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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



MetalMetal AM system salesAM system sales75.8%75.8%


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


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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