SmarTech Publishing is a leading supplier of industry analysis and market forecast data to the additive manufacturing industry. The company predicts that the rapid development of the niche polymer powder bed fusion 3D printing field will bring hardware revenue to $ 2.4 billion by 2027. .
These results were published in the company's latest research, Polymer Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printing Markets 2018. Combined with the strong demand for industrial production solutions for polymer 3D printed parts, the current growth path makes polymer powder bed fusion technology the fastest growing of all polymer 3D printing technologies, with a growth rate close to the industry's average hardware revenue opportunity. double.
This report is the second of four in-depth market research on four major polymer 3D printing technologies released by SmarTech, each of which focuses on a major polymer 3D printing technology. It is expected that each technology will develop into an independent market opportunity with unique advantages, disadvantages and strategic advantages.
About the report
This report is published as an independent depth analysis of polymer powder bed fusion 3D printing. Other reports from SmarTech Publishing on individual polymer 3D printing technologies were also published, including material extrusion, reduction photopolymerization, and spray methods for adhesive and material spraying. Although SmarTech Publishing's full-featured market analysis report was also released earlier this year, this report specifically addresses the issues, challenges, opportunities and growth of powder bed fusion 3D printing in professional and industrial application environments. The report contains a large amount of technology-specific data, focusing on identifying hardware and materials opportunities, including printer shipments and revenue, installation, and polymer-based materials shipments.
Polymer powder bed fusion technology has long been considered the most accessible 3D polymer printing technology, which bridges the gap between typical rapid prototyping and actual manufacturing of end-use parts. But just like other polymer 3D printing technologies, standards that were once the field of powder bed fusion are now changing, competitors are pouring in to challenge historical leaders, and new methods based on inkjet combinations to sinter polymer powders and infrared heating Not a laser.
For the classic and still widely used laser sintering process, polymer technology has benefited greatly from industrial efforts in the field of metal powder bed fusion-and metal technology has suddenly surpassed the field of polymer printers. These efforts have resulted in new and increasingly common polymer powder bed fusion hardware with automated powder handling and unpacking, removable building blocks for longer uptime during cooling cycles, and greater emphasis on high-temperature printing Ability to expand material selection.
The comprehensive geographic region of the Asia-Pacific region, including China, will challenge North America and Europe's investment in powder bed fusion 3D printers and is expected to spend more on powder bed fusion systems in 2019 than any other region.