3D Printing Jewelry Markets 2023: Market Study and Forecast
This report focuses on the current and future state of the 3D printing luxury jewelry market, focusing on the major trends both on the consumer side as well as technology side that are likely to disrupt this market space in the coming years. The report explores in detail the technology landscape for both polymers and metals in the production of jewelry patterns, molds and directly printed jewelry, profiling the major and notable AM technology and materials vendors, their competitive position and their relevant offerings and systems. This report also provides a comprehensive 10 year forecast of the AM jewelry market, forecasting AM hardware, materials, software, and services.
Some of the major vendors profiled in this report include: ETEC (EnvisionTEC/Desktop Metal), 3D Systems, Digital Wax Systems (DWS), Desktop Metal, Hewlett Packard, SolidScape, Formlabs, EOS, GE Additive, and Sisma.
- Chapter One: 3D Printing Jewelry Market History, Trends and Opportunities
- 1.1 3D Printing’s Long-established History in the Jewelry Space
- 1.1.1 The Use of 3D Printing in the Production of Investment Casting Patterns
- 1.1.2 3D Printing Patterns Supporting Vulcanized Mold Production
- 1.1.3 Directly-printed Jewelry
- 1.1.4 Design and Fit Verification Models
- 1.2 Current Product Space for 3D Printing
- 1.2.1 Rings, Earrings, Pins, Cufflinks and Other Small Accessories
- 1.2.2 Timepieces and Watches
- 1.2.3 “Smart” Accessories and Wearable Technologies
- 1.2.4 “Meta-verse” Jewelry
- 1.2.5 Jewelry Joins the NFT Hype
- 1.2.6 COVID Impact of Labor Availability and Material Availability and Costs
- 1.3 Evolution of 3D Printing Hardware
- 1.3.1 Changes in the Global Jewelry Industry Pose Challenges to Stakeholders: Consolidation, Rise of E-Commerce
- 1.3.2 Continuing Price Reduction in Polymer 3D Printers, Reducing Barrier to Entry and Improving Printing Economics
- 1.3.3 High-speed Polymer Printing Technologies Increasing Competitive Advantage for Larger Production
- 1.3.4 Innovations in Metal Binder Jetting Set to Allow for Mass Production of Direct Precious Metal Parts
- 1.3.5 Access to Low-cost Metal 3D Printing Through Bound Metal Filament Printing
- 1.4 Trends in the 3D Printing Jewelry Space
- 1.4.1 Low-cost Printing Systems Enabling Studios and Designers to Access the Technology and Incrementally Scale Capacity
- 1.4.2 Continuing and Growing Investments and Innovations In Precious Metals for 3D Printing
- 1.4.3 Developments in 3D-printed Jewelry Software and Design Tools
- 1.5 Primary Applications and Strategic Opportunities For 3D Printing Across the Jewelry Value Chain
- 1.5.1 Compression of Traditionally Analogue and Craft Processes
- 1.5.1.1 Directly Printing Investment Casting Patterns
- 1.5.1.2 3D-printed Patterns for Mold Production
- 1.5.1.3 Directly 3D-printed Pattern Molds
- 1.5.2 Development of Custom Retail Platforms
- 1.5.3 Mass Customization of Premium Jewelry
- 1.5.4 New Stylistic Opportunities Through Geometric Complexity
- Chapter Two: Polymer 3D Printing Hardware and Materials Guide to the Jewelry Market
- 2.1 Vat Photopolymerization and Material Jetting Technologies Used in Pattern Fabrication
- 2.1.1 Material Jetting Technologies
- 2.2.2 Material Jetting of Castable Wax Patterns
- 2.2.3 Vat Photopolymerization Technologies
- 2.2.4 SLA, DLP, LCD, Continuous 3D Printing
- 2.2.5 Notable Vendors and Platforms in the Vat Photopolymerization Space
- 2.2.6 Vat Photopolymerization Materials
- Chapter Three: Metal 3D Printing Hardware and Materials Guide to the Jewelry Market
- 3.1 Review of Metal Technology Vendors
- 3.2 Emergence of Binder Jetting Technologies for Precious Metal Printing
- 3.2.1 Materials
- 3.2.2 Gold
- 3.2.3 Silver
- 3.2.4 Platinum
- Chapter Four: Ten-year Forecast of the 3D Printing Jewelry Market by Hardware, Materials, Services and Software
- 4.1 Ten-year Forecast for 3D Printing Hardware Shipments and Revenues
- 4.2 Hardware Growth
- 4.3 Materials
- 4.4 Polymer Materials Market
- 4.5 Metal Materials
- 4.6 Services and Software
- About SmarTech Analysis
- About the Analyst
- Acronyms and Abbreviations Used In this Report
- List of Exhibits
- Exhibit 1-1: Market Share of Polymer Materials by Weight (kg)
- Exhibit 1-2: Value Proposition Matrix for 3D Printing Within the Jewelry Market
- Exhibit 1-3: Traditional vs. 3D Printing Investment Casting Process Chain
- Exhibit 2-1: Comparison of Capabilities and Limitations of Different Modes of Jewelry Pattern Fabrication
- Exhibit 2-2: Relevant Material Jetting Vendors and Platforms
- Exhibit 2-3: Relevant Material Jetting Materials (of Note and Relevance)
- Exhibit 2-4: Comparison of SLA, DLP, MSLA (LCD) Printing Methodologies
- Exhibit 2-5: Vat Photopolymerization Vendors and Platforms (of Note and Relevance)
- Exhibit 2-6: VAT Photopolymerization Materials Vendors and Platforms (of Note and Relevance)
- Exhibit 3-1: Vat Photopolymerization Vendors and Platforms (of Note and Relevance)
- Exhibit 3-2: Vat Photopolymerization Materials Vendors and Platforms (of Note and Relevance)
- Exhibit 4-1: Total AM Jewelry Market Revenue
- Exhibit 4-2: Total AM Jewelry Market Share
- Exhibit 4-3: Total Jewelry Market YoY Growth
- Exhibit 4-4: Hardware Sales by Technology Type
- Exhibit 4-5: 3D Printing Hardware Revenue Market Share
- Exhibit 4-6: YoY Hardware Growth
- Exhibit 4-7: Polymer Hardware Revenue by Type
- Exhibit 4-8: Polymer Hardware Units Sold
- Exhibit 4-9: Polymer Hardware Market Share
- Exhibit 4-10: Metal Hardware Revenue
- Exhibit 4-11: Metal Hardware Units
- Exhibit 4-12: Material Revenue
- Exhibit 4-13: Material Shipments by Kg
- Exhibit 4-14: Material Market Share
- Exhibit 4-15: YoY Material Growth
- Exhibit 4-16: Polymer Material Revenue
- Exhibit 4-17: Metal Materials Revenue
- Exhibit 4-18: Services Revenue
- Exhibit 4-19: Software Revenue
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