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Global $62.79 Billion 3D Printing Market to 2028: Untapped End-use Industry Verticals and Markets Such as Printed Electronics and 3D Printing Under Water

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DUBLIN, June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "3D Printing Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Component, by Printer Type (Desktop, Industrial), by Technology, by Software, by Application, by Vertical, by Material, by Region, and Segment Forecasts, 2021 - 2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global 3D printing market size is estimated to reach USD 62.79 billion by 2028 and is expected to witness a CAGR of 21.0% from 2021 to 2028.

3D printing is widely adopted in the industrial sector owing to the growing need for enhanced product manufacturing and a shorter time to market. The industrial vertical happens to be the most significant adopter of the 3D printing technology and eventually leading to the highest market share of 3D printers for industrial applications over the forecast period. Additive manufacturing is anticipated to evolve over the forecast period.

3D printing continues to gain popularity among hobbyists and innovators. While individuals are using 3D printing for domestic and personal purposes, universities and educational institutes are using 3D printing for conducting technical training. The market is subject to witness a considerable economical appearance rather than being just a labor-intensive industrial manufacturing technique. Particularly in developing economies, such as Brazil, South Africa, and India, machining shops have managed to adopt alternative business models by installing 3D printers and offer related services, such as 3D printing materials, filaments, 3D modeling, and 3D printer software.

Based on application, the market has been segmented further into prototyping, tooling, and functional parts. Apart from the industrial vertical, the automotive, healthcare, and aerospace and defense verticals are among the leading adopters of 3D printing technology. Incumbents of these verticals have an emphasis on accuracy, enhanced product designing, reliability, shorter time to market, and economical production processes. Given that additive manufacturing possess can offer all these benefits, the adoption of three-dimensional printers by the automotive, healthcare, and aerospace and defense verticals is expected to gain traction over the forecast period.

The 3D printing and related technologies are evolving continuously in line with the intensive R&D activities being undertaken and the aggressive investments being made by the private sector as well as the public sector. Government funding and encouraging initiatives being undertaken in developed economies are prompting manufacturers to pursue improvements in technology and the adoption of new technologies.

North America accounted for the largest market share of more than 35% in 2020 as a result of the extensive adoption of 3D printers for 3D designing, 3D modeling, and 3D manufacturing in several industries. On the other hand, the Asia Pacific region has emerged as a manufacturing hub owing to an expanding consumer base as well as the continued foreign investments happening in the region. Hence, the Asia Pacific regional market is expected to witness remarkable growth over the forecast period.

3D printing technology happens to be a capital-intensive technology. At the same time, manufacturers are holding to their misconception about prototyping rather than realizing the advantages associated with 3D printing. Moreover, the market lacks the standard process controls and a skilled workforce required for 3D printing.

These are some of the factors that are expected to restrain the market growth. However, government initiatives aimed at increasing awareness and promoting the benefits of adopting 3D printers are expected to help in countering the market restraints.

3D Printing Market Report Highlights

  • 3D printing technology is gaining traction owing to the ability of the technology to offer accurate and rapid prototyping and optimize the time to market.
  • Increasing adoption of 3D printers in the healthcare, automotive, and consumer electronics verticals is likely to drive the market growth significantly.
  • Demand for desktop 3D printers is expected to increase over the forecast period, as 3D printing is gaining popularity among hobbyists for domestic, household, and personal usage as well as in the education sector for training purposes.
  • The prototyping segment dominated the market in 2020 and is expected to expand its market share to more than 55% by 2028.
  • The polymer segment contributed to almost half of the entire industry share. However, the metal segment is expected to dominate the market in the next seven years. This is attributed to the increasing demand for metal 3D printing from industrial verticals such as automotive and aerospace and defense.
  • The desktop 3D printing segment, which has been segmented further into educational purpose, fashion and jewelry, objects, dental, food, and others, is expected to adopt the 3D printing technique aggressively over the forecast period.
  • The Asia Pacific regional market, which is emerging as a manufacturing hub for several industry verticals, is anticipated to grow significantly as the continued urbanization triggers the need for infrastructure and prompts the automotive, consumer electronics, aerospace and defense, and healthcare verticals to adopt 3D printing, particularly in countries, including China, Japan, and South Korea.

Market Dynamics

Market driver analysis

  • Prototyping, product development, innovation, and time-to-market
  • Benefits of 3D printing
  • Commercialization of the technology
  • Government investments & increased R&D in the 3D printing technology

Market restraint analysis

  • Capital Intensive Technologies and High Material Prices
  • Unavailability of Standard Process Controls and Misled Industry Participants

Market opportunity analysis

  • Untapped end-use industry verticals and markets such as printed electronics and 3D printing under water
  • 3D printing in construction medical implants and under water printing

Key Opportunities - Prioritized

3D Printing-Key Company Analysis, 2020

  • Key Company Analysis
  • New Entrants-Key Company Analysis

Industry Analysis - Porter's

3D Printing-PESTEL Analysis

Competitive Landscape

  • 3D Systems, Inc.
  • 3DCeram
  • Arcam AB
  • Autodesk, Inc.
  • Canon, Inc.
  • Dassault Systemes
  • EnvisionTec, Inc.
  • EOS (Electro Optical Systems) GmbH
  • ExOne
  • GE Additive
  • HP Inc.
  • Made In Space
  • Materialise NV
  • Optomec, Inc.
  • Organovo Holdings Inc.
  • Proto Labs, Inc.
  • Shapeways, Inc.
  • Stratasys Ltd.
  • Tiertime
  • Voxeljet AG

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/ycgj55

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