Emerging Opportunities of Metal 3D Printing in Mass Production
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has undergone significant technological growth in recent years, reaching a state where major industries such as manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and healthcare are adopting it for mass 3D printing of low-volume components.
Industry participants are competing to develop highly scalable and advanced 3D printers that can print multi-materials. However, technology developers must collaborate with leading manufacturing industry players to build these printers and high-performance materials according to the specific industry output and production requirements to gain the benefits of AM technology for mass production.
This research report provides an in-depth analysis of the advantages of adopting additives for the mass production of metal components and other objects. The report also covers the common metals used for the 3D printing of components.
Other information includes:
• Growth opportunity analysis
• Adoption drivers and challenges
• Industry implementation examples
• Material analysis
• Cost model assessment
• Technology comparison and roadmap
- Strategic Imperatives
- Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
- The Strategic Imperative 8™
- The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Metal 3D Printing Industry in Mass Production
- Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
- Research Methodology
- Growth Opportunity Analysis
- Scope of Analysis
- Segmentation of AM Technologies for Metal 3D Printing
- Technology Introduction
- Technology Introduction and Overview
- Metal AM Technology Assessment and Comparison
- Drivers and Challenges
- Growth Drivers
- Growth Restraints
- Material Adoption Analysis
- AM Metal Material Adoption Analysis
- Material Landscape Analysis-Advantages and Applications
- Cost Model Assessment
- Cost Model for Mass Production of Components Leveraging AM
- Enablers Required to Increase AM Adoption for Mass Production
- Mass 3D Printing: Industry Examples
- Industry Examples
- Mass 3D Printing: Movers & Shakers
- Industry Stakeholders
- Growth Opportunity Universe
- Growth Opportunity 1: Eco-friendly and Sustainable Manufacturing
- Growth Opportunity 2: Efficient Supply Chain Management
- Growth Opportunity 3: High-performance Metal Material Development
- Roadmap and Analyst Viewpoint
- Roadmap and Viewpoint
- Appendix
- Technology Readiness Levels (TRL): Explanation
- Next Steps
- Your Next Steps
- Why Frost, Why Now?
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