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Why this Report?

Additive Manufacturing is characterized by a high dynamic in technological and market development. This dynamic shows in nearly monthly market entries of new system suppliers in established AM technologies such as Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion as well as the introduction of unique and proprietary Additive Manufacturing principles. To navigate in this environment, a detailed understanding of the different technologies and their capabilities as well as their impact on the overall market development and revenue share is important.

Within our projects we realized the difficulties our customers have to get independent and trustworthy data on the state of the AM industry for metal applications. This led to AMPOWER´s decision to combine our network and profound experience in the AM industry as well as our technological know-how and create the AMPOWER Metal AM Report. Our goal is to provide the AM experienced user with deep insights into current and expected future market data, but also provide the inexperienced reader with technological background on the different current AM technologies and those of potential future importance.

In order to deliver the most comprehensive and reliable market data, AMPOWER collected the majority of the report´s input in personal interviews. The AMPOWER team personally interviewed over 300 AM industry leaders from machine suppliers, service bureaus and material suppliers to leading users from aviation, medical, energy and others. Combined with secondhand sources the AMPOWER Report provides the most detailed and comprehensive analysis of the state of the metal AM industry and its projected growth which is currently available.

The company

About AMPOWER

AMPOWER is one of the worldwide leading independent consultancies focusing on industrial Additive Manufacturing. Our goal is to empower our customers to successfully implement Additive Manufacturing technologies into their business to sustainably benefit from these new technologies.

Our corporate values “independent”, “trustworthy” and “goal-oriented” reflect in our daily work where we strive to always deliver the newest market and technology insights into the Additive Manufacturing world to our customers.

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The Leadership Team

Dr. Maximilian Munsch

Maximilian is a professional user of Additive Manufacturing since 2007. After finishing his dissertation on reduction of residual stresses in metal Additive Manufacturing in 2012, he acquired extensive hands-on experience with different Powder Bed Fusion processes in regulated industry before co-founding AMPOWER in 2017. As Managing Partner at AMPOWER, Max focuses on data analysis, market intelligence and due diligence investigations.

Matthias Schmidt-Lehr

Matthias leads strategy and business development initiatives at AMPOWER, offering advisory services to AM companies seeking to optimize their global market positioning and go-to-market strategies. As an engineer with hands on AM expertise, Matthias possesses a deep understanding of customer needs and market dynamics. He has executed numerous successful strategy projects with top-tier AM OEMs, leveraging his extensive c-level network within the industry.

Dr. Eric Wycisk

Since 2008 Eric successfully supports OEMs from aerospace, medical and automotive to identify Additive Manufacturing applications and implement production capacities in their regulated environments. With a background in topology optimization, titanium alloys and fatigue he is focused on achieving the maximum part performance with the right AM technology. As Managing Partner at AMPOWER, Eric focuses on technology evaluation and benchmarking, AM material and part properties as well as sustainability.

Timo Führer

Timo holds a master’s degree in Production Technology and Management and has been actively engaged in Additive Manufacturing since 2018. As Director of Polymer AM at AMPOWER, he has played a key role in establishing and expanding the Polymer AM business since 2020. Leveraging his extensive C-level network across the entire supply chain, he contributes to industry strategy development, drawing on his deep expertise in market intelligence and Polymer AM technologies.