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Inside 3D Printing – Melbourne, Australia Copyright 2014 by Wohlers Associates, Inc.
9 July 2014 • Melbourne, Australia
The Next Frontier in 3D Printing
Terry Wohlers
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27+27+ years in businessyears in business
Published industry report for Published industry report for 19 19 yearsyears
2222 consulting projects in past consulting projects in past 1212 monthsmonths
60+60+ investor consultations investor consultations in the past in the past 1212 months months
1919 events in 2013 events in 2013 ((23+23+ in 2014)in 2014)
2626 company/organization visits in 2013company/organization visits in 2013
AMAM’’s tipping s tipping pointpoint
The low and high The low and high endsends of AMof AMGrowthGrowth trends and metaltrends and metal
Next 45 minutesNext 45 minutes
CreativeCreative design solutionsdesign solutions
NewNew generation developmentsgeneration developments
The The futurefuture
The The TippingTipping PointPoint
Moment Moment when an idea when an idea or trend or trend crossescrosses a a
threshold and threshold and spreads like wildfirespreads like wildfire
AM: AM: Q3 2012Q3 2012
Source: Wohlers Report 2014Source: Wohlers Report 2014
2013: 34.9%2013: 34.9%
AM AM products:products: 44.5%44.5%
UnderUnder $5K$5K 3D 3D printers: 104.2%printers: 104.2%
$3.07 billion$3.07 billion
Nearly Nearly tripledtripled in in past 4 yearspast 4 years
GrowthGrowth
Inside 3D Printing – Melbourne, Australia Copyright 2014 by Wohlers Associates, Inc.
Source: Wohlers Report 2014Source: Wohlers Report 2014
MetalMetal AM system salesAM system sales75.8%75.8%
Source: Wohlers Report 2014Source: Wohlers Report 2014
AM for part AM for part productionproduction65.4%65.4% Grown by 9x
2013: ~$1.1B, up from $644M
Alan Meckler, PhDAlan Meckler, PhD
Internet World in Internet World in the early 1990sthe early 1990sSold to Sold to PentonPenton
Media for $274MMedia for $274MSource: 3dpfund.comSource: 3dpfund.com
Alan Meckler, PhDAlan Meckler, PhDJohn MecklerJohn Meckler
3D Printing and Technology Fund3D Printing and Technology Fund
CreativeCreative design solutionsdesign solutionsDesignDesign methods methods
and toolsand toolsPart consolidationPart consolidation
Topology optimizationTopology optimizationLattice/mesh structuresLattice/mesh structures
Inside 3D Printing – Melbourne, Australia Copyright 2014 by Wohlers Associates, Inc.
TheThe unknownunknown
Institutional investorsInstitutional investors
GovernmentGovernment
CorporationsCorporationsAcademia Academia …… researchersresearchers
IndividualsIndividuals
Societies and associationsSocieties and associationsPublishersPublishers
InvestmentInvestment
Courtesy of Courtesy of XeryXery
50,00050,000 consumer 3D printersconsumer 3D printersAnnual Annual productionproduction plans:plans:
20,00020,000 industrial industrial ““FDMFDM”” printersprinters
5,0005,000 laser laser sintering machinessintering machines
500,000500,000 tons of materialtons of materialSource: James Yu, Source: James Yu, XeryXery
AM AM growthgrowth potential?potential?Global manufacturing: Global manufacturing: $10.5 trillion$10.5 trillion
2% = 2% = $210 billion$210 billion
SummarySummary
Interest in AMInterest in AM——an allan all--time time highhigh
Many Many newnew--generationgeneration machine developmentsmachine developments
Design and redesign is Design and redesign is vitalvital
Keep an on Keep an on activityactivity around the worldaround the world
Growth is Growth is strong, especially strong, especially metalsmetals
Level ofLevel of investmentinvestment is unprecedentedis unprecedented
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