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The Next Frontier inThe Next Frontier in3D Printing3D Printing

4 November 2014 • Shanghai, China

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2828 years in businessyears in business

Published industry report for Published industry report for 19 19 yearsyears

2323 consulting projects in past consulting projects in past 1212 monthsmonths

50+50+ investor consultations investor consultations in the past in the past 1212 months months

2626 events in 2014events in 2014

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Major developments and Major developments and trendstrendsWhat the What the futurefuture holdsholds

InterestInterest——all time highall time high

Source: Greg MorrisSource: Greg MorrisGE AviationGE Aviation

Additive manufacturing Additive manufacturing and 3D printingand 3D printing

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Source: Wohlers Report 2014Source: Wohlers Report 2014

AM for part AM for part productionproduction65.4%65.4% 9x growth

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MetalMetal AM system salesAM system sales75.8%75.8%

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<$5K machines<$5K machines

Courtesy of Courtesy of SpaceXSpaceX

Venture capitalVenture capital

GovernmentsGovernments

CorporationsCorporationsAcademia Academia …… researchersresearchers

IndividualsIndividuals

Societies and associationsSocieties and associationsPublishersPublishers

InvestmentInvestment

Institutional investorsInstitutional investors

National Additive Manufacturing National Additive Manufacturing Innovation InstituteInnovation Institute

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SingaporeSingaporeUS$400M in a 5US$400M in a 5--year advanced year advanced

manufacturing program manufacturing program

KoreaKoreaJapanJapanTaiwanTaiwan

ChinaChina

AM machine patentsAM machine patentsMany are Many are expiringexpiring or have expiredor have expired

Multi Jet FusionMulti Jet Fusion

AM AM growthgrowth forecastforecast

Source: Wohlers Report 2014Source: Wohlers Report 2014

$7B$7B$12.5B$12.5B

$21B$21B

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AM AM growthgrowth potentialpotentialGlobal manufacturing: Global manufacturing: $10.5 trillion$10.5 trillion

5% = 5% = $525 billion$525 billion

SummarySummary

NewNew--generationgeneration machine developmentsmachine developments

Keep an on Keep an on activityactivity worldwideworldwide

Growth is Growth is strong, especially strong, especially metalsmetals

Level ofLevel of investmentinvestment is unprecedentedis unprecedented

The The futurefuture of AM has never looked betterof AM has never looked better

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