3D Printing in Aerospace and Defense - Thematic Intelligence
Summary
It has been 40 years since the creation of the first 3D printed part, and the industry has made its mark on the manufacturing world and become an essential part of the defense industrial supply chain.
By 2025, 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, will be a $36 billion industry. By 2030, it will be a $70.8 billion industry, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% between 2021 and 2030, according to GlobalData forecasts. The software segment of the industry will deliver the fastest growth as companies prioritize adopting workflow automation tools. Automation enables companies to reduce the time and cost of the production cycle, facilitating 3D printing’s transition into mass manufacturing. This growth reflects the potential and hope encapsulated in this technology.
Behind the optimism, competition is increasing. In 2023, Markforged Metal and Desktop Metal ended their drawn-out and public copyright infringement litigation. The growing corporate buyouts of startups, combined with weak intellectual property regulations, may lead to excessive lawsuits that weaken the growth of the 3D printing industry.
Key Highlights
- Scientific overview of 3D printing
- Studies of emerging technological trends and their broader impact on the market.
- Analysis of the various military and civilian hypersonic technologies programs currently under development, their history, and projections on future development initiatives.
- Our thematic research product, supported by our thematic engine, is aimed at senior (C-Suite) executives in the corporate world, decision makers, and institutional investors.
- Corporations: Helps CEOs, CTOs, and other senior executives of companies understand this key theme, the competitive environment, and the market opportunities.
- Investors: Helps fund managers and other major investors focus on investment opportunities in aerospace and understand the market around hypersonic technologies
- The key technology and commercialisation challenges that 3D printing technologies industry faces are covered.
- The investment opportunities for prime contractors, suppliers, and institutional investors, across the whole 3D printing value chain are covered.
- Highlights from the range of different sustainability programs currently being undertaken by various defense and aerospace companies.
- Determine potential investment companies based on trend analysis and market projections.
- Gaining an understanding of the market challenges and opportunities surrounding the 3D printing theme.
- Understanding how spending on 3D printing will fit into the overall market and which spending areas are being prioritized.
- Executive Summary
- Players
- Technology Briefing
- Definition
- The seven types of 3D printing technology
- Fused deposition modeling
- Direct metal deposition
- Powder bed fusion
- Binder jetting
- Polyjet
- Vat photopolymerization
- Bioprinting
- 4D printing
- The cost of 3D printing
- Trends
- Technology trends
- Macroeconomic trends
- Regulatory trends
- Aerospace and defense trends
- Industry Analysis
- Market size and growth forecasts
- A post-COVID China and the US Government investments spurred 3D printing growth
- What’s next for the 3D printing industry?
- There are five clear use cases for 3D printing
- Competitive analysis
- Use cases
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Consumer goods
- Healthcare
- Construction
- Jewelry
- Food
- Toys
- Timeline
- Signals
- M&A trends
- Patent trends
- Company filing trends
- Hiring trends
- Social media trends
- Value Chain
- Hardware
- Materials
- Software
- Services
- Companies
- Aerospace and defense companies
- Militaries
- Public companies
- Private companies
- Sector Scorecards
- 3D sector scorecard
- Who’s who
- Thematic screen
- Valuation screen
- Risk screen
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- GlobalData reports
- Our Thematic Research Methodology
- About GlobalData
- Contact Us
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Technology trends
- Table 2: Macroeconomic trends
- Table 3: Regulatory trends
- Table 4: Aerospace and defense trends
- Table 5: M&A trends
- Table 6: Aerospace and defense companies
- Table 7: Militaries
- Table 8: Public companies
- Table 9: Private companies
- Table 10: Glossary
- Table 11: GlobalData reports
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Who are the leading players in the 3D printing theme, and where do they sit in the value chain?
- Figure 2: There are seven primary technologies within the 3D printing industry
- Figure 3: Fused deposition modeling
- Figure 4: Direct metal deposition
- Figure 5: Powder bed fusion
- Figure 6: Binder jetting
- Figure 7: Polyjet
- Figure 8: Vat photopolymerization
- Figure 9: Bioprinting
- Figure 10: A 4D-printed object can change its shape and behavior
- Figure 11: Ranking the cost of additive manufacturing methods
- Figure 12: The 3D printing market will be worth $70.8 billion by 2030
- Figure 13: Lead time and price are the leading factors for using 3D printing technologies
- Figure 14: Prototyping is still the most popular application of 3D printing technologies
- Figure 15: 3D printing is disrupting the aerospace industry
- Figure 16: The first commercially available 3D-printed car
- Figure 17: 3D printing repair using DED
- Figure 18: 3D printing provides personalized experiences
- Figure 19: The orthodontic industry was the first to use 3D printing in large-scale production
- Figure 20: 3D printing expands the limits of construction
- Figure 21: 3D printing is used to create jewelry
- Figure 22: The alternative meat sector has embraced 3DP
- Figure 23: Lego’s first commercially available 3D-printed toy
- Figure 24: The 3D printing story
- Figure 25: 3D printing patent grants since 2015
- Figure 26: 3D printing patent filings since 2015
- Figure 27: Total company filings for the 3D printing industry
- Figure 28: Total 3D-printing-related active job trends
- Figure 29: 3D printing social media mentions relative to related Industries
- Figure 30: 3D printing social media mentions by company
- Figure 31: The 3D printing value chain
- Figure 32: The 3D printing value chain - Hardware
- Figure 33: The 3D printing value chain - Materials
- Figure 34: The 3D printing value chain - Software
- Figure 35: The 3D printing value chain - Services
- Figure 36: Who does what in the 3D space?
- Figure 37: Thematic screen
- Figure 38: Valuation screen
- Figure 39: Risk screen
- Figure 40: Our five-step approach for generating a sector scorecard
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