• market
• The market for products manufactured using 3D printing quadrupled between 2010 and 2015 and is projected to be a global market of 21 billion dollars by 2020.
• Sony' s 3D Creator app will open the market for full colour 3D printing by providing an accessible scanner that produces high quality files.
• 3D printing will disrupt the global supply chain and create a market for producing goods locally.
• The market for 4D Printing will be approximately USD$ 163M per year.
• With the HP Jet Fusion commercial applications for low-volume 3D plastic printing will be an attractive option for bringing products to market quickly with shorter lead times and virtually no tooling costs.
• Due to increasing job opportunities in Asia-Pacific countries, China and India will show a tremendous development in the global 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market.
• The Asia Pacific 3D Printing market is expected to reach US$ 8,207.3 mn by 2025.
• The requirement of high initial cost is predicted to restrict the growth of the Asia Pacific 4D printing market in the next few years.
• The global market for Additive Manufacturing is set for exponential growth over the next five years and is forecast to rise from $8.8bn in 2017 to over $26bn in 2021.
• The global automotive 3D printing market is expected to witness high growth during the forecast period.
• The global 3D printed metals market alone is expected to be valued at $12 billion in 2028.
• The demand in the global 3D printing market is projected to expand at a remarkable CAGR of 18.0% during the forecast period of 2017 to 2025.
• The growing demand from Consumer Electronics industries are expected to drive the global 3D Printing market.
• Netscribes Inc. predicts the global 3D printing market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 25.5% to reach $8.7 billion by 2020.
• The global 4D printing market is expected to experience a rapid growth in the next few years.
• The global 4D printing market is expected to grow at USD~162 Million by 2022.
• Factors such as high development cost, potential safety hazards, and rising issues regarding intellectual property rights will hinder the growth of global 4D printing market during the forecast period.
• The global 4D printing market is expected to reach USD313.1 million by 2025.
• The Global 3D Printing Market is estimated at $3.47 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $12.53 billion by 2022 growing at a CAGR of 20.1% from 2015 to 2022.
• North America is expected to emerge as a dominant region for 4D printing market by 2025 due to high investments in research and development.
• 4D Printing market is projected to witness a CAGR of 40.30% to be of worth US$152.782 million by 2022.
  
• technology
• AI will be the most disruptive class of technologies over the next 10 years due to radical computational power.
• Within a few years, factories across industries will become high-tech engines fuelled by the convergence of Mega Trends and technologies such as artificial intelligence, connected platforms and 3D printing.
• 3D printing is expected to be the fourth most disruptive technology to industry over the next five years.
• 4D printing is still an emerging technology and vendors are trying to tap potential opportunities via new product launch and M&A to expand their global footprints.
• A new type of 3D printer developed in Darwin that is faster and cheaper than any existing metal 3D printing technology could revolutionise manufacturing in Australia.
• The reinforcement of more local, customized production will be facilitated by the increasing convergence of a number of the new technologies such as 3D printing, nanomanufacturing, nanobiotechnology, robotics, more capable artificial intelligence, and customized personal health care.
• 3D printing technology will be used to build advanced laboratories that simulate the harsh environment and terrain of Mars.
• Favorable regulatory policy will lead to growth of Additive Manufacturing known as 3D printing technology in the aerospace sector in the next decade.
• Improved speed, performance, up-time and quality will enable world-class 3D printing technology performing at a higher level.
  
• global supply chain
• 3D printing could radically transform global supply chains and threaten levels of trade growth.
• 3D printing will disrupt the global supply chain and create a market for producing goods locally.
  
• trade
• A boom in 3D printing will boost local production of manufactured goods and could diminish global trade by 40% by 2040.
• Local additive manufacturing capabilities could diminish global trade by 40 percent by 2040.
• By 2040, nearly 40% of global trade could be wiped out by 3D printing.
• 22.5% of world trade will be wiped out when 3D printing produces half of manufacturing in 2060 (or 41.5% in 2040 in scenario II).
• World trade in goods and services will be 22% lower in 2060 if 3D printing grows at current pace (2040 if growth accelerates).
  
• traditional manufacturingtechnique
• US manufacturers will be increasingly forced to weigh 3D printing against traditional manufacturing techniques as the country faces two simultaneous shifts in the available workforce.
• During the next few years, large manufacturers will likely introduce a hybrid process combining some 3D printing with traditional manufacturing techniques.
  
• growth
• World trade in goods and services will be 22% lower in 2060 if 3D printing grows at current pace (2040 if growth accelerates).
• The requirement of high initial cost is predicted to restrict the growth of the Asia Pacific 4D printing market in the next few years.
• Favorable regulatory policy will lead to growth of Additive Manufacturing known as 3D printing technology in the aerospace sector in the next decade.
• Factors such as high development cost, potential safety hazards, and rising issues regarding intellectual property rights will hinder the growth of global 4D printing market during the forecast period.
• The global market for Additive Manufacturing is set for exponential growth over the next five years and is forecast to rise from $8.8bn in 2017 to over $26bn in 2021.
• The global automotive 3D printing market is expected to witness high growth during the forecast period.
• Industry Forecast to 2025 predicts a 10 percent growth in the use of 3D printers to create most of the parts that go towards making cars and lorries by 2025.
• The rising opportunities for key players are estimated to fuel the 3D Printing market' s growth in the next few years.
• The global 4D printing market is expected to experience a rapid growth in the next few years.
• 3D printing could radically transform global supply chains and threaten levels of trade growth.
• World trade growth will fall back from the forecast benchmark scenario of 1.2 times the growth rate of world GDP to no more than world GDP growth.
  
• manufacturing
• 22.5% of world trade will be wiped out when 3D printing produces half of manufacturing in 2060 (or 41.5% in 2040 in scenario II).
• It is tricky to define the exact potential of 3D printing, but some experts expect a share of 50% in manufacturing over the next two decades.
• Profits from automotive original equipment manufacturers' (OEMs) traditionally core activities like vehicle engineering, manufacturing and sales could drop by about 8% from 2015 to 2025.
• Additive manufacturing will allow Soldiers deployed in remote outposts around the world to "print" virtually anything they need.
• Due to increasing job opportunities in Asia-Pacific countries, China and India will show a tremendous development in the global 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market.
• Favorable regulatory policy will lead to growth of Additive Manufacturing known as 3D printing technology in the aerospace sector in the next decade.
• Additive Manufacturing could be a way to increase productivity in Europe despite a decreasing workforce.
• The global market for Additive Manufacturing is set for exponential growth over the next five years and is forecast to rise from $8.8bn in 2017 to over $26bn in 2021.
• In our ever-increasing hyper global and hyper-local world, digital manufacturing will enable product design and build files to be sent anywhere around the world.
  
• part
• [3D printers] will be attractive targets because 3D-printed objects and parts are used in critical infrastructures around the world.
• Industry Forecast to 2025 predicts a 10 percent growth in the use of 3D printers to create most of the parts that go towards making cars and lorries by 2025.
• The use of comparatively affordable printed parts that can either be recycled or allowed to burn up in Earth' s atmosphere could potentially help mitigate concerns about the build up of ' space junk' in orbit.
• Western Tool & Mold will be using Stratasys' FAA-certified 3D printing solution to manufacture aircraft interior parts.
• GKN has already produced numerous parts that will see 3D printing move from the Earth to the skies and beyond.
• Locally printed car parts will increase jobs at US-based automotive factories.
• Spirit expects that at least 30% of the titanium parts it manufactures could be candidates for the RPD process.
• Multi-material 3D printing could someday improve GE' s 3D printed parts.
  
• printing
• In 5 years, 3D printing will already be a primary manufacturing process for at least 25% of companies in the world.
• A boom in 3D printing will boost local production of manufactured goods and could diminish global trade by 40% by 2040.
• 22.5% of world trade will be wiped out when 3D printing produces half of manufacturing in 2060 (or 41.5% in 2040 in scenario II).
• 3D printing will especially diminish the politically sensitive US trade deficits with China, Mexico and Germany.
• 3D printing will cut both US imports and US exports of manufactured products.
• 3D printing will have a significant downward influence on the overall US trade deficit.
• 3D printing could be a great help in reducing the trade deficits of the US with China, Mexico and Germany.
• The US trade balance will benefit more than other countries from the rise of 3D printing.
• World trade in goods and services will be 22% lower in 2060 if 3D printing grows at current pace (2040 if growth accelerates).
• It is tricky to define the exact potential of 3D printing, but some experts expect a share of 50% in manufacturing over the next two decades.
• The market for products manufactured using 3D printing quadrupled between 2010 and 2015 and it projected a global market of 21 billion dollars by 2020.
• 3D printing is expected to be the fourth most disruptive technology to industry over the next five years.
• 3D printing could radically transform global supply chains and threaten levels of trade growth.
• By 2040, nearly 40% of global trade could be wiped out by 3D printing.
• 3D printing will be used for low-volume, specialized products within five years.
• IBM and ETH Zurich have used 3D printing to construct a redox flow battery that could enhance energy storage.
• 3D printing could help countries leapfrog some manufacturing sectors and obviate the need for large manufacturing facilities in the developing world.
• 3D printing could be especially transformative in places such as Africa that do not have significant manufacturing capability and relies on massive imports.
• A newly published patent from Made in Space describes several systems that could be used for 3D printing in space.
• 3D printing could reduce as much as 525.5 million metric tons of CO2e emissions by 2025.
• 3D printing will disrupt the global supply chain and create a market for producing goods locally.
• The reinforcement of more local, customized production will be facilitated by the increasing convergence of a number of the new technologies such as 3D printing, nanomanufacturing, nanobiotechnology, robotics, more capable artificial intelligence, and customized personal health care.
• 4D printing is still an emerging technology and vendors are trying to tap potential opportunities via new product launch and M&A to expand their global footprints.
• ETH Zurich researchers recently created a silicone artificial heart with 3D printing and by adding shape memory polymers LLNL could perhaps extend the life of the structure.
• The market for 3D printing will be in the ballpark of $9.6 billion by 2020.
• GKN has already produced numerous parts that will see 3D printing move from the Earth to the skies and beyond.
• 3D printing will be worth $1.1 billion by 2019.
• 3D printing will probably become available in every major hospital in the next decade.
• US manufacturers will be increasingly forced to weigh 3D printing against traditional manufacturing techniques as the country faces two simultaneous shifts in the available workforce.
• 3D printing may grow into a $41 billion market by 2020.
• 3D printing will turn into an $8.6 billion industry.
• A team of 3D printing and bionic prosthetic pioneers based in Bristol UK are participating in study that could lead to the wider use of 3D printing as a tool to help amputees.
• $100 billion a year will be lost to global intellectual property loss because of 3D printing by the year 2018.
• 3D printing will reduce new product introduction timelines by 25% by 2020.
• 3D Printing has significantly grown in recent years and is expected to quickly grow over the next few years.
• The market for 4D Printing will be approximately USD$ 163M per year.
• During the next few years, large manufacturers will likely introduce a hybrid process combining some 3D printing with traditional manufacturing techniques.
• HP claims its Multi Jet Fusion 3D printers will enable mass production of parts through additive manufacturing (3D printing).
• By 2018, 65 per cent of supply chain professionals will have invested in 3D printing.
• 3D printing could reduce manufacturing costs by $170 billion to $593 billion.
• Some 10 percent of all goods will be produced by 3D printing in 2030.
• Sony' s 3D Creator app will open the market for full colour 3D printing by providing an accessible scanner that produces high quality files.
• Due to increasing job opportunities in Asia-Pacific countries, China and India will show a tremendous development in the global 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence market.
• Multi-material 3D printing could someday improve GE' s 3D printed parts.
  
• product
• The market for products manufactured using 3D printing quadrupled between 2010 and 2015 and it projected a global market of 21 billion dollars by 2020.
• With the HP Jet Fusion commercial applications for low-volume 3D plastic printing will be an attractive option for bringing products to market quickly with shorter lead times and virtually no tooling costs.
• 3D printing will be used for low-volume, specialized products within five years.
• Half of manufactured products will be 3D printed by 2060.
• 3D printing will cut both US imports and US exports of manufactured products.
• The Luxexcel Vision Platform represents the next level of lens manufacturing solutions for ophthalmic labs and provides an opportunity to differentiate and develop unique ophthalmic products.

Trend
Analysts believe that by 2020 3D printing will move from a weak signal to an emerging trend.

Sentiment analysis
Analysts sentiment has changed from positive to neutral as the ramifications of 3D Printing’s negative impact on global trade, logistics and employment start to be factored into future considerations.

Metrics

While 2020 will likely move 3D Printing from weak signal to emerging trend it will not likely be until 2029 that public acceptance of 3D printing becomes an accepted, normal practice.



Most affected sectors: Manufacturing. IT, Aerospace & Defense, Education, Healthcare, Energy, Construction.

Topic map
The topic map again reflects the sectors likely to be most affected in the next 5 -  10 years.



Heat map
North America, Mexico, India, China, the UK and Germany are likely to drive 3D Printing and use in the next ten years.

Graphit
Manufacturing and defense markets are likely to be the lead sectors in the next ten years, especially the vehicle idustry.

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