The automotive market is one of the longest-standing users of 3D printing technology, has been one of the first to produce rapid prototypes, then rapid-tooling. Today, a convergence of several technological, market and environmental trends is radically transforming the automotive industry, and 3D printing is being turned to as a critical tool to enable this transformation, from the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) to the drive towards making supply chains more sustainable.
This report analyzes the future of 3D printing of polymers within the automotive industry through the lens of megatrends that are already having profound effects on the supply chain, design cycles and market strategies of the world’s biggest automakers. By strategically assessing the automotive value chain, this report identifies the areas of opportunity for 3D printing adoption and growth, and forecasts the long term revenue potential for 3D printing hardware and materials within the automotive industry focusing on jigs, tools and end-use parts. This report will be followed by a publication of 3D-printed metal parts for the automotive industry.
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1-1: Applications, Opportunities and Barriers for AM Adoption Throughout the Automotive Value Chain
Exhibit 2-1: SAE Automation Levels Explained
Exhibit 3-1: Major AM Material Providers Segmented by Material Type and Typical Automotive Applications
Exhibit 3-2: Polymer Usage by Material Type within the Automotive Industry
Exhibit 3-3: Demand of AM materials (Metric Tonnes)
Exhibit 3-4: Demand of AM Materials ($M)
Exhibit 3-5: Expect CAGR for Thermoplastic Extrusion Materials
Exhibit 3-6: AM Materials Revenue and YoY Growth Rate
Exhibit 3-7: Thermoplastic Extrusion Material ($M)
Exhibit 3-8: Thermoplastic Extrusion Material (Metric Tonnes)
Exhibit 3-9: Expect CAGR for Thermoplastic Extrusion Materials
Exhibit 3-10: Thermoplastic Powder Material ($M)
Exhibit 3-11: Thermoplastic Powder Material (Metric Tonnes)
Exhibit 3-12: Expected CAGR for Thermoplastic Powder Materials
Exhibit 3-13: Thermoset Resin Material ($M)
Exhibit 3-14: Thermoset Resin Material (Metric Tonnes)
Exhibit 3-15: Expected CAGR for Thermoset Resin Materials
Exhibit 3-16: Material Categories by Region ($M)
Exhibit 3-17: Material Categories by Region (Metric Tonnes)
Exhibit 4-1: Major AM Technology Vendors Supplying the Automotive Market
Exhibit 4-2: Hardware Sales by Revenue
Exhibit 4-3: Hardware Sales by Unit Sales
Exhibit 4-4: Hardware Sales by Install Base, Units
Exhibit 4-5: Hardware Sales by Revenue
Exhibit 4-6: Expected CAGR for Hardware Revenue
Exhibit 4-7: Hardware Powder by Revenue
Exhibit 4-8: Hardware Powder by Unit Sales
Exhibit 4-9: Eight-year CAGR
Exhibit 4-10: Material Extrusion Revenue
Exhibit 4-11: Hardware Resin by Revenue
Exhibit 4-12: Hardware Resin by Unit Sales
Exhibit 4-13: Eight-year CAGR (2022 – 2030)
Exhibit 4-14: Hardware Revenue by Region
Exhibit 4-15: Hardware Unit Sales by Region
Exhibit 4-16: Expected CAGR for Hardware Revenue by Region
Exhibit 5-1: 3D-Printed Production Support Assets, by Units
Exhibit 5-2: 3D-Printed Production Support Assets by Revenue
Exhibit 5-3: Eight-year CAGR for Printed Tools
Exhibit 5-4: Typical and Expected 3D Printed Polymer Components by Part Weight
Exhibit 5-5: End-use Parts by Individual Units
Exhibit 5-6: End-use Parts by Revenue
Exhibit 5-7: Eight-year CAGR for Printed Parts
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