Additive Manufacturing in the Energy Sector: Market Analysis & Forecast
“Additive Manufacturing in the Energy Sector” highlights current trends, opportunities, challenges, and the outlook of AM, with the technology maturing to the point of providing on-demand manufacturing, reducing downtime, and enhancing operational efficiency through advanced part design. It also addresses challenges such as material limitations, regulatory compliance, and the need for industry-specific certifications and standards, all of which are already being addressed. Additionally, the report includes a market forecast, highlighting the significant growth potential of AM in the energy sector, segmented by technology, material, and application.
The report features a comprehensive written market analysis and a companion Excel file of historical market data as well as a 10-year forecast.
Companies and organizations mentioned or profiled include but are not limited to: Shell, GE Power & Renewable Energy, ExxonMobil, Baker Hughes, ConocoPhilips, American Petroleum Institute, DNV GL, Lloyd’s Register, Stratasys, 3D Systems, EOS, Desktop Metal, and Markforged.
- Chapter One: Current state of Additive Manufacturing Adoption in the Energy Sector; understanding the evolution of adoption.
- Notable trends affecting AM adoption
- How 3D Printing is supporting this transition
- Energy and supply chain security
- On-demand manufacturing
- Benefits and Future Outlook
- Challenges facing AM adoption within the Energy Sector
- Aversion to risk
- Challenges for 3D Printing in Oil and Gas
- Moving Forward with Additive Manufacturing
- IP challenges
- Qualifications and standards
- American Petroleum Institute
- Lloyd’s Register
- Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
- Total market forecast
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter Two: Understanding the Opportunities for Additive Manufacturing within the Energy Sector.
- Opportunities within Oil & Gas
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Advanced designs
- Aging Infrastructure
- Sustainability and Decarbonization
- Opportunities within Nuclear
- 3D printing and nuclear fuel design
- Mitigating the cost of nuclear decommissioning
- Opportunities within Renewables
- Solar power
- Wind
- Hydro and Geothermal
- Challenges in Implementing 3D Printing
- Quality and Certification
- Design and Training
- Material Selection
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter Three: Exploring the current and future application space for Additive Manufacturing in the Energy Sector.
- Oil and Gas
- Additive moves from prototyping to production
- On-Demand printing as a part replacement strategy
- Accelerating Adoption Through Supplier Partnerships
- Exploration and Drilling
- Complex Drill Bits: Maximizing Penetration and Minimizing Wear
- Downhole tools
- Rig components
- Production & Transportation
- Exhibit 2-1: Demonstrated 3D printed components within the Oil & Gas industry
- Nuclear
- Current Applications of 3D Printing in Nuclear Energy
- Fuel Fabrication
- Control Rods and Cooling Systems
- Potential Applications
- Reactor Core Components
- Instrumentation and Control Systems
- Exhibit 2-2: Demonstrated 3D printed components within the Nuclear Industry
- Renewables
- Wind Energy
- Solar
- Hydro
- Exhibit 2-3: Demonstrated 3D printed components within the Renewable Industry
- Forecast
- Exhibit 3-1: 3D printed parts value by material type
- Exhibit 3-2: 3D printed parts production by material type
- Exhibit 3-3: 3D printed parts average sales price by material type
- Exhibit 3-4: 3D printed parts value by application
- Exhibit 3-5: 3D printed parts production by application
- Prototypes
- Exhibit 3-5: 3D printed prototyping parts value by material
- Exhibit 3-6: 3D printed prototyping parts production by material
- Exhibit 3-7: 3D printed prototyping parts value by application
- Exhibit 3-8: 3D printed prototyping parts production by application
- Tools
- Exhibit 3-9: 3D printed tooling parts value by material
- Exhibit 3-10: 3D printed tooling parts production by material
- Exhibit 3-11: 3D printed tooling parts value by application
- Exhibit 3-12: 3D printed tooling parts production by application
- End use parts
- Exhibit 3-13: 3D printed end-use parts value by material
- Exhibit 3-14: 3D printed end-use parts production by material
- Exhibit 3-15: 3D printed end-use parts value by application
- Exhibit 3-16: 3D printed end-use parts production by application
- Key Takeaways
- Chapter Four: Analysing the Additive Manufacturing Materials and Technologies Driving Adoption in the Energy Sector.
- Figure 4-1: 3D printing hardware value by material
- Figure 4-2: 3D printing hardware value share by material
- Metal 3D printing technologies
- Figure 4-3: metal 3D printing technologies relevant to the energy sector
- Powder Bed Fusion
- High speed metal 3D printing
- Binder Jetting
- Large Format and Multi-axis Printing
- Metal 3D printing hardware forecast
- Figure 4-4: metal 3D printing hardware value by technology type
- Figure 4-5: metal 3D printing hardware units by technology type
- Figure 4-6: metal 3D printing hardware value share by technology type
- Polymer printers
- Figure 4-7: polymer 3D printing technologies relevant to the energy sector
- Polymer Hardware Forecasts
- Figure 4-8: polymer 3D printing hardware value by technology
- Figure 4-9: polymer 3D printing hardware units by technology
- Figure 4-10: polymer 3D printing hardware value share by technology
- Materials
- Figure 4-11: 3D printing materials value by material
- Figure 4-12: 3D printing materials shipments by material
- Figure 4-13: 3D printing materials value share by material
- Metal
- Steel
- Figure 4-14: steel 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
- Nickel Alloys
- Cobalt Chromium
- Titanium
- Refractory Metals
- Figure 4-15: refractory 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
- Aluminium
- Metal Materials Outlook
- Figure 4-16: 3D printing metals value by material type
- Figure 4-17: 3D printing metals shipments by material type
- Figure 4-18: 3D printing metals value share by material type
- Polymer
- General purpose Filament polymers: ABS, PETG, Nylon
- Performance Filament Polymers; PEEK, PEI, and composites
- Figure 4-19: filament polymer 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
- Powder materials; Nylons, PEEKs, PEKKs
- Figure 4-20: powder polymer 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
- Resins
- Polymer Materials Outlook
- Figure 4-21: polymer 3D printing materials value by material type
- Figure 4-22: polymer 3D printing materials shipments by material type
- Figure 4-23: polymer 3D printing materials value share by material type
- Key Takeaways
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