Automated 3D Printing Market by Offering (Hardware, Software, and Services), Process (Material Handling, Automated Production, Part Handling, Post-Processing, and Multiprocessing), End User (Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare), and Geography - Global Forecast to 2023
The automated 3d printing market is estimated to be valued at USD 1,793 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 55.65% between 2018 and 2023. The study involved 4 major steps to estimate the current size of the automated 3D printing market.
The exhaustive secondary research was conducted to collect information on the focused market, peer market, and parent market. The next step was to validate these findings, assumptions, and sizing with industry experts across value chain through primary research. Both, top-down and bottom-up approaches were employed to estimate the complete market size. Thereafter, market breakdown and data triangulation procedures were used to estimate the market size of segments and subsegments.
Secondary Research
In the secondary research process, various secondary sources have been referred to for identifying and collecting information important for this study. These secondary sources include annual reports, press releases, and investor presentations of companies; white papers; and certified publications and articles from recognized authors; directories; and databases. The secondary data has been collected and analyzed from various association and journals, such as 3D Printing Association, Associations of 3D Printing, and Hong Kong 3D Printing Association, to arrive at the overall market size, which has further been validated by the primary research.
Primary Research
In the primary research process, various primary sources from both the supply and demand sides have been interviewed to obtain qualitative and quantitative information important for this report. The primary sources from the supply side include industry experts such as CEOs, VPs, marketing directors, technology and innovation directors, and related executives from key companies and organizations operating in the automated 3D printing market. After complete market engineering (including calculations regarding market statistics, market breakdown, market size estimations, market forecasting, and data triangulation), extensive primary research has been conducted to gather information as well as verify and validate the critical numbers arrived at.
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Market Size Estimation
In the complete market engineering process, both top-down and bottom-up approaches have been implemented, along with several data triangulation methods, to estimate and validate the size of the automated 3D printing market and other dependent submarkets listed in this report.
- The key players in the industry and markets have been identified through extensive secondary research.
- The industrys supply chain and market size, in terms of value, have been determined through primary and secondary research processes.
- All percentage shares, splits, and breakdowns have been determined using secondary sources and verified through primary sources.
Data Triangulation
After arriving at the overall market size from the estimation process explained above, the overall market has been split into several segments and subsegments. To complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics for all segments and subsegments, the market breakdown and data triangulation procedures have been employed, wherever applicable. The data have been triangulated by studying various factors and trends identified from both demand and supply sides in the end-use segments such as aerospace & defense; healthcare; industrial manufacturing, high-tech equipment, and engineering; automotive; consumer products; energy; and others. Along with this, the market size has been validated using both top-down and bottom-up approaches.
The following are the major objectives of the study.
- To describe and forecast the automated 3D printing market based on offering, process, end user, and region
- To forecast the market for the aforementioned segments with respect to 4 main regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), and Rest of the World (RoW)
- To provide detailed information regarding significant factors influencing the growth of the market (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges)
- To strategically analyze micromarkets with respect to individual growth trends, prospects, and contributions to the overall market
- To strategically profile key players, comprehensively analyze their market shares and core competencies, and detail the competitive landscape for the market leaders
- To analyze growth strategies, such as joint ventures, collaborations, agreements, contracts, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, product launches and developments, and research and developments, adopted by the major players in the market
Report Metric |
Details |
Market size available for years |
20162023 |
Base year considered |
2017 |
Forecast period |
20182023 |
Forecast units |
Value (USD) in million |
Segments covered |
Offering, Process, End User, and Region |
Geographies covered |
North America, APAC, Europe and RoW |
Companies covered |
Stratasys (Israel), 3D Systems (US), Materialise (Belgium), Formlabs (US), EOS GmbH (Germany), SLM Solutions (Germany), Concept Laser (Germany), Coobx (Liechtenstein), Authentise (US), NVBOTS (US), PostProcess Technologies (US), and DWS System (Italy). |
The detailed segmentation of the automated 3D printing market based on offering, process, end user, and region has been given below.
Market, by Offering
- Hardware
- Software
- Services
Market, by Process
- Material Handling
- Automated Production
- Part Handing
- Post-Processing
- Multiprocessing
Market, by End User
- Aerospace & Defense
- Healthcare
- Industrial-Manufacturing, High-Tech Equipment, and Engineering
- Automotive
- Consumer Products
- Energy
- Others (Education, Entertainment, Jewelry, and Printed Electronics.)
By Geography
- North America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific (APAC)
- Rest of the World (RoW)
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The overall automated 3D printing market is projected to reach USD 1,793 million by 2023 from USD 196 million by 2018, at a CAGR of 55.65%. Major drivers for market growth are the increased focus on efficiency and cost of production, growth in adoption of robotics for industrial automation, and growing need to automate post-processing.
Market for industrial manufacturing, high-tech equipment, and engineering is expected to grow at highest CAGR during forecast period
Additive manufacturing proves to be a new tool-less and cost-effective production method for the end users in the industrial manufacturing, high-tech equipment, and engineering segment that provides new solutions for the low-volume production of different parts. The group of equipment used in these applications is highly efficient in terms of time and cost. Hence, the automation of 3D printing in this end-user segment is more than that in other segments.
Among hardware types, market for robots is expected to register highest CAGR during 20182023
In automated 3D printing, the robots are used to automate the 3D printing processes, and their adoption is increasing as they are easily programmable and can perform the tasks at an accelerated pace. The major companies are investing heavily in robots; they have started utilizing robots in 3D printing. For instance, Voodoo Manufacturing (US) has deployed a low-cost UR10 robotic arm, offered by Universal Robots (Denmark), to remove prints along with the print bed from 3D printers.
North America is expected to account for largest market size during forecast period
North America is expected to hold the largest share of the automated 3D printing market during the forecast period. North America notably registers the high adoption of automated 3D printing. The region has been receptive to the 3D printing procedures since its early days. The presence of the well-established 3D printing solution providers in this region boosts the adoption of automation technologies in the 3D printing systems to increase the efficiency and speed. The university grants provided by the federal government to develop 3D printing labs and technologies also drive the growth of the North American market.
Key players in the automated 3D printing market include Stratasys (Israel), ExOne(US), 3D Systems (US), Materialise (Belgium), Universal Robot (Denmark), Formlabs (US), EOS GmbH (Germany), SLM Solutions (Germany), Concept Laser (Germany), Coobx (Liechtenstein), Authentise (US), Renishaw (UK), NVBOTS (US), PostProcess Technologies (US), and DWS System (Italy).
Recent Developments
- Stratasys Ltd. unveiled a new product under developmentthe Stratasys Continuous Build 3D Demonstratorat RAPID + TCT Show in Pittsburg. The product is designed to produce parts in a continuous manner with minor operator intervention, automatically ejecting completed parts and commencing new ones. The development of this product has helped the company set new standards for the additive manufacturing throughput.
- SLM Solutions launched SLM 800, a selective laser melting machine that integrates into automated and fully automated production processes.
- 3D Systems launched the new DMP Flex 100 and DMP Dental 100 3D printers, introducing superior quality, versatility, and throughput for entry-level metal 3D printing and dental applications. The DMP Flex 100 is equipped with enough power to process a material spectrum that includes different grades of titanium as well as other alloys.
Critical questions the report answers:
- Where will all these developments take the industry in the mid to long term?
- Which are emerging industries in terms of the expected adoption of automation in 3D printing?
- How companies are adopting robots in the automation of 3D printing?
- How is automated 3D printing influencing the healthcare market?
- How are the companies addressing the challenge of hardware and software integration for the automation of 3D printing?
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction (Page No. - 16)
1.1 Study Objectives
1.2 Definition
1.3 Study Scope
1.3.1 Markets Covered
1.3.2 Years Considered
1.4 Currency
1.5 Limitations
1.6 Stakeholders
2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 19)
2.1 Research Data
2.1.1 Secondary Data
2.1.1.1 Key Data From Secondary Sources
2.1.2 Primary Data
2.1.2.1 Key Data From Primary Sources
2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of Primaries
2.2 Market Size Estimation
2.2.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.2.2 Top-Down Approach
2.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
2.4 Research Assumptions
3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 27)
4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 31)
4.1 Attractive Opportunities in Automated 3D Printing Market
4.2 Market for Hardware, By Type
4.3 Market for Multiprocessing, By Offering
4.4 Market in APAC, By End User and Country
4.5 Market, By Geography
5 Market Overview (Page No. - 34)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Market Dynamics
5.2.1 Drivers
5.2.1.1 Increased Focus on Efficiency and Cost of Production
5.2.1.2 Growth in Adoption of Robotics for Industrial Automation
5.2.1.3 Growing Need to Automate Post-Processing
5.2.2 Restraints
5.2.2.1 High Cost of Installation of Automation Equipment
5.2.3 Opportunities
5.2.3.1 Increasing Implementation of 3D Printing for Mass Production
5.2.3.2 Elevating Demand for Low-Cost Collaborative Robots
5.2.4 Challenge
5.2.4.1 Interoperability Between Hardware, Software, and Data Interfaces
6 Automated 3D Printing Market, By Offering (Page No. - 39)
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Hardware
6.2.1 3D Printers
6.2.1.1 3D Printers to Account for the Largest Share of Automated 3D Printing Hardware During the Forecast Period
6.2.2 Robots
6.2.2.1 Robots Expected to Grow at Highest CAGR During the Forecast Period
6.2.3 Others
6.3 Software
6.3.1 Automatic Que Management and File PrEPAration Process are Expected to Be the Major Applications of Automated 3D Printing Software
6.4 Services
6.4.1 Deployment & Integration
6.4.1.1 Deployment & Integration Held the Largest Share of Automated 3D Printing Service Market in 2017
6.4.2 Support & Maintenance
6.4.2.1 Maintaining Operational Efficieny Major Function of Support & Maintenance
7 Automated 3D Printing Market, By Process (Page No. - 48)
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Material Handling
7.2.1 Refilling and Removing Unused Materials Expected to Be the Major Functions in Material Handling Application
7.3 Automated Production
7.3.1 Automatic Que Management, File PrEPAration Process, Orienting the 3D Model, Determining the Print Settings Expected to Be the Major Functions in Automated Production Application
7.4 Part Handling
7.4.1 Automated Part Removal Expected to Be the Major Function in Part Handling Application
7.5 Post-Processing
7.5.1 Cleaning, Curing and Support Removal Expected to Be the Major Functions in Post-Processing Application
7.6 Multiprocessing
7.6.1 Multiprocessing Expected to Be the Fastest Growing Application in Automated 3D Prinitng Market
8 Automated 3D Printing Market, By End User (Page No. - 59)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Automotive
8.2.1 Multiprocessing Expected to Be the Largest Application of Market in Automative
8.3 Aerospace & Defense
8.3.1 Aerospace & Defense Expected to Hold the Largest Market Size of Market in 2018
8.4 Industrial Manufacturing, High-Tech Equipment, and Engineering
8.4.1 Industrial Manufacturing, High--Tech Equipment, and Engineering Expected to Grow at Highest CAGR During the Forecast Period
8.5 Healthcare
8.5.1 Dental is Expected to Account for the Laregst Share of Automated 3D Prinitng Market in Healthcare During the Forecast Period
8.6 Consumer Products
8.6.1 Continuous Build Production and Efficient Workflow Expected to Drive the Automated 3D Prinitng Market for Consumer Products
8.7 Energy
8.7.1 Increasing Adoption of 3D Prinitng in Energy Industry Expected to Drive Market
8.8 Others
8.8.1 Education and Jewelry are Other Major Industries Driving Market
9 Geographic Analysis (Page No. - 72)
9.1 Introduction
9.2 North America
9.2.1 US
9.2.1.1 US Accounted for the Largest Share of Market in North America in 2017
9.2.2 Canada
9.2.2.1 Canada is Expected to Grow at the Highest CAGR in North America During the Forecast Period
9.2.3 Mexico
9.2.3.1 Increasing Adoption of 3D Printing as A Result of Government Initiatives to Drive Market in Mexico
9.3 Europe
9.3.1 UK
9.3.1.1 Initiatives of the Government and Firms Based in the UK to Drive Market in the UK
9.3.2 Germany
9.3.2.1 Germany is Expected to Account for the Largest Share of Market in Europe
9.3.3 France
9.3.3.1 Aerospace Expected to Be the Major Industry to Drive Market in France
9.3.4 Italy
9.3.4.1 Market in Italy to Grow at A Slower Pace as Compared to Other European Countries
9.3.5 Rest of Europe
9.4 APAC
9.4.1 China
9.4.1.1 China is Expected to Account for the Larest Share of Market in APAC
9.4.2 Japan
9.4.2.1 Increasing Adoption of 3D Printing By Manufacturing Industry to Drive Market in Japan
9.4.3 South Korea
9.4.3.1 Government Initiatives Expected to Drive the Market in South Korea
9.4.4 Rest of APAC
9.4.4.1 Australia and Taiwan are Expected to Be Other Major Countries Driving Market in APAC
9.5 RoW
9.5.1 South America
9.5.1.1 Several Initiatives By Government Helps to Increase the Visibility of Automation of 3D Printing
9.5.2 Middle East and Africa
9.5.2.1 Investment Plan By Various Companies to Uplift the Automation in 3D Printing Market
10 Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 90)
10.1 Overview
10.2 Ranking Analysis of Key Players in Automated 3D Printing Market
10.3 Competitive Situations and Trends
10.3.1 Product Launches
10.3.2 Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations, & Contracts
10.3.3 Acquisitions
10.3.4 Expansions
11 Company Profiles (Page No. - 97)
(Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, and MnM View)*
11.1 Key Players
11.1.1 Stratasys
11.1.2 SLM Solution
11.1.3 The ExOne Company
11.1.4 Concept Laser (GE)
11.1.5 3D Systems Corporation
11.1.6 Universal Robots A/S
11.1.7 Materialise
11.1.8 Formlabs
11.1.9 EOS
11.1.10 Coobx
11.1.11 Authentise
11.1.12 NVBOTS
11.1.13 PostProcess Technologies
11.1.14 DWS Systems
11.1.15 Renishaw PLC.
11.1.16 Kuka AG
11.1.17 ABB
11.1.18 HP Inc.
11.2 Other Key Players
11.2.1 Additive Industries B.V.
11.2.2 Structo Pte. Ltd
11.2.3 Solukon Maschinenbau GmbH
11.2.4 Additive Manufacturing Technologies Limited
11.2.5 Manufacturing Technology Centre
11.2.6 Carbon, Inc.
11.2.7 Dyemansion GmbH
11.2.8 Farleygreene Ltd
11.2.9 Voodoo Manufacturing, Inc.
11.2.10 Autonomous Manufacturing Ltd.
11.2.11 3Dprinteros
*Details on Business Overview, Products Offered, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, and MnM View Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.
12 Appendix (Page No. - 142)
12.1 Insights From Industry Experts
12.2 Discussion Guide
12.3 Knowledge Store: Marketsandmarkets Subscription Portal
12.4 Available Customization
12.5 Related Reports
12.6 Author Details
List of Tables (67 Figures)
Table 1 Automated 3D Printing Market, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 2 Market for Hardware, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 3 Market for Hardware, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 4 Market for Hardware, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 5 Market for Hardware, By Type, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 6 Market for Software, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 7 Market for Software, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 8 Market for Software, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 9 Market for Services, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 10 Market for Services, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 11 Market for Services, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 12 Market for Services, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 13 Automated 3D Printing Market, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 14 Market for Material Handling, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 15 Market for Material Handling, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 16 Market for Material Handling, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 17 Market for Automated Production, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 18 Market for Automated Production, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 19 Market for Automated Production, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 20 Market for Part Handling, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 21 Market for Part Handling, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 22 Market for Part Handling, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 23 Market for Post-Processing, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 24 Market for Post-Processing, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 25 Market for Post-Processing, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 26 Market for Multiprocessing, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 27 Market for Multiprocessing, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 28 Market for Multiprocessing, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 29 Automated 3D Printing Market, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 30 Market for Automotive, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 31 Market for Automotive, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 32 Market for Automotive, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 33 Market for Aerospace & Defense, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 34 Market for Aerospace & Defense , By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 35 Market for Aerospace & Defense, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 36 Market for Industrial Manufacturing, High-Tech Equipment, and Engineering, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 37 Market for Industrial Manufacturing, High-Tech Equipment, and Engineering, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 38 Market for Industrial Manufacturing, High-Tech Equipment, and Engineering, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 39 Automated 3D Printing Market for Healthcare, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 40 Market for Healthcare, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 41 Market for Healthcare, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 42 Market for Consumer Products, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 43 Market for Consumer Products, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 44 Market for Consumer Products, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 45 Market for Energy, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 46 Market for Energy, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 47 Market for Energy, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 48 Market for Others, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 49 Market for Others, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 50 Market for Others, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 51 Market, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 52 Market in North America, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 53 Market in North America, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 54 Market in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 55 Market in Europe, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 56 Market in Europe, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 57 Automated 3D Printing in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 58 Automated 3D Printing Market in APAC, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 59 Market in APAC, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 60 Market in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 61 Market in RoW, By Process, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 62 Market in RoW, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 63 Market in RoW, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 64 Product Launches, 20152018
Table 65 Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations, Contracts, and Joint Ventures, 20162018
Table 66 Acquisitions, 20152017
Table 67 Expansions, 20162018
List of Figures (40 Figures)
Figure 1 Automated 3D Printing Market: Research Design
Figure 2 Process Flow of Market Size Estimation
Figure 3 Market Size Estimation: Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 4 Market Size Estimation: Top-Down Approach
Figure 5 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
Figure 6 Market for Hardware to Grow at Highest CAGR During 20182023
Figure 7 Market for Support and Maintenance Services to Grow at Higher CAGR During 20182023
Figure 8 Market for Multiprocessing to Grow at Highest CAGR During 20182023
Figure 9 Market for Industrial Manufacturing, High-Tech Equipment, and Engineering to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 10 North America to Hold Largest Share of Market During 20182023
Figure 11 Market in APAC to Grow at Highest CAGR During 20182023
Figure 12 Market for Robots to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 13 Market for Multiprocessing Hardware to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 14 Aerospace & Defense to Hold Largest Share of Market in In APAC By 2018
Figure 15 Market in China to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 16 Increased Focus on Efficiency and Cost of Production are Driving the Market
Figure 17 Time Allocation for 3D Printing Technicians
Figure 18 Shipment of Industrial Robots, By Region, 20102016 (Thousand Units)
Figure 19 Market for Hardware to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 20 Automated 3D Printing Software Market for Automated Production to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 21 Market for Multiprocessing to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 22 Market for Multiprocessing Hardware to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 23 Market for Industrial Manufacturing, High-Tech Equipment, and Engineering to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 24 Market for Healthcare in APAC to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 25 Market in APAC to Grow at Highest CAGR From 2018 to 2023
Figure 26 Market in China to Grow at Highest CAGR From 2018 to 2023
Figure 27 North America: Market Snapshot
Figure 28 Europe: Market Snapshot
Figure 29 APAC: Market Snapshot
Figure 30 Companies Adopted Product Launches and Developments as Key Growth Strategies From 2015 to 2017
Figure 31 Market: Ranking Analysis of Key Companies
Figure 32 Stratasys Limited: Company Snapshot
Figure 33 SLM Solution: Company Snapshot
Figure 34 The ExOne Company: Company Snapshot
Figure 35 3D Systems Corporation: Company Snapshot
Figure 36 Materialise: Company Snapshot
Figure 37 Renishaw PLC.: Company Snapshot
Figure 38 Kuka AG : Company Snapshot
Figure 39 ABB: Company Snapshot
Figure 40 HP Company Snapshot
Growth opportunities and latent adjacency in Automated 3D Printing Market