3D PRINTING: MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, TRENDS, AND MARKETS

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1

Chapter 2 3D Printing Overview 2-1

2.1 Benefits Of 3D Printing 2-2
2.2 Limitations Of 3D Printing 2-4
2.3 3d Market Segmentation 2-5
2.3.1 Design 2-8
2.3.2 Replacement Of Current Manufacturing Processes 2-9
2.3.3 Personalized And Home 3D Printing 2-11
2.3.4 Materials 2-13
2.4 Regional Activities 2-14
2.4.1 Europe 2-14
2.4.2 Japan 2-14
2.4.3 China 2-16
2.4.4 Korea 2-17
2.4.5 Global Research And Development 2-18

Chapter 3 Market Analyses 3-1

3.1 Introduction 3-1
3.2 3D Printing Industry 3-5
3.3 3D Printing Industry By Geographic Region 3-8
3.4 3D Printer Forecast 3-17
3.5 3D Printing Service Bureau Forecast 3-23
3.6 3D Printing Industry By Application 3-29
3.7 Materials 3-32

Chapter 4 Technology Issues and Trends 4-1

4.1 Selective laser sintering (SLS) 4-1
4.2 Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) 4-6
4.4 Selective Laser Melting (SLM) 4-8
4.4 Stereolithography (SLA) 4-11
4.5 Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) [Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)] 4-14
4.6 Laser Powder Forming (LPF) 4-17
4.7 PolyJet Technology 4-20
4.8 Laser Powder Forming (LPF) 4-23

Chapter 5 Equipment Suppliers 5-1

5.1 Introduction 5-1
5.1.1 Prototyping 5-1
5.1.2 Mass Customization 5-1
5.2 Profiles Of Major Printer Manufacturers 5-5
5.2.1 3D Systems 5-5
5.2.2 Stratasys 5-6
5.2.3 ExOne Company 5-7
5.2.4 ProtoPlant 5-8
5.2.5 Mark Forged 5-9
5.2.6 voxeljet AG (Germany) 5-9
5.2.7 EOS GmbH (Germany) 5-10
5.2.8 Arcam AB (Sweden) 5-11
5.2.9 EnvisionTEC GmbH (Germany) 5-12
5.2.10 Renishaw plc (UK) 5-13
5.2.11 SLM Solutions GmbH (Germany) 5-13
5.2.12 CONCEPT Laser GmbH (Germany) 5-14
5.2.13 Hoganas AB (Sweden) 5-14
5.2.14 Materialise NV (Belgium) 5-14
5.2.15 Mcor Technologies Ltd. (Ireland) 5-15
5.2.16 Sintermask GmbH (Germany) 5-16
5.2.17 Cincinnati Inc. 5-17
5.2.18 Mitsubishi 5-17
5.2.19 ExOne (XONE) 5-17
5.2.20 Beijing TierTime (China) 5-18
5.2.21 Shaanxi (China) 5-18
5.2.22 Digital Wax Systems (DWS) (Italy) 5-18
5.2.23 Blue Printer 5-19
5.2.24 Organovo 5-19
5.2.25 Shapeways (The Netherlands) 5-20
5.2.26 Hewlett-Packard 5-20
5.3 Open Source (RepRaps) 5-34

Chapter 6 Materials And Materials Suppliers 6-1

6.1. Plastics/Thermoplastics 6-3
6.1.1 PLA (Polylactic Acid) 6-3
6.1.2 ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) 6-3
6.1.3 Nylon 6-3
6.1.4 ASA (Aacrylonitrile styrene acrylate) 6-4
6.1.5 PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol Plastic) 6-4
6.1.6 High Performance Thermoplastics (PEEK, PEKK, PEK) 6-4
6.1.7 Polycarbonate Materials 6-5
6.1.8 High Impact polystyrene HIPS Materials 6-5
6.1.9 Thermoplastic Polyurethane 6-6
6.1.10 Polypropylene 6-6
6.1.11 PET and Other Biodegradables 6-6
6.1.12 Transparent Plastic Materials 6-7
6.2 Powders 6-8
6.2.1 Polyamide 6-8
6.2.2 Alumide 6-8
6.2.3 Resins 6-8
6.2.3.1 High Detail Resin 6-8
6.2.3.2 Paintable Resin 6-8
6.2.3.3 Transparent Resin 6-9
6.2.4 Metals 6-9
6.2.4.1 Titanium 6-9
6.2.4.2 Stainless Steel 6-10
6.2.4.3 Bronze 6-10
6.2.4.4 Nitinol 6-10
6.2.4.5 Aluminum 6-10
6.2.4.6 Ceramics 6-11
6.3 Advanced Materials 6-11
6.3.1 Conductive Carbomorph 6-11
6.3.2 Graphene 6-11
6.3.3 Nanomaterials 6-12
6.4 Third Party Material Infrastructure 6-13
6.5 Equipment Supplier Material Infrastructure 6-16

Chapter 7 Applications 7-1

7.1 Introduction 7-1
7.2 Electronics/High-Tech 7-2
7.2.1 Photovoltaics 7-2
7.2.2 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) 7-4
7.2.3 Batteries 7-5
7.2.4 LEDs 7-6
7.2.5 Digital Textiles 7-8
7.2.6 OLED Lighting And Displays 7-9
7.2.7 Smart Windows 7-12
7.2.8 Printed Sensors 7-13
7.3 Medical 7-15
7.3.1 Introduction 7-15
7.3.2 Bones 7-17
7.3.3 Dental 7-18
7.3.4 Prosthetics 7-18
7.3.5 Casts 7-19
7.3.6 Hearing Aids 7-19
7.3.7 Tissue 7-19
7.3.8 Personalized Diagnostics & Drug Delivery 7-21
7.3.9 Medical Microfactories 7-23
7.4 Automotive 7-24
7.5 Aerospace 7-28
7.6 Consumer Products 7-32
7.7 Military/Defense 7-33
7.7 Industrial Products 7-35
7.9 Educational 7-36

List of Tables

2.1 SWOT Analysis of 3D Printing 2-6
2.2 Force Analysis of 3D Printing 2-7
3.1 Advantages And Disadvantages Of Traditional And Subtractive Manufacturing 3-2
3.2 Forecast Of 3D Printing Industry By Sector 2013-2020 3-6
3.3 Global 3D Printing Market Forecast By Region 2013-2020 3-16
3.4 Global Forecast For 3F Enterprise/Consumer Printers 2013-2020 3-19
3.5 Market Share By Printing Process 3-22
3.6 Service Bureaus North America 3-24
3.7 Service Bureaus Europe And Asia 3-26
3.8 Market Forecast For The 3d Printing Industry By Application – 2013-2020 3-30
3.9 Global Forecast For 3D Printing Materials By Type – 2013-2020 3-40
5.1 Classification Of Processes And Selective Developers 5-3
5.2 Equipment Suppliers, Type, And Prices 5-21
6.1 Material Cost per Pound by Technology 6-2
7.1 Features Of Inks For The Manufacture Of Sensors 7-14

List of Figures

3.1 Global Forecast For 3D Printers – 2013-2020 3-7
3.2 Market Share Of 3D Printing Industry By Region - 2013 3-10
3.3 Market Share Of 3D Printing Industry By Region - 2020 3-13
3.4 Global Forecast For 3D Printers – 2013-2020 3-18
3.5 Global Forecast For 3DPrinting Service Bureaus – 2013-2020 3-28
3.6 Global Forecast For 3D Printing Materials – 2013-2020 3-38
4.1 Diagram of Selective laser sintering (SLS) 4-4
4.2 Diagram of Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) 4-7
4.3 Selective Laser Melting (SLM) 4-9
4.4 Diagram of Stereolithography (SLA) 4-12
4.5 Diagram of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 4-15
4.6 Diagram of Laser Powder Forming (LPF) 4-18
4.7 Diagram of PolyJet Technology 4-21
4.8 Laser Powder Forming (LPF) 4-24
7.1 3D Printed Quantum Dot LED 7-7
7.2 Current And Future Applications For 3D Printing For Automobile Applications 7-27