5 key questions to ask about additive manufacturing

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We see additive manufacturing as
having a strong impact on the addition
of business value for manufacturers
over the next decade. This is a key
technology for the future.
– Mark Cotteleer
Research Director, Deloitte Services LP
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But how do you translate the
hype of additive manufacturing
from news headlines to
producing a part that matters in
the real world?
(First, we have to understand what
additive manufacturing is.)

ad·di·tive man·u·fac·tur·ing
/ˈaditiv manyəˈfakCHəriNG/
noun
A process of joining materials to make objects from 3D model data,
usually layer upon layer, as opposed to subtractive manufacturing
technologies.
Commonly referred to as: 3D Printing; rapid prototyping;
rapid manufacturing; direct manufacturing
Source: ATSM International

Source: Deloitte analysis; Wohlers Associates, Additive manufacturing and 3D printing state of the industry, 2012; The University of Texas at Austin, “Selective laser sintering, birth of an industry,” December 7, 2012,
http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0712_sls_history.php, accessed January 25, 2014.
Additive manufacturing technologies are
nearly 30 years old

Over the next 6 years this technology is expected to
grow at a rate of per year.
Source: Wohlers Associates, May 2014
2011
2012
2013
2016F
2018F
2020F
$1.7b $2.3b $3.1b
$7.0b
$12.5b
$21.0b
32%
It’s growing fast!

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What is additive manufacturing?

How does additive manufacturing
really work?

How does additive manufacturing add
value to my business?

Which industries have already made
strong use of additive manufacturing
technologies?

What issues will impact additive
manufacturing in the future?

25 years’ consulting experience in
• Additive manufacturing
• Information technology
• Supply chain
• Operations management
Professor at
• Marquette University
• University of Chicago
Published in
• Harvard Business Review,
other prestigious journals.
Meet the course instructors
Experienced in
• Various inkjet, extrusion, and laser-
based additive manufacturing
technologies.
Led design and fabrication of
DreamVendor (world’s first 3D printing
vending machine)
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11 years of experience at
• 3D Systems
• Leading global additive
manufacturing organization
Experienced in
• Selective Laser Sintering / Melting
equipment
• Additive manufacturing application
support
Dr. Mark Cotteleer
Research Director, Deloitte Services LP
Kevin Collier
Factory Innovation Manager, America Makes
Dr. Amy Elliott, PhD
Research scientist, Oakridge National Laboratories
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