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Methodology
The research process for this technical, market-oriented, and commercial study of the 3D printing market included systematic gathering, recording, and analysis of data about companies operating in the market. It involved the extensive use of secondary sources, directories, and databases (Factiva, Oanda) to identify and collect relevant information. In-depth interviews were conducted with various primary respondents, including experts from core and related industries and preferred manufacturers, to obtain and verify critical qualitative and quantitative information, as well as to assess the growth prospects of the market. Key players in the 3D printing market were identified through secondary research, and their market rankings were determined through primary and secondary research. This included studying annual reports of top players and interviewing key industry experts, such as CEOs, directors, and marketing executives.
Secondary Research
In the secondary research process, various secondary sources were referred to for identifying and collecting information relevant to this study. Secondary sources include annual reports, press releases, and investor presentations of companies; white papers, certified publications, and articles from recognized authors; directories; and databases. Secondary research was mainly conducted to obtain key information about the supply of the industry; a total pool of key players; segmentation of the market according to industry trends, geographic markets, and key developments from market- and technology-oriented perspectives.
Primary Research
In the primary research process, primary sources from the supply and demand sides were interviewed to obtain qualitative and quantitative information for this report. Primary sources from the supply side included experts, such as CEOs, vice presidents, marketing directors, technology and innovation directors, subject-matter experts, consultants, and related key executives from major companies and organizations operating in the 3D printing market.
After the complete market engineering process (market statistics calculations, market breakdown, market size estimations, market forecasting, and data triangulation), extensive primary research was conducted to gather information and verify and validate the critical market numbers.
Several primary interviews were conducted with experts from the demand and supply sides across four major regions—North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and RoW. Approximately 25% of the primary interviews were conducted with the demand side and 75% with the supply side. This primary data was collected through questionnaires, emails, and telephonic interviews.
BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS
Notes: Tier 1 companies include market players with revenues above USD 500 million; tier 2 companies earn revenues between USD 100 million and USD 500 million; and tier 3 companies earn revenues up to USD 100 million.
Other designations include sales, marketing, and product managers.
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Market Size Estimation
In the complete market estimation process, the top-down and bottom-up approaches were used, along with several data triangulation methods, to estimate and forecast the size of the market and its segments and subsegments listed in the report. Extensive qualitative and quantitative analyses were carried out on the complete market engineering process to list the key information/insights pertaining to the 3D printing market.
Key players in the 3D printing market were identified through secondary research, and their rankings in the respective regions were determined through primary and secondary research. This entire procedure involved the study of the annual and financial reports of top players and interviews with industry experts, such as chief executive officers, vice presidents, directors, and marketing executives, for quantitative and qualitative insights. All percentage shares, splits, and breakdowns were determined using secondary sources and verified through primary sources. All parameters that affect the markets covered in this research study were accounted for, viewed in extensive detail, verified through primary research, and analyzed to obtain the final quantitative and qualitative data. This data was consolidated and enhanced with detailed inputs and analysis from MarketsandMarkets and presented in this report.
BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
- Identifying the entities in the 3D printing market influencing the entire market, along with the related players, including material, printer, software, and service providers
- Analyzing major manufacturers of 3D printing offerings, studying their portfolios, and understanding different types of printers, including desktop and industrial ones
- Analyzing the trends pertaining to the use of different types of 3D printers for different kinds of applications, technologies, and processes
- Tracking the ongoing and upcoming market developments, such as investments made, R&D activities, government support, product launches, collaborations, and partnerships, and forecasting the market based on these developments and other critical parameters
- Carrying out multiple discussions with key opinion leaders to understand the different types of printers and materials, services, verticals, technologies, and recent trends in the market, thereby analyzing the breakup of the scope of work carried out by major companies
- Arriving at the market estimates by analyzing revenues of the companies generated from each type of printer, material, software, and service, and then combining the same to get the market estimate
- Segmenting the overall market into various other market segments
- Verifying and cross-checking the estimate at every level from the discussion with key opinion leaders, such as CXOs, directors, and operations managers, and finally with the domain experts in MarketsandMarkets
- Studying various paid and unpaid sources of information, such as annual reports, press releases, white papers, and databases
TOP-DOWN APPROACH
- Focusing initially on top-line investments and expenditures being made in the ecosystems of the 3D printing market
- Calculating the market size considering the revenues generated by players through the sales of 3D printers, materials, software, and services
- Further segmenting on the basis of the mapping usage of 3D printing for different applications and verticals
- Building and developing the information related to the revenues generated by players through offerings
- Conducting multiple on-field discussions with key opinion leaders across major companies involved in the development of 3D printing technology
- Estimating the geographic split using secondary sources based on various factors, such as the number of players in a specific country and region, the role of major players in the market for the development of innovative products, adoption and penetration rates in a particular country for various verticals, government support, investments, and others
3D Printing Market : Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach
Data Triangulation
After arriving at the overall size of the 3D printing market from the estimation process explained above, the market was split into several segments and subsegments. The data triangulation and market breakdown procedures were employed (wherever applicable) to complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics for all segments and subsegments. The data was triangulated by studying various factors and trends from both the demand and supply sides. The size of the 3D printing market was validated using both top-down and bottom-up approaches.
Market Definition
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is the process of building a real 3D object from a digital model by joining thin layers of materials (which might be in solid, powder, or liquid forms), usually layer-upon-layer in horizontal cross-section, unlike subtractive manufacturing methods. It is also known as additive manufacturing (AM) or freeform fabrication. 3D printing is the most common term in the consumer markets, while AM is mostly used in the industrial markets. 3D printing is used for prototyping, tooling, and functional part manufacturing. The manufactured functional parts are used in various verticals, such as automotive, aerospace, healthcare, jewelry, education, tooling, consumer goods, and art & architecture.
Key Stakeholders
- 3D printing product and solution providers
- 3D printing-related service providers
- 3D printing material and accessory 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 startup companies
- Distributors and traders
- End users willing to know more about 3D printing technologies and the latest technological developments in the 3D printing market
Report Objectives
- To define, describe, and forecast the 3D printing market based on offering, process, technology, application, vertical, and region
- To forecast the market size, in terms of value, for various segments, with respect to four main regions—North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW)
- To forecast the market size for printer types, in terms of volume
- To provide detailed information regarding the major factors influencing the growth of the 3D printing market (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges)
- To provide trends/disruptions impacting customers’ businesses, value chain analysis, ecosystem analysis, investment and funding scenario, case study analysis, key conferences and events, patent analysis, technology analysis, average selling price (ASP) analysis, Porter’s five forces analysis, key stakeholders and buying criteria, and regulations pertaining to the market
- To strategically analyze micromarkets with respect to individual growth trends, prospects, and contributions to the total market
- To analyze opportunities for the stakeholders by identifying high-growth segments of the 3D printing market
- To benchmark players within the market using the proprietary Company Evaluation Matrix framework, which analyzes market players on various parameters within the broad categories of market rank and product offerings
- To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their market shares and core competencies and provide a detailed competitive landscape for market leaders
- To analyze competitive developments such as partnerships, collaborations, agreements, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, expansions, and product launches in the 3D printing market
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Erin
Nov, 2016
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Dec, 2016
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May, 2019
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Pete
Jan, 2014
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Alexander
Apr, 2026
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Apr, 2026
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Apr, 2026
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Apr, 2022
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Apr, 2019
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Sep, 2019
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Jun, 2019
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Jun, 2014
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May, 2019
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Mar, 2019
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Apr, 2019
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Nov, 2015
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Jun, 2016
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May, 2019
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Apr, 2019
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Nov, 2017
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Apr, 2016
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Feb, 2014
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Aug, 2014
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Sep, 2019
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Sep, 2019
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Sep, 2019
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Jan, 2016
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Nov, 2013
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Mar, 2016
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Mar, 2020
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Jun, 2019
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Feb, 2019
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Dec, 2018
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Dec, 2019
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Dec, 2014
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Joffrey
Nov, 2013
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Nov, 2015
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Nov, 2015
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Nov, 2014
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Oct, 2015
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rania
Oct, 2014
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Sep, 2017
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Sep, 2019
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Sep, 2016
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Sep, 2014
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Sep, 2019
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Aug, 2019
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Aug, 2014
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Pratyaksh
Aug, 2019
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Manolo
Aug, 2019
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Andy
Jul, 2014
We have 3D printers which make sand moldings to produce metal castings in short lead time. I would like to have the market size and volume for prototyping parts in industrial and energy industries..
Bradley
Jul, 2016
Is it possible to purchase just the following tables from the report? Table 69 Market, By Service, 2014–2022 (USD Million) Table 70 3D Printing Services Market, By Technology, 2014–2022 (USD Million) Table 71 3D Printing Services Market, By Vertical, 2014–2022 (USD Million) Table 72 3D Printing Services Market, By Application, 2014–2022 (USD Million) Table 73 3D Printing Services Market, By Region, 2014-2022.
Anthony
Jul, 2019
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Dipl.-Ing..Feyyaz
Jun, 2016
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Markus
May, 2019
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Cornelius
May, 2019
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May, 2017
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Apr, 2020
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Apr, 2019
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Apr, 2019
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Apr, 2019
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Apr, 2015
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Apr, 2014
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Mar, 2019
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Jorge
Mar, 2016
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Feb, 2018
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Feb, 2019
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Feb, 2019
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Jan, 2018
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