Similar to other disruptive innovations, 3D printing experienced a period of hype “before its time” and has gone through a period of restructuring. While 2015 was a turbulent year for 3D printing companies and their stocks, the long-term prospects are intact and profound... but not well understood.
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What is 3D printing?
3D Printing, or more broadly,
additive manufacturing, is the
process of building objects
layer-by-layer instead of
using a mold or removing
material from a larger
block. This allows for radically
new part architectures,
decreased costs, reduced
weight, and shorter time to
production.
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1983
Chuck Hull, co-founder
of 3D Systems, invents
stereolithography (SLA)
1989
Scott and Lisa Crump,
co-founders of Stratasys,
invent and patent “fused
deposition modeling”
1992
3D Systems makes the
first commercial sale of
a stereolithography
machine.
https://3dprint.com/72171/first-3d-printer-chuck-hull
https://www.cta.tech/News/Blog/Articles/2014/February/The-History-of-3D-Printing.aspx
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2001
Luke Massella becomes
the first patient to receive
a bioprinted bladder,
made from his own cells.
2007
Objet launches the Objet
Connex, the first 3D printer
capable of printing an object
with multiple materials.
2007
The RepRap Project
releases Darwin, the first
self replicating printer,
using open-source software.
https://www.cta.tech/News/Blog/Articles/2014/February/The-History-of-3D-Printing.aspx
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2009
The patent for “fused
deposition modeling”
expires, which helps the
industry take off.
2009
MakerBot starts selling
DIY kits to make your
own 3D printer.
2011
The first car with a 3D
printed body, Urbee, is
co-created by Kor Ecologic
and Stratasys.
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2011
An 83-year-old woman
becomes the first recipient
of a 3D printed jaw.
2013 UPS begins to offer in-
store 3D printing services.
2016
GE acquires two metal
3D printing companies,
Arcam and SLM Solutions,
for $1.4 billion.
https://www.cta.tech/News/Blog/Articles/2014/February/The-History-of-3D-Printing.aspx
http://fortune.com/2016/09/19/ups-expands-3d-printing/
http://www.geaviation.com/press/other/other_20160906.html
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3D printing took 20 years to reach a market value of $1
billion, only 5 years to reach $2 billion, and analysts project it
will grow 400% over the next 10 years, (as seen below).
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There are many companies in the 3D printing industry
who will benefit as the technology progresses…
PLAYERS IN THE 3D PRINTING INDUSTRY
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MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
The final frontier of 3D printing should be the finished product
market – an additional $500 billion opportunity!
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AEROSPACE & AVIATION
Airbus expects 3D
printing to bring 50%
weight savings and
60-70% cost savings
for aircraft parts.
A320 planes could
save 465,000 metric
tons of CO2 emissions
a year – equivalent of
taking 96,000 cars off
the road.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2490930/enterprise-applications-3d-printing-makes-its-move-into-production.html
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AUTOMOTIVE
Ford 3D printed over
500,000 parts over the
last decade (molds and
prototypes)… saving
billions of dollars and
millions of labor hours.
https://corporate.ford.com/innovation/building-in-the-automotive-sandbox.html
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HEALTH CARE U.S. hearing aid industry
converted to 100% 3D
printing in less than 500
days… Not one firm that
stuck to traditional
manufacturing methods is
around today.
https://hbr.org/2015/05/the-3-d-printing-revolution
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RETAIL
Adidas created the
Futurecraft, 3D
printed running shoe
midsole, which can be
tailored to the needs
of an individual’s foot.
http://www.materialise.com/en/cases/adidas-futurecraft-ultimate-3d-printed-personalized-shoe
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As the manufacturing industry faces increased pressure to cut costs
and gain efficiencies, 3D printing provides the core value
propositions of: higher productivity, better agility, and lower
costs.
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