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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
Source: Wohlers Report 2014Source: Wohlers Report 2014
MetalMetal AM system salesAM system sales75.8%75.8%
Source: Wohlers Report 2014Source: Wohlers Report 2014
<$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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