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3D Printing Market by Offering (Printer, Material, Software, Service), Process (Binder Jetting, Direct Energy Deposition, Material Extrusion, Material Jetting, Powder Bed Fusion), Application, Vertical, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2023

By: marketsandmarkets.com
Publishing Date: July 2017
Report Code: SE 2936

The 3D printing market is estimated to be valued at USD 32.78 Billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 25.76% between 2017 and 2023. The base year considered for the study is 2016, and the market forecast has been done for the period between 2017 and 2023. The report aims at estimating the market size and future growth potential of the 3D printing market based on offering, process, application, vertical, and region. The report also aims at providing detailed information regarding the major factors influencing the growth of the 3D printing market (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges). It strategically analyzes micromarkets with respect to the individual growth trends, prospects, and contributions to the total market.

The research methodology used to estimate and forecast the 3D printing market begins with capturing data on revenues of the key vendors in the market through secondary research. Some of the secondary sources used in this research include information from various 3D printing associations and organizations, such as The 3D Printing Association, Association of 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing Society of India (AMSI), Hong Kong 3D Printing Association, Australian 3D Manufacturing Association (A3DMA), World 3D Printing Technology Industry Alliance, Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The vendor offerings have also been taken into consideration to determine the market segmentation. The bottom-up procedure has been employed to arrive at the overall size of the global 3D printing market from the revenue of key players. After arriving at the overall market size, the total market has been verified through the primary research by conducting extensive interviews with key industry experts such as CEOs, VPs, directors, and executives. The market breakdown and data triangulation procedures have been employed to complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics for all segments and subsegments. The breakdown of profiles of primary has been depicted in the figure below.

3D Printing Market

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The 3D printing ecosystem includes raw material suppliers, component suppliers, 3D printing machine manufacturers and assemblers, technology providers, service providers, distributors and resellers, and end users. The 3D printing marketspace comprises major players such as Stratasys Ltd. (US), 3D Systems Corporation (US), EOS GmbH (Germany), Materialise NV (Belgium), SLM Solutions Group AG (Germany), Arcam AB (Sweden), Concept Laser GmbH (Germany), The ExOne Company (US), Voxeljet AG (Germany), Proto Labs, Inc. (US), Optomec Inc. (US), ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. (US), GROUPE GORGÉ (France), EnvisionTEC GmbH (Germany), Mcor Technologies Ltd. (Ireland), Beijing Tiertime Technology Co. Ltd. (China), Renishaw plc (UK), XYZprinting (Taiwan), Ultimaker BV (Netherlands), Koninklijke DSM N.V. (Netherlands), Höganäs AB (Sweden), taulman3D, LLC (US), Nano Dimension (Israel), Carbon Inc. (US), Markforged, Inc. (US), and Cookson Precious Metals Ltd. (UK).

Target Audience of the Report:

The intended audience for this report is as follows:

3D printing product and solution providers
3D printing-related service providers
3D printing materials and accessories providers
3D printing consulting companies
3D printing assembly companies
3D printing software providers
3D printing-related associations, organizations, forums, and alliances
Government and corporate offices
Venture capitalists, private equity firms, and start-up companies
Distributors and traders
End users who want to know more about 3D printing technology and latest technological developments in the 3D printing market

Scope of the Report

The research report segments the 3D printing market into following segments and subsegments:

By Offering
- Printer: Desktop, Industrial
- Material: Type (Plastic, Metal, Ceramic, Other Materials) and Form (Powder, Liquid, Filament)
- Software: Printing, Design, Inspection, Scanning
- Service: Custom Design and Manufacturing, After Sales (MRO)
By Process
- Powder Bed Fusion
- Material Extrusion
- Vat Polymerization
- Material Jetting
- Binder Jetting
- Directed Energy Deposition
- Sheet Lamination
By Application
- Prototyping
- Tooling
- Functional Part Manufacturing
By Vertical
- Aerospace and Defense
- Engineering
- Healthcare
- Consumer Products
- Automotive
- Jewelry
- Education
- Energy
- Architecture and Construction
- Printed Electronics
- Food and Culinary
- Others
By Geography
- North America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Rest of the World

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction (Page No. - 18)
    1.1 Objectives of the Study
    1.2 Definition
    1.3 Study Scope
           1.3.1 Markets Covered
           1.3.2 Regional Scope
           1.3.3 Years Considered for the Study
    1.4 Currency
    1.5 Limitations
    1.6 Stakeholders

2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 24)
    2.1 Research Data
           2.1.1 Secondary Data
                    2.1.1.1 List of Major Secondary Sources
                    2.1.1.2 Secondary Sources
    2.2 Primary Data
           2.2.1 Primary Interviews With Experts
           2.2.2 Breakdown of Primaries
           2.2.3 Key Data From Primary Sources
    2.3 Secondary and Primary Research
    2.4 Market Size Estimation
    2.5 Bottom-Up Approach
           2.5.1 Approach for Capturing the Market Share By Bottom-Up Analysis (Demand Side)
    2.6 Top-Down Approach
    2.7 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
    2.8 Research Assumptions

3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 35)

4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 40)
    4.1 Opportunities in the 3D Printing Market
    4.2 3D Printing Market, By Offering, 2017–2023
    4.3 3D Printing Material Market, By Type (2017 vs 2023)
    4.4 3D Printing Market Snapshot for Vertical and Geography
    4.5 3D Printing Market, By Geography

5 Market Overview (Page No. - 44)
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Market Dynamics
           5.2.1 Drivers
                    5.2.1.1 Ease in Development of Customized Products
                    5.2.1.2 Reduction in Manufacturing Cost
                    5.2.1.3 Government Investments in 3D Printing Projects
           5.2.2 Restraints
                    5.2.2.1 Limited Availability and High Cost of Materials
                    5.2.2.2 Limitation of Product Size
                    5.2.2.3 Lack of Standard Process Control
           5.2.3 Opportunities
                    5.2.3.1 Potential to Enhance Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
                    5.2.3.2 Untapped Market in Several End-User Industries
                               5.2.3.2.1 Printed Electronics
                               5.2.3.2.2 Education
                               5.2.3.2.3 Jewelry
                               5.2.3.2.4 Automotive
           5.2.4 Challenges
                    5.2.4.1 Ensuring Product Quality
                    5.2.4.2 Limited Design Tools

6 Industry Trends (Page No. - 52)
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Emerging Technologies in 3D Printing Market
    6.3 Emerging Trends for Materials in 3D Printing Market
    6.4 Value Chain Analysis

7 3D Printing Market, By Offering (Page No. - 56)
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Printer
           7.2.1 Desktop
           7.2.2 Industrial
    7.3 Material
           7.3.1 3D Printing Material Market, By Type
                    7.3.1.1 Plastic
                               7.3.1.1.1 Thermoplastics
                                             7.3.1.1.1.1 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
                                             7.3.1.1.1.2 Polylatic Acid (PLA)
                                             7.3.1.1.1.3 Nylon
                                             7.3.1.1.1.4 Others
                                                            7.3.1.1.1.4.1 Polypropylene
                                                            7.3.1.1.1.4.2 Polycarbonate
                                                            7.3.1.1.1.4.3 Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)
                               7.3.1.1.2 Photopolymers
                    7.3.1.2 Metal
                               7.3.1.2.1 Steel
                               7.3.1.2.2 Aluminum
                               7.3.1.2.3 Titanium
                               7.3.1.2.4 Silver
                               7.3.1.2.5 Gold
                               7.3.1.2.6 Others
                    7.3.1.3 Ceramic
                               7.3.1.3.1 Glass
                               7.3.1.3.2 Silica
                               7.3.1.3.3 Quartz
                               7.3.1.3.4 Others
                    7.3.1.4 Other Materials
                               7.3.1.4.1 Wax
                               7.3.1.4.2 Laywood
                               7.3.1.4.3 Paper
                               7.3.1.4.4 Biocompatible Material
           7.3.2 3D Printing Material Market, By Form
                    7.3.2.1 Filament
                    7.3.2.2 Powder
                    7.3.2.3 Liquid
    7.4 Software
           7.4.1 Design
           7.4.2 Inspection
           7.4.3 Printing
           7.4.4 Scanning
    7.5 Service

8 3D Printing Market, By Process (Page No. - 95)
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Binder Jetting
    8.3 Direct Energy Deposition
    8.4 Material Extrusion
    8.5 Material Jetting
    8.6 Powder Bed Fusion
    8.7 Sheet Lamination
    8.8 Vat Photopolymerization

9 3D Printing Market, By Application (Page No. - 102)
    9.1 Introduction
    9.2 Prototyping
    9.3 Tooling
    9.4 Functional Part Manufacturing

10 3D Printing Market, By Vertical (Page No. - 104)
     10.1 Introduction
     10.2 Automotive
     10.3 Aerospace and Defense
     10.4 Healthcare
     10.5 Architecture and Construction
     10.6 Consumer Products
     10.7 Education
     10.8 Engineering
     10.9 Energy
     10.10 Printed Electronics
     10.11 Jewelry
     10.12 Food and Culinary
     10.13 Others

11 Geographic Analysis (Page No. - 118)
     11.1 Introduction
     11.2 North America
             11.2.1 US
             11.2.2 Canada
             11.2.3 Mexico
     11.3 Europe
             11.3.1 Germany
             11.3.2 UK
             11.3.3 France
             11.3.4 Italy
             11.3.5 Spain
             11.3.6 Rest of Europe
     11.4 Asia Pacific (APAC)
             11.4.1 Japan
             11.4.2 China
             11.4.3 India
             11.4.4 South Korea
             11.4.5 Rest of APAC
     11.5 Rest of the World (RoW)
             11.5.1 Middle East and Africa
             11.5.2 South America

12 Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 132)
*Top 25 Companies Analyzed for This Study are - Stratasys Ltd., 3D Systems Corporation,EOS GmbH, Materialise NV, SLM Solutions Group AG, Arcam AB, Concept Laser GmbH, the Exone Company, Voxeljet AG, Proto Labs, Inc., Optomec Inc., ARC Group Worldwide, Inc., Groupe Gorgé, Envisiontec GmbH, MCOR Technologies Ltd., Beijing Tiertime Technology Co. Ltd., Renishaw PLC., Xyzprinting, Inc., Ultimaker BV, Koninklijke DSM N.V., Höganäs AB, Taulman3D, LLC, Nano Dimension Ltd., Carbon Inc.,Markforged, Inc.
     12.1 Introduction
     12.2 Key Players of 3D Printing Market
     12.3 3D Printing Market (Global) Competitive Leadership Mapping, 2017
             12.3.1 Visionary Leaders
             12.3.2 Dynamic Differentiators
             12.3.3 Innovators
             12.3.4 Emerging Companies
     12.4 Competitive Leadership Mapping
     12.5 Strength of Product Portfolio
     12.6 Business Strategy Excellence
     12.7 Competitive Situations and Trends
     12.8 Environmental and Other Regulatory Standards
     12.9 New Entrants in 3D Printing Market Between 2012 and 2016

13 Company Profiles (Page No. - 146)
     13.1 Introduction
(Overview, Products and Services, Financials, Strategy & Development)*
     13.2 Stratasys Ltd.
     13.3 3D Systems Corporation
     13.4 Materialise NV
     13.5 EOS GmbH
     13.6 The Exone Company
     13.7 Voxeljet AG
     13.8 Arcam Group
     13.9 SLM Solutions Group AG.
     13.10 Envisiontec GmbH
     13.11 Proto Labs, Inc.
     13.12 MCOR Technologies Ltd.
     13.13 Optomec Inc.
     13.14 Concept Laser GmbH
     13.15 Groupe Gorgé
     13.16 Ultimaker BV
     13.17 Renishaw PLC.
     13.18 Beijing Tiertime Technology Co., Ltd.
     13.19 Xyzprinting
     13.20 ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.
     13.21 Höganäs AB
     13.22 Koninklijke DSM N.V.
     13.23 Key Innovators
             13.23.1 Taulman 3D, LLC
             13.23.2 Nano Dimension Ltd.
             13.23.3 Cookson Precious Metals Limited.
             13.23.4 Carbon, Inc.
             13.23.5 Markforged, Inc.

*Details on Overview, Products and Services, Financials, Strategy & Development Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.

14 Appendix (Page No. - 230)
     14.1 Insights of Industry Experts
     14.2 Discussion Guide
     14.3 Knowledge Store: Marketsandmarkets’ Subscription Portal
     14.4 Introducing RT: Real-Time Market Intelligence
     14.5 Available Customizations
     14.6 Related Reports
     14.7 Author Details

List of Tables (75 Tables)

Table 1 Assumptions of the Research Study
Table 2 3D Printing Market, By Offering, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 3 Government Investments in 3D Printing Projects
Table 4 3D Printing Market: Trends
Table 5 Emerging 3D Printing Technologies
Table 6 3D Printing Market, By Offering, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 7 3D Printer Market, By Type, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 8 3D Printer Market, By Type, 2015–2023 (Units)
Table 9 3D Printer Market, By Process, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 10 3D Printer Market, By Vertical, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 11 3D Printer Market, By Application, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 12 3D Printer Market, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 13 3D Printer Market for Desktop, By Application, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 14 3D Printer Market for Desktop, By Vertical, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 15 3D Printer Market for Desktop, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 16 3D Printer Market for Industrial, By Application, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 17 3D Printer Market for Industrial, By Vertical, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 18 3D Printer Market for Industrial, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 19 3D Printing Material Market, By Type, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 20 3D Printing Material Type Market, By Process, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 21 3D Printing Material Type Market, By Vertical, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 22 3D Printing Material Type Market, By Application, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 23 3D Printing Material Type Market, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 24 3D Printing Material Market for Plastic, By Type, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 25 3D Printing Material Market for Plastic, By Vertical, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 26 3D Printing Material Market for Plastic, By Application, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 27 3D Printing Material Market for Plastic, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 28 Market for Thermoplastics, By Type, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 29 General Technical Specifications of ABS
Table 30 General Technical Specifications of PLA
Table 31 General Technical Specifications of Nylon
Table 32 General Technical Specifications of Polypropylene
Table 33 General Technical Specifications of Polycarbonate
Table 34 General Technical Specifications of PVA
Table 35 3D Printing Material Market for Metal, By Type, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 36 3D Printing Material Market for Metal, By Vertical, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 37 3D Printing Material Market for Metal, By Application, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 38 3D Printing Material Market for Metal, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 39 3D Printing Material Market for Ceramic, By Type, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 40 3D Printing Material Market for Ceramic, By Vertical, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 41 3D Printing Material Market for Ceramic, By Application, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 42 3D Printing Material Market for Ceramic, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 43 3D Printing Material Market for Other Materials, By Type, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 44 3D Printing Material Market for Other Materials, By Vertical, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 45 3D Printing Material Market for Other Materials, By Application, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 46 3D Printing Material Market for Other Materials, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 47 3D Printing Material Market, By Form, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 48 3D Printing Software Market, By Type, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 49 3D Printing Services Market, By Type, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 50 3D Printing Service Market, By Process, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 51 3D Printing Services Market, By Vertical, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 52 3D Printing Services Market, By Application, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 53 3D Printing Service Market, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 54 3D Printing Market, By Process, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 55 Classification of 3D Printing Processes
Table 56 3D Printing Market, By Application, 2015–2023 (USD Billion)
Table 57 3D Printing Market, By Vertical, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 58 3D Printing Market for Automotive, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 59 3D Printing Market for Aerospace and Defense, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 60 3D Printing Market for Healthcare, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 61 3D Printing Market for Architecture and Construction, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 62 3D Printing Market for Consumer Products, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 63 3D Printing Market for Education, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 64 3D Printing Market for Engineering, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 65 3D Printing Market for Energy, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 66 3D Printing Market for Printed Electronics, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 67 3D Printing Market for Jewelry, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 68 3D Printing Market for Food and Culinary, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 69 3D Printing Market for Others, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 70 3D Printing Market, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 71 3D Printing Market in North America, By Country, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 72 3D Printing Market in Europe, By Country, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 73 3D Printing Market in APAC, By Country, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 74 3D Printing Market in RoW, By Region, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Table 75 Ranking of Key Players in 3D Printing Market, 2016

List of Figures (55 Figures)

Figure 1 3D Printing Market: Markets Covered
Figure 2 Global 3D Printing Market, By Region
Figure 3 3D Printing Market: Research Design
Figure 4 Key Industry Insights
Figure 5 Bottom-Up Approach to Arrive at Market Size
Figure 6 Top-Down Approach to Arrive at the Market Size
Figure 7 Data Triangulation
Figure 8 Desktop 3D Printers to Exhibit Higher Growth in 3D Printer Market During Forecast Period
Figure 9 Plastic to Hold Largest Market Size of 3D Printing Material Market During Forecast Period
Figure 10 3D Printing Market, By Vertical (2017 vs 2023)
Figure 11 Global 3D Printing Market, By Region, 2016
Figure 12 Attractive Market Opportunities in 3D Printing Market (2017–2023)
Figure 13 Printer Expected to Dominate 3D Printing Market for Offering Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 14 Plastic Expected to Lead the 3D Printing Material Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 15 Aerospace and Defense Expected to Hold Largest Size of 3D Printing Market for Vertical in 2017
Figure 16 3D Printing Market in India and China Expected to Grow at Higher CAGR Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 17 Ease in Development of Customized Products Drives 3D Printing Market
Figure 18 Global 3D Printing Market: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 19 3D Printing Market, By Offering, 2015–2023 (USD Million)
Figure 20 3D Printing Market Share, in Terms of Value, By Offering: 2017 and 2023 (%)
Figure 21 3D Printer Market, By Type
Figure 22 Industrial Segment Expected to Hold Larger Size of 3D Printer Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 23 North America to Hold Largest Size of 3D Printer Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 24 Education to Hold Largest Size of 3D Printer Market Based on Application During Forecast Period
Figure 25 Market for Functional Part Manufacturing to Grow at Highest CAGR Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 26 3D Printer Market for Industrial in APAC to Grow Highest CAGR Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 27 3D Printing Material Market, By Type
Figure 28 Plastic Materials Accounted for Large Size of 3D Printing Material Market, By Type, in 2016
Figure 29 3D Printing Software Segmentation
Figure 30 Printing Expected to Hold Largest Size of 3D Printing Software Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 31 3D Printing Market, By Process
Figure 32 Powder Bed Fusion to Hold Largest Size of 3D Printing Market, By Process, Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 33 3D Printing Market Share, in Terms of Value, By Application: 2016 and 2023 (%)
Figure 34 3D Printing Market Share, in Terms of Value, By Vertical (2016)
Figure 35 3D Printing Market, By Region
Figure 36 3D Printing Market in India Expected to Grow at Highest CAGR Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 37 US to Hold Largest Share of 3D Printing Market in North America Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 38 3D Printing Market in Spain to Grow at Highest CAGR Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 39 3D Printing Market in China to Grow at Highest CAGR Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 40 Major Companies Adopted Partnerships, Agreements, and Collaborations as Key Growth Strategy Between 2015 and 2017
Figure 41 Business Strategies Adopted By Major Players in 3D Printing Market Between 2015 and 2017
Figure 42 Agreements, Partnerships, and Collaborations as Key Growth Strategy Adopted By Players Between 2015 and 2017
Figure 43 Stratasys Limited: Company Snapshot
Figure 44 3D Systems Corporation: Company Snapshot
Figure 45 Materialise NV: Company Snapshot
Figure 46 The Exone Company: Company Snapshot
Figure 47 Voxeljet AG: Company Snapshot
Figure 48 Arcam Group: Company Snapshot
Figure 49 SLM Solutions Group AG: Company Snapshot
Figure 50 Proto Labs, Inc.: Company Snapshot
Figure 51 Groupe Gorgé: Company Snapshot
Figure 52 Renishaw PLC.: Company Snapshot
Figure 53 ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.: Company Snapshot
Figure 54 ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.: Product Offering Scorecard
Figure 55 Koninklijke DSM N.V.: Company Snapshot

The overall 3D printing market is expected to be worth USD 32.78 Billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 25.76% between 2017 and 2023. The 3D printing market is expected to grow substantially due to the factors such as the ease of development of customized products, reduction in overall manufacturing costs, rising government investments in the 3D printing projects, upbringing of new and innovative printing materials, and rising interest from certain big companies such as GE (US), Liebherr Group (Switzerland), Diehl Aerosystems Holding GmbH (Germany), and BAE Systems (UK).

The 3D printing market based on offering has been subsegmented into offering, which is further sub-segmented into printer (desktop and industrial), material (type: metal, plastic, ceramic, and other materials; and form: powder, liquid, and filament); service (custom design and manufacturing, and after-sales services); and software (design, inspection, scanning, and printing). On the basis of process, the market is segmented into powder bed fusion, material extrusion, vat polymerization, material jetting, binder jetting, directed energy deposition, and sheet lamination. Segmentation on the basis of application includes prototyping, tooling, and functional part manufacturing. The verticals considered for segmentation of the market include aerospace and defense, engineering, healthcare, consumer products, automotive, jewelry, education, energy, architecture and construction, printed electronics, food and culinary, and others. The 3D printer market for desktop segment is expected to grow at a higher rate owing to reduction in printer prices along with technological advancements, leading to their growing deployment across the education, consumer products, food and culinary, and printed electronics verticals.

Plastic occupied the largest share of the 3D printing material market in 2016. However, the market of other materials is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, driven by the increasing demand for biomaterials used in the healthcare industry and certain specialized materials (such as laywood, wax, paper) in emerging applications.

The markets for the emerging verticals such as food and culinary, printed electronics, and education are expected to grow at the significant CAGR during the near future. The education industry is a highly attractive area for the 3D printing markets in North America and Europe. The industry is adopting 3D printing technologies to bring about awareness about this technology among students globally.

In 2016, North America led the 3D printing market in terms of market share, followed by Europe and Asia Pacific. The US held the largest share of the North American 3D printing market, followed by Canada and Mexico.

3D Printing Market

However, the 3D printing market faces some challenges associated with maintaining requisite product quality and availability of design tools. Restraints that curb the market are the high cost of materials, limitation of size, and lack of standard process control. This report describes drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges pertaining to the 3D printing market. Furthermore, it analyzes the current scenario and forecasts the market till 2023, including the market segmentation based on offering, process, application, vertical, and region.

Some of the major companies in the 3D printing market include Stratasys Ltd. (US), 3D Systems Corporation (US), EOS GmbH (Germany), Materialise NV (Belgium), SLM Solutions Group AG (Germany), Arcam AB (Sweden), Concept Laser GmbH (Germany), The ExOne Company (US), Voxeljet AG (Germany), Proto Labs, Inc. (US), Optomec Inc. (US), ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. (US), GROUPE GORGÉ (France), EnvisionTEC GmbH (Germany), Mcor Technologies Ltd. (Ireland), Beijing Tiertime Technology Co. Ltd. (China), Renishaw plc (UK), XYZprinting (Taiwan), Ultimaker BV (Netherlands), Koninklijke DSM N.V. (Netherlands), Höganäs AB (Sweden), taulman3D, LLC (US), Nano Dimension (Israel), Carbon Inc. (US), Markforged, Inc. (US), and Cookson Precious Metals Ltd. (UK).

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