Metal Additive Manufacturing Markets 2023
The Seventh Edition of SmarTech’s “Additive Manufacturing with Metal Powders 2023” analyzes the challenges and opportunities facing metal additive manufacturing (AM) stakeholders in light of current market forces. The analysis anticipates that the contraction in hardware investments may be at least partially offset by slight single-digit growth in opportunities for materials and production services fueled by newfound interest in the technologies during the second half of the year. The latest forecasts in the report expect the metal AM market to to achieve significantly more growth in 2023 compared to the total additive market overall. For the first time in its history, this growth is expected to be powered by the actual use of metal additive processes rather than a majority of prospective interest and research, driven by material consumption and printing services for profit.
The metal additive manufacturing market has been growing by leaps and bounds since 2014 when SmarTech Analysis -the leading market analysis and consulting group in AM -began tracking and reporting on the technologies. The latest report features a concise but detailed exploration of current trends and a focus on the post-pandemic dynamics of the market, while reaffirming long term outlooks in the technology. A robust market tracking and forecasting dataset is provided with the report featuring everything from hardware, materials, services, and metal AM part production metrics.
Companies profiled and considered in this report include: EOS, GE Additive, Velo3D, SLM Solutions, Trumpf, Farsoon, Renishaw, 3D Systems, EPlus3D, AddUp, Additive Industries, BLT, 6K Additive, IperionX, Carpenter, and many more.
- Chapter One: Post COVID Era of Metal Additive (2021-2024)
- 1.1 Metal Additive Manufacturing – Overcoming the Growth Limiting Cycle of Development
- 1.1.1 The AM Market Cycle – Slow and Steady Adoption
- 1.1.2 Two Scenarios to Break the Current Cycle and Realize Accelerated Growth in 2024-2026
- 1.1.2.1 Government Investment in Additive Technologies Through Defense Spending
- 1.1.2.2 Significant Industry Consolidation to Enable Scale
- 1.2 Continued Diversification of Technologies Outside of Powder Base
- 1.3 Metal AM Contract Manufacturers Market Shift to Additive Focus and Localized Production
- 1.3.1 The Shift to Additive-Forward Contract Manufacturing
- 1.4 Manufacturing for an Unpredictable, Destabilized World
- Chapter Two: Powder Bed Fusion Markets in 2023
- 2.1 Regional Market Breakdown of Metal Powder Bed Fusion
- 2.1.1 Chinese Market Growth in Metal Powder Bed Fusion
- 2.2 Global Production Output of Metal Powder Bed Fusion
- 2.3 Competitive Analysis of Key Players in Metal Powder Bed Fusion
- 2.3.1 Incumbent and Established Leaders
- 2.3.1.1 EOS
- 2.3.1.2 GE Additive
- 2.3.1.3 Velo3D
- 2.3.1.4 SLM Solutions
- 2.3.1.5 Trumpf
- 2.3.1.6 Farsoon
- 2.3.1.7 Renishaw
- 2.3.1.8 3D Systems
- 2.3.2 Upcoming or Emerging Challengers
- 2.3.2.1 EPlus 3D
- 2.3.2.2 AddUp
- 2.3.2.3 Additive Industries
- 2.3.2.4 BLT
- 2.4 Technological Innovations in Metal Powder Bed Fusion
- 2.4.1 Quality Assurance, Standardization, and Testing
- 2.4.2 Area Exposure Technologies for Powder Bed Fusion
- 2.4.3 Large Build Envelope Systems
- 2.5 Powder Material Developments and Consumption by Powder Bed Fusion
- 2.5.1 Growth in Powder Consumption
- 2.5.2 Printing of Heavier Metals for Powder Bed Fusion
- 2.6 Future Market Outlook and Development Scenarios
- Chapter Three: Alternatives to Powder Bed Fusion in Commercial Metal Additive
- 3.1 Directed Energy Deposition Market Update 2023
- 3.1.1 Latest Competitive and Technical Developments in DED
- 3.1.2 Future of DED: Wire for Structures, Powder for Repair
- 3.1.3 Outlook and Forecasts for Directed Energy AM
- 3.2 Metal Binder Jetting Market Update 2023
- 3.2.1 Latest Competitive and Technical Developments in Binder Jetting
- 3.2.2 Diverging Market Paths for Binder Jetting
- 3.2.3 Outlook and Forecasts for Binder Jetting AM
- Chapter Four: Updates on the Metal Additive Powder Markets in 2023
- 4.1 Analyzing Metal Additive Powder Demand Trends in 2022
- 4.1.1 Regional Powder Demand Trends
- 4.1.2 Factors Impacting Demand by Industry
- 4.2 Trends in Powder Production and Competitive Landscape
- 4.2.1 Demand for New Alloys
- 4.2.2 Powder Characterization and Atomization/Production Methods
- 4.2.3 Capacity Expansion and Future Availability
- About Additive Manufacturing Research
- About the Analyst
- Acronyms and Abbreviations Used In this Report
- List of Exhibits
- Exhibit 1-1: Metal AM Industry Revenue Quarterly Comparison, All Technologies and Regions, 2017-2022
- Exhibit 1-2: Comparison of Recent AM IPO Early Revenue Expectations for 2023 Versus Real Current Revenue Guidance
- Exhibit 1-3: Total Averaged Metal AM Part Cost Per Part, by Industry, End Use Parts Only, Powder Bed Fusion
- Exhibit 1-4: Total Global Additive Manufacturing Market Revenue, by Segment, 2020-2032
- Exhibit 1-5: Global Metal Wire Additive Primary Opportunity by Segment, 2024- 2032
- Exhibit 1-6: Total Global Metal AM Print Services Revenues, by Provider Profile, 2020-2032 (Excluding Dental)
- Exhibit 1-7: Total Global Metal AM Print Services Revenue Growth Year over Year, by Provider Profile, 2020-2032 (Excluding Dental)
- Exhibit 2-1: Regional Metal Additive Market Revenues: Hardware, Powders, and Print Services, 2014-2022
- Exhibit 2-2: Comparison of PBF Market Shares (by Revenue) in China vs. West by Vendor Group, 2022
- Exhibit 2-3: Metal Powder Bed Fusion Part Production Value by Region, all Part Types and Industries
- Exhibit 2-4: Metal Powder Bed Fusion Part Production Volume by Region, all Part Types and Industries
- Exhibit 2-5: Estimated Metal PBF Hardware Market Shares by Revenue, Global, 2022
- Exhibit 2-6: Total Global Metal PBF Revenue by System Size Classification, all Industries and Vendors
- Exhibit 2-7: Average Sales Price of Metal Powder Bed Technology, all Systems and Size Classifications
- Exhibit 2-8: Metal AM Powder Consumption by Print Technology, Global, all Metals, 2020-2032
- Exhibit 2-9: Comparison of Metal PBF Volumetric Output to Powder Shipments Trend by Region, 2014-2022
- Exhibit 3-1: Comparison of Part Estimated Market Value Totals for Powder DED by Application Group, Global
- Exhibit 4-1: Total Metal Additive Primary Market Revenue Growth 2022 vs. 2021, Global
- Exhibit 4-2: Total AM Powder Shipments by PSD Range, All Technologies, Global
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