 2023

2. March 2023

Metal AM market size 2023

2. March 2023

Metal AM market by material 2023

2. March 2023

Polymer AM industrialization 2023

2. March 2023

Polymer AM market by material 2023

2. March 2023

Polymer AM market size 2023

2. March 2023

Polymer AM market by region 2023

2. March 2023

Polymer AM market by technology 2023

2. March 2023

Polymer AM market by industry 2023

2. March 2023

Innovations in AM software 2023

28. February 2023

Region APAC 2023

28. February 2023

Region EMEA 2023

27. February 2023

Region AMER 2023

27. February 2023

e23 Global metal and polymer Additive Manufacturing market 2020 to 2022 and supplier forecast 2027 [EUR billion] dummy front

Additive Manufacturing market report

Metal and polymer AM suppliers with positive outlook for 2027

The AMPOWER Report 2023 values the entire Additive Manufacturing market for metal and polymer systems, material and part manufacturing services at more than EUR 9 billion in 2022 with a projected double-digit growth until 2027. The industrial polymer Additive Manufacturing market is about more than double in size of its metal equivalent. While system sales revenues in both markets are at a similar level, material and part manufacturing suppliers are much more developed for polymers resulting in a larger share of revenue.

After the setback in the year 2020, the Additive Manufacturing market recovered and found its path back to growth. In 2022, the equipment suppliers reached a record high in their revenues.

The printer facilities of part manufacturers were back to run at full capacity after a desolate year and supplier were able to make up the lost business in the first year of the pandemic. Users start to focus on optimizing their production to reach high utilization.

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Additive Manufacturing technology report

New technologies are fueling future growth

The spectrum of Additive Manufacturing has become wide and is continuously increasing. In metal, there are 20 different metal AM and 16 polymer AM principles known. Each one has a different set of characteristics, advantages and process chain as well cost structure and AM Maturity Index. To successfully employ Additive Manufacturing, the printing process and its properties must be understood. Moreover, the design, process chain and cost structure have to be considered. AMPOWER provides in the technology report section insights into these topics and evaluates the latest developments.

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About the Data

What is the basis of the AMPOWER Report

The report data is based on personal interviews with system suppliers, material suppliers, service bureaus and users of Additive Manufacturing. For the AMPOWER Report 2023 we collected more than 30,000 data points and talked to over 300 international experts of the industry. This primary research is backed by project experience and several market and technology studies from the past 15 years.

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Level of detail

Table of content

The AMPOWER Report breaks down high-level information into three segments: system sales (3D printing equipment OEM), material sales, and part manufacturing sales (often referred to as “service providers”). The report provides a comprehensive breakdown of the major technologies, material groups, industries, and regions. Equipment OEMs such as EOS, STRATASYS, BLT, FARSOON, 3D SYSTEMS, GE ADDITIVE, VELO 3D, and UNIONTECH are identified as the main drivers of the market data in the report. The material section provides an overview on the consumption of feedstock, including major global players in metal powder and polymer material supply such as SANDVIK, HÖGANÄS, BASF, EVONIK, and HENKEL.

General market segments

Part Manufacturing Supplier
Material Revenue
Equipment Revenue

Degree of industrialization

System utilization per industry
Share of Prototype and R&D
Share of Jigs / tools
Share of Molds
Share End parts and spare parts

Deep dives

Technology maturity evaluation
Investor’s view
Regional reports
Regional R&D report

Databases

Global system supplier database
Global service supplier database
Global powder supplier database
Global system database

Breakdown by region

USA
Canada
AMER others
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
EMEA others
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
APAC others

Breakdown by Technology

Metal PBF (LB/EB)
LB/EB DED
Arc DED
Metal ME
Metal BJT
Polymer PBF
Polymer Filament ME
Polymer Pellet ME
Vat Polymerization
Area-wise Vat Polymerization
Material Jetting
Other

Breakdown by industry

Automotive, Motorsports, Trucks, Buses
Civil Aviation, Turbines, Helicopters
Defense
Space
Medical
Dental
Energy, Powerplants
Oil and Gas
Industrial
Tooling, Molding
Rail and Naval
Part manufacturing suppliers
Research Institutions
Consumer Goods
Other

Breakdown by material

Aluminum alloys
Stainless steel alloys
Tool steel alloys
Nickel based alloys
Titanium alloys
Copper and bronze
Cobalt alloys
Photopolymer (Industrial)
Photopolymer (Dental and Medical)
Other Thermoplastic
PC
TPU, TPE
ULTEM, PEI
PEEK, PEKK
PPS, PPSU
PET, PETG
PLA
PP
PA12
PA11
PA6
ABS

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Market numbers and deep dives into all AM technologies

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Technology

References

What our customers say

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Dive into Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing market report

Metal and polymer AM suppliers with positive outlook for 2027

Additive Manufacturing technology report

New technologies are fueling future growth

About the Data

What is the basis of the AMPOWER Report

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Level of detail

Table of content

General market segments

Degree of industrialization

Deep dives

Databases

Breakdown by region

Breakdown by Technology

Breakdown by industry

Breakdown by material

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