The Global Market for 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 2024-2035

2.1      Additive Manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing
2.1.1    Processes and feedstock
2.1.2    Comparison of AM and Conventional Manufacturing
2.1.3    Benefits of additive manufacturing (AM)
2.2      Market growth drivers
2.3      Trends in additive manufacturing
2.3.1    3D printing hardware
2.3.2    3D printing materials
2.4      Market players
2.4.1    Market map
2.4.2    Printer Manufacturers
2.4.3    Materials Companies
2.4.4    Software Firms
2.4.5    Service Bureaus
2.5      Market Outlook
2.5.1    Printer Hardware Advancements
2.5.2    Software and Design Advancements
2.5.3    Manufacturing and Supply Chain Impact
2.5.4    Sustainability Impact
2.5.5    Industry Growth Projections
2.6      Challenges and Limitations
2.7      Recent market news and investments
2.8      Global market 2018-2035
2.8.1    Hardware
2.8.1.1  Units
2.8.1.2  Revenues
2.8.2    Materials
2.8.2.1  Tonnes
2.8.2.2  Revenues
2.8.3    Services
2.8.3.1   Revenues

3.1       Overview of Additive Manufacturing
3.1.1     Prototyping
3.1.2     Tooling
3.1.3     Final part production
3.2       History of Additive Manufacturing
3.3       Industries
3.4       Additive Manufacturing Processes
3.4.1     Vat Photopolymerization
3.4.2     Material Jetting
3.4.3     Binder Jetting
3.4.4     Material Extrusion
3.4.5     Powder Bed Fusion
3.4.6     Sheet Lamination
3.4.7     Directed Energy Deposition
3.5       Materials
3.5.1     Polyers
3.5.2     Metals
3.5.3     Composites materials
3.5.4     Ceramics and other materials
3.6       Desktop 3D printers
3.7       Key considerations for material compatibility

4.1       Overview
4.1.1     Plastics
4.1.1.1   Sustainable materials
4.2       Trends
4.3       Hardware
4.3.1.1   Material Extrusion
4.3.1.2   Vat Photopolymerization
4.3.1.3   Powder Bed Fusion
4.3.1.4   Material Jetting
4.4       Materials
4.4.1     Photopolymers
4.4.1.1   Vat photopolymers
4.4.1.2   High-speed vat photopolymerization materials
4.4.2     Thermoplastics
4.4.2.1   Extrusion 3D printing (filaments and pellets)
4.4.2.2   Powders
4.4.3     Thermosets
4.4.3.1   Silicone
4.4.3.2   Thermoset Polyurethane
4.4.4     Hydrogels
4.4.5     Smart polymers and 4D printing (shape-morphing system)
4.5       Market players
4.6       Historical and forecasted markets
4.6.1     Hardware unit sales, 2018-2035
4.6.2     Hardware revenues, 2018-2035
4.6.3     Regional hardware revenues, 2018-2035
4.6.4     Materials volumes, 2018-2035
4.6.5     Materials revenues, 2018-2035
4.6.6     Regional materials revenues, 2018-2035

5.1       Overview
5.2       Trends
5.3       Hardware
5.3.1     Metal PBF technologies
5.3.1.1   Laser metal PBF (L-PBF or SLM)
5.3.2     Metal DED technologies
5.3.2.1   Powder metal laser DED (L-DED)
5.3.2.2   Wire metal DED (WAAM, EBAM, RPD)
5.3.3     Sinter-based technologies
5.3.3.1   Metal binder jetting (MBJ)
5.3.3.2   Bound metal material extrusion (MEX - bound)
5.3.3.3   Bound metal stereolithography (VPP - bound)
5.3.4     Consolidation technologies
5.3.4.1   Kinetic consolidation (cold spray)
5.3.4.2   Friction consolidation (friction stir welding)
5.3.4.3   Ultrasound consolidation
5.3.4.4   EBM metal PBF (EB-PBF)
5.4       Materials
5.4.1     Metal powders
5.4.1.1   Atomization processes
5.4.1.2   Steel powders
5.4.1.3   Titanium and titanium alloy powders
5.4.1.4   Nickel alloy powders
5.4.1.5   Copper alloy powders
5.4.1.6   Precious metal powders
5.4.2     Metal wire
5.4.3     Bound metal feedstock
5.5       Market players
5.6       Historical and forecasted markets
5.6.1     Hardware unit sales, 2018-2035
5.6.2     Hardware revenues, 2018-2035
5.6.3     Regional hardware revenues, 2018-2035
5.6.4     Materials volumes, 2018-2035
5.6.5     Materials revenues, 2018-2035
5.6.6     Regional materials revenues, 2018-2035

6.1       Overview
6.1.1     Traditional ceramics in additive manufacturing
6.1.1.1   Trends
6.1.2     Technical ceramics in additive manufacturing
6.1.2.1   Trends
6.2       Hardware
6.2.1     Traditional ceramics
6.2.1.1   Binder jetting technology
6.2.1.2   Paste deposition/extrusion technologies
6.2.2     Technical ceramics
6.2.2.1   Stereolithography
6.2.2.2   Binder jetting
6.2.2.3   Material extrusion
6.2.2.4   Material jetting
6.3       Materials
6.3.1     Traditional ceramics
6.3.1.1   Binder jetting
6.3.1.2   Silica sand
6.3.1.3   Quartz sand
6.3.1.4   Zircon sand
6.3.1.5   Chromite
6.3.1.6   Cerabeads
6.3.1.7   Ceramsite
6.3.1.8   Clays
6.3.1.9   Concrete
6.3.2     Technical ceramics
6.3.2.1   Technical ceramic slurries
6.3.2.2   Technical ceramic powders
6.3.2.3   Oxide ceramics
6.3.2.4   Non-oxide ceramics
6.3.2.5   Calcium-based bioceramics
6.4       Market players
6.5       Historical and forecasted markets
6.5.1     Hardware unit sales, 2018-2035
6.5.2     Hardware revenues, 2018-2035
6.5.3     Regional hardware revenues, 2018-2035
6.5.4     Materials volumes, 2018-2035
6.5.5     Materials revenues, 2018-2035
6.5.6     Regional materials revenues, 2018-2035

7.1       Overview
7.2       Trends
7.3       Hardware
7.3.1     Chopped fiber
7.3.1.1   Cartesian filament extrusion systems and OEMs
7.3.1.2   Cartesian pellet extrusion (LFAM)
7.3.1.3   Powder bed fusion (PBF)
7.3.2     Continuous fiber AM technologies and markets
7.3.2.1   Cartesian extrusion systems and OEMs
7.3.2.2   Robotic extrusion
7.3.2.3   Other hybrid technologies and processes
7.4       Materials
7.4.1     Composite filament materials
7.4.2     Composite pellet materials
7.4.3     Composite powder materials
7.4.4     Continuous fiber materials
7.5       Market players
7.6       Historical and forecasted markets
7.6.1     Hardware unit sales, 2018-2035
7.6.2     Hardware revenues, 2018-2035
7.6.3     Regional hardware revenues, 2018-2035
7.6.4     Materials volumes, 2018-2035
7.6.5     Materials revenues, 2018-2035
7.6.6     Regional materials revenues, 2018-2035

8.1       Process monitoring
8.2       Metal vs. Polymer in Post-processing
8.3       Post-processing Approaches
8.4       Polymer post-processing
8.5       Metal post-processing
8.6       Sustainability in Post-processing

9.1       Service providers
9.1.1     Market overview
9.1.2     Global revenues
9.1.3     Market players
9.2       AM software
9.2.1     AM Software Platform
9.2.2     Market players
9.2.3     Global revenues

10.1      Prototypes
10.1.1    Functional prototypes
10.1.2    Multi-iteration prototyping
10.1.3    Prototype to production
10.2      Tools
10.2.1    Molds for die casting
10.2.2    Mechanical tools
10.2.3    End of arm tools (EOAT)
10.3      Final parts
10.4      Aerospace
10.4.1    Overview
10.4.2    Materials and applications
10.4.3    Market players
10.4.4    Product examples
10.5      Medical and Dental
10.5.1    Overview
10.5.2    Materials and applications
10.5.2.1  Medical devices
10.5.2.2  Pharmaceuticals
10.5.2.3  Dental
10.5.3    Market players
10.5.4    Product examples
10.6      Architecture & Construction
10.6.1    Overview
10.6.2    Materials and applications
10.6.3    Market players
10.6.4    Product examples
10.7      Automotive
10.7.1    Overview
10.7.2    Materials and applications
10.7.3    Market players
10.7.4    Product examples
10.8      Consumer Products
10.8.1    Overview
10.8.2    Materials and applications
10.8.3    Market players
10.8.4    Product examples
10.9      Energy
10.9.1    Overview
10.9.2    Materials and applications
10.10     Industrial machinery and tooling
10.10.1  Overview
10.10.2  Materials and applications
10.11    Electronics
10.11.1  Overview
10.11.2  Materials and applications
10.12    Energy
10.12.1  Overview
10.12.2  Materials and applications
10.13    Oil & gas
10.13.1  Overview
10.13.2  Materials and applications
10.14    Marine
10.14.1  Overview
10.14.2  Materials and applications
10.15    3D-printed food
10.15.1  Overview
10.15.2  Market players

Table 1. Additive Manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing processes and feedstock
Table 2. Comparison of AM and Conventional Manufacturing
Table 3. AM techniques, useable materials, and pros and cons
Table 4. Market growth drivers for 3D printing and additive manufacturing
Table 5. Challenges and limitations in additive manufacturing
Table 6. Global market for 3D printing hardware, by technology, 2018-2035 (Units).
Table 7. Global market for 3D printing hardware, by technology, 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Table 8. Global market for 3D printing hardware, by material, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Table 9. Global market for 3D printing hardware, by material, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Table 10. Types of 3D printing processes.
Table 11. Comparison of AM processes.
Table 12. Overview of polymer 3D printing technologies.
Table 13. Types of polymer materials for 3D printing.
Table 14. Trends in polymer additive manufacturing.
Table 15. 3D polymer printing technologies.
Table 16. Market players in polymer additive manufacturing.
Table 17. Polymer AM hardware unit sales 2018-2035.
Table 18. Polymer AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Table 19. Polymer AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD), by region.
Table 20. Polymer AM material volumes, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Table 21. Polymer AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD).
Table 22. Polymer AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD), by region.
Table 23. Overview of metal 3D printing technologies.
Table 24. Trends in metal additive manufacturing.
Table 25. 3D Metal Printing Technologies.
Table 26. Metal AM feedstocks.
Table 27. Market players in metal manufacturing.
Table 28. Metal AM hardware unit sales 2018-2035.
Table 29. Metal AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Table 30. Metal AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD), by region.
Table 31. Metal AM material volumes, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Table 32. Metal AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD).
Table 33. Metal AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD), by region.
Table 34. Overview of 3D printing ceramics.
Table 35.  Trends in traditional ceramic additive manufacturing.
Table 36.  Trends in technical ceramic additive manufacturing.
Table 37. Concrete applications in AM.
Table 38. Market players in ceramics additive manufacturing.
Table 39. Ceramic AM hardware unit sales 2018-2035.
Table 40. Ceramic AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Table 41. Ceramic AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD), by region.
Table 42. Ceramic AM material volumes, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Table 43. Ceramic AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD).
Table 44. Ceramic AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD), by region.
Table 45. Trends in ceramics additive manufacturing.
Table 46. Market players in composites additive manufacturing.
Table 47. Ceramic AM hardware unit sales 2018-2035.
Table 48. Ceramic AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Table 49. Ceramic AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD), by region.
Table 50. Ceramic AM material volumes, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Table 51. Ceramic AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD).
Table 52. Ceramic AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD), by region.
Table 53. AM service providers.
Table 54. Market players in AM software.
Table 55. Markets and applications for additive manufacturing.
Table 56. 3D printing applications in aerospace.
Table 57. Market players in 3D printing for aerospace.
Table 58. 3D printed product examples in Aerospace.
Table 59. 3D printing technologies in medical and dental.
Table 60. Polymers used in medical 3D printing.
Table 61. Applications of polymer 3D printing in medical and dental.
Table 62. Applications of 3D printing in medical devices.
Table 63. Applications of 3D printing in pharmaceuticals.
Table 64. Applications of 3D printing in dentistry.
Table 65. Market players in 3D printing in Medical and Dental.
Table 66. 3D printed product examples in Medical and Dental.
Table 67. 3D printing construction companies.
Table 65. Market players in 3D printing in Medical and Dental.
Table 68. 3D printed product examples in Architecture and Construction.
Table 69. 3D printing applications in automotive.
Table 70. Market players in automotive additive manufacturing.
Table 68. 3D printed product examples in Automotive.
Table 70. Market players in 3D printed consumer products.
Table 68. 3D printed product examples in Consumer Products.
Table 71. Companies developing 3D printed food.
Table 72. Additive manufacturing acronyms.

Figure 1. Market map for additive manufacturing.
Figure 2. Recent market news and investments in 3D printing and additive manufacturing.
Figure 3. Global market for 3D printing hardware, by technology, 2018-2035 (Units).
Figure 4. Global market for 3D printing hardware, by technology, 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Figure 5. Global market for 3D printing hardware, by material, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Figure 6. Global market for 3D printing hardware, by material, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Figure 7. Global market for 3D printing AM services, 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Figure 8. Global market for 3D printing AM services, 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Figure 9. Schematics of 3D printing techniques.
Figure 10. VAT Photopolymerisation Process.
Figure 11. Material Jetting Process.
Figure 12. Binder Jetting Process.
Figure 13. Material Extrusion Process.
Figure 14. Powder Bed Fusion.
Figure 15. Directed Energy Deposition Process.
Figure 16. 3D Printing history and polymer development for 3D printing.
Figure 17. The SLA process.
Figure 18.  The DLS process.
Figure 19. Polymer AM hardware unit sales 2018-2035.
Figure 20. Polymer AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Figure 21. Polymer AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD), by region.
Figure 22. Polymer AM material volumes, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Figure 23. Polymer AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD).
Figure 24. Polymer AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD), by region.
Figure 25. Metal AM hardware unit sales 2018-2035.
Figure 26. Metal AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Figure 27. Metal AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD), by region.
Figure 28. Metal AM material volumes, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Figure 29. Metal AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD).
Figure 30. Metal AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD), by region.
Figure 31. AM produced ceramic functional parts from Lithoz GmbH.
Figure 32. Ceramic AM hardware unit sales 2018-2035.
Figure 33. Ceramic AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Figure 34. Ceramic AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD), by region.
Figure 35. Ceramic AM material volumes, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Figure 36. Ceramic AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD).
Figure 37. Ceramic AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD), by region.
Figure 38. Ceramic AM hardware unit sales 2018-2035.
Figure 39. Ceramic AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD).
Figure 40. Ceramic AM hardware revenues 2018-2035 (Millions USD), by region.
Figure 41. Ceramic AM material volumes, 2018-2035 (tonnes).
Figure 42. Ceramic AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD).
Figure 43. Ceramic AM material revenues, 2018-2035 (millions USD), by region.
Figure 44. Global AM Service Revenues, (Millions USD), 2018-2035.
Figure 44. Global AM Software Revenues by Tool Type, (Millions USD), 2018-2035.
Figure 45. Global AM Software Revenues by Market, (Millions USD), 2018-2035.
Figure 46. NASA logo printed in GRX-810 material.
Figure 47. Custom-Jet Oral Health System with 3D printed mouthpiece.
Figure 48. 3D printed pessary for women’s health.
Figure 49. 3D printed footwear