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Market numbers and deep dives into all metal AM technologies

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A detailed analysis with more than 40 figures and diagrams describe the worldwide metal 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.

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

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The authors combine over 30 years of experience in Metal Additive Manufacturing as well as over 150 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 79,6 % of the worldwide installed base of metal Additive Manufacturing machines. The users, who contributed direct input for the report, represent over 10 % of the worldwide installed base.

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Additive Manufacturing market by material

6. November 2019

The metal Additive Manufacturing material market is expected to almost tripple in feedstock use from 2018 to 2023. 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 in aviation and medical. Thus, high strength and high temperature alloys are taking large shares.

Additive Manufacturing history

31. October 2019

First experimental set-ups and early machine concept developments in Additive Manufacturing go back to the 60s and 70s of the 20th century. However, the first commercial systems have only been available since the late 80s. Generally, Charles Hull is credited with the invention of the first commercialized AM technology Stereolithography (SLA) and was granted the first patent in Additive Manufacturing.

Additive Manufacturing investments

31. October 2019

In the early 2010s, the technology of Additive Manufacturing was picked up by media and became subsequently omnipresent. AM was hyped as the “holy grail” of production technologies and claims were made it is bound to replace traditional CNC machining. A run at publicly traded companies ensued that were involved with this fabrication method.

Service supplier database

31. October 2019

Additive Manufacturing service suppliers play an important role in the adoption of Additive Manufacturing. They lower the entry barrier for users by offering manufacturing services during the R&D and development phase. Some users also count on service suppliers to manufacture their end parts.

Additive Manufacturing market by industry

30. October 2019

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.

Additive Manufacturing industrialization

29. October 2019

Over 18 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.

Additive Manufacturing Market By Technology

29. October 2019

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.

Additive Manufacturing Market by Region

29. October 2019

At the early days of metal Additive Manufacturing, Germany was the leading market region with its first movers in LB-PBF technology CONCEPT LASER (now GE), EOS, REALIZER (now DMG MORI) and SLM SOLUTIONS. Hence, many pioneering users were located in Germany and Europe. By now, however, the market share is more evenly distributed with suppliers and buyers from all over the major industrial regions.

Additive Manufacturing market size

25. October 2019

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.

Additive Manufacturing cost

14. October 2019

At the end all potential benefits of AM have to be expressed in one deciding factor: Cost. If during the evaluation and decision process Additive Manufacturing technology cannot show its cost-effectiveness or increase the margin, other means of productions will be employed. Thus, it is critical to understand how to derive Additive Manufacturing cost on component level, but also how to consider including secondary cost saving effects in the complete analysis.

Future Additive Manufacturing Technologies

10. October 2019

Many new Additive Manufacturing technologies that are currently in R&D state are promising superior speed or new materials. Every year, new Additive Manufacturing technologies are announced and it is expected that this development will continue through the next years. This report section introduces most of those future Additive Manufacturing technologies and evaluates their current maturity level.

Coldspray

8. October 2019

Coldspray is an Additive Manufacturing technology based on a traditional coating technology. Powder particles are bonded in solid state only by plastic deformation due to impact. This leads to extremely high productivity but the level of details and the data preparation are challenging.

Wire Arc Deposition

7. October 2019

Wire arc Additive Manufacturing is based on conventional wire based welding processes such as MIG, MAG and TIG welding. Due to its simplicity and low cost input material, the technology promises very high build rates at low cost. However to achieve the full flexibility that Additive Manufacturing claims, efforts in data preparation are still necessary.

Powder Laser Deposition

30. September 2019

Powder feed laser energy depositioning, also known as laser metal depositioning (LMD) is known as a welding technology since several years. Recently the technology is being adapted as an Additive Manufacturing technology by system integrators and off the shelf system providers. In this report section you learn about the background of LMD.

Binder Jetting Technology

29. September 2019

The patents for Binder Jetting are as old as the ones from laser beam powder bed fusion. However in recent years, the technology is getting more attention due to several new players in the field who claim, Binder Jetting might enable large volume metal Additive Manufacturing production. In this report section, you learn everything about the background and state of the art of this technology.

Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion

28. September 2019

In the shadow of LB-PBF, electron beam powder bed fusion (EB-PBF) developed as a major technology for certain applications like hip cups. Learn all about the state of the art of EB-PBF in this report section, the advantages of the technology and the further developments that are expected with nwe suppliers who are entering the market.

Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion

27. September 2019

LB-PBF or laser beam powder bed fusion, also known as selective laser melting (SLM), is the most known metal Additive Manufacturing technology. With an installed base of over 7,000 systems, the technology is now wide spread with many public applications in production. This report section gives a broad overview of the state of the art of laser beam powder bed fusion.

Metal Additive Manufacturing process chain

14. September 2019

The 3D Printing process is only one step of the Additive Manufacturing process chain. In the past years, the focus of many Additive Manufacturing users shifted to the pre and post processes of Additive Manufacturing after the first step of the ideal AM design.

Metal Additive Manufacturing design

9. September 2019

Additive Manufacturing design is one of the major key success factors for the implementation of the technology. Today, most companies are familiar with the basics of the right design for Additive Manufacturing however new sinter based technologies have completely new process driven limitations and potentials.

Metal Additive Manufacturing materials

1. September 2019

The majority of available metal Additive Manufacturing materials is based on existing traditional alloys. Not all materials can be processed by the different AM technologies. This report section gives an overview of the available materials and their specific profiles.

Metal Additive Manufacturing applications

18. June 2019

Browse through sample applications for a wide range of metal Additive Manufacturing technologies, alloys and industries. See real use cases with industrial relevance that already entered production. Understand the background of Additive Manufacturing applications that generate added value for the user.

System supplier database

8. June 2019

Nearly 120 Additive Manufacturing system suppliers for almost 20 different technologies are known. Most of them are producing Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion machines. Browse through the database of all metal Additive Manufacturing system suppliers worldwide. The database contains supplier names as well as home countries and the offered AM technology.

Metal FDM

31. August 2018

Learn the background and state of the art of metal FDM. The process is based on the widely known polymer technology called fused depositioning modeling also known as FDM. Several variants are known and many new suppliers are currently going to market with either metal FDM system technology or Feedstock.

Additive Manufacturing market report

The industry on the verge of production

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.

In 2018, the global metal Additive Manufacturing market size is valued at about EUR 1.5 billion including system, material and service sales. The metal Additive Manufacturers suppliers predict an annual market growth by over 25 %. Over 50% of the market volume is driven by the revenue of the system suppliers. Buyers, or users, however, are expecting a weaker yearly growth.

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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. In 2019 we talked to over 150 international experts of the industry. This primary research is backed by project experience and several market and technology studies from the past 13 years.

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Additive Manufacturing technology report

Applications are driving technology diversity

The spectrum of metal Additive Manufacturing has become wide and is continuously increasing. Today, there are 18 different metal AM principles known and each one has a different set of characteristics, advantages and process chain as well cost structure and AM Maturity Index. Just in the year 2019, three new metal AM principles were publicly introduced and will be subsequently be developed and commercialized. To successfully employ metal 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.

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