DIGITAL & TRENDS

Additive manufacturing & 3D

printing worldwide
 Table of Contents

01 Overview Common 3D printing finishes 2017-2020 21

Uses of 3D printing 2015-2020 22
3D printing industry - worldwide market size 2020-2026 03
Additive manufacturing projected global market growth 2020-2026 04
04 Key companies
Companies utilizing 3D printing to provide medical supplies during COVID-19 pandemic 05
Application of additive manufacturing technology by country 2019 06 Companies with the most additive manufacturing patents worldwide 2012-2021 24

Additive manufacturing companies by region 2019 07 3D Systems - total revenue 2010-2021 25

3D Systems - research and development expenses 2010-2021 26

02 Segments ExOne - revenue 2010-2020 27

ExOne - research and development expenses 2010-2020 28
3D printing & additive manufacturing devices worldwide 2020-2030, by context 09
Stratasys - revenue 2008-2021 29
Share of sales revenue of the global additive manufacturing market by industry 2019 10
Stratasys - R&D spending 2008-2021 30
Investments in 3D printing worldwide by application 11
Revenue of Protolabs 2016-2021 31
Value of the metal 3D printing market worldwide by region 2019 12
Protolab's research and development expenses 2018-2021 32
Revenue of Materialise 2017-2021 33
03 Materials & use
Research and development expenses of Materialise 2018-2020 34
3D printing materials - market size worldwide 2026 14
Global 3D printing gases market revenue 2020 & 2028 15
Effect of COVID-19 on the use of 3D printing 2021 16
Most used 3D printing technologies worldwide 2021 17
Barriers to implementing 3D printing more 2021 18
3D printing expenditure share worldwide 2015-2020 19
Top 3D printing priorities for organizations worldwide 2021 20

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CHAPTER 01

Overview
 Global 3D printing products and services market size from 2020 to 2026 (in billion
U.S. dollars)
3D printing industry - worldwide market size 2020-2026

40
37.2

35

30
Market size in billion U.S. dollars

24.9
25

20
17.4

15
12.6

10

0
2020 2022* 2024* 2026*

3 Description: The worldwide market for 3D printing products and services was valued at around 12.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. The industry is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of some 17 percent between 2020 and 2023. General Electric has
the most 3D printing patents in the United States. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2019
Source(s): 3D Hubs; Website (industrytoday.com)
 Projected global additive manufacturing market growth between 2020 and 2026
Additive manufacturing projected global market growth 2020-2026

25% 23.7%

20.4%
20%
Compound annual growth rate

17%

15%

10%

5%

0%
2020-2023 2023-2025 2025-2026

4 Description: Between 2020 and 2023, the global additive manufacturing market is expected to grow by some 17 percent annually. Although the 3D printing materials market is currently dominated by plastics, metal materials are projected to spur market growth.
Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2019
Source(s): 3D Hubs; Statista; Website (industrytoday.com)
 Exemplary use of 3D printing to provide medical supplies during coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 (number of parts produced)
Companies utilizing 3D printing to provide medical supplies during COVID-19 pandemic

Number of parts produced

Consortium - Formlabs, Carbon, EnvisionTec, and Origin: nasophryngeal swabs 4000000

(potential weekly capacity)

Nexa3D (3D printing manufacturer, United States): Test swabs (potential weekly 500000
production capacity)

Stratasys & Origin (United States): Nasopharyngeal swabs (Planned production 190000
capacity per day)

Nissan (car manufacturer, Japan): Face shields (potential weekly production capacity) 100000

Voodoo Manufacturing (3D printing, United States): Face shields and swabs (weekly 52500
capacity for 2,500 face shields and 50,000 swabs)

Ricoh 3D (Printing, UK): Face shields (weekly capacity) 40000

5 Description: The table shows selected examples for the use of 3D printing technology to produce medical supplies needed during the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Currently 3D printing gets mostly used to produce face shields and masks and
respirators, but also test swabs for COVID-19 test kits. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2020
Source(s): 3DPI
 Experience of selected countries with additive manufacturing technology in 2019
Application of additive manufacturing technology by country 2019

Share of respondents

Already applied Consider to apply Do not consider to apply

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

South Korea 81% 14% 5%

China 78% 18% 5%

Canada 77% 14% 9%

Belgium/France 74% 21% 5%

United Kingdom 74% 18% 8%

Japan 68% 30% 2%

Austria/Switzerland 67% 24% 9%

Germany 63% 14% 23%

United States 54% 22% 24%

Spain/Italy 42% 15% 43%

6 Description: In 2019, 81 percent of surveyed Korean companies have applied additive manufacturing technology in their operations and 14 percent of these companies were considering to do so. China had a similar implementation rate: 78 percent of surveyed
Chinese companies have already applied additive manufacturing technology and 18 percent were considering to apply it in their operations. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2019; 900 respondents; companies
Source(s): EY; ICTC
 Distribution of additive manufacturing companies in 2019, by region
Additive manufacturing companies by region 2019

Asia 13%

Americas 32% Europe 55%

7 Description: In 2019, over half of all additive manufacturing companies were located in Europe. The Americas contained some 32 percent of additive manufacturing companies worldwide in that year, followed by Asia with a share of 13 percent. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2019
Source(s): EY; ICTC
CHAPTER 02

Segments
 Number of 3D printing & additive manufacturing devices worldwide from 2020 to
2030, by context (in 1,000s)
3D printing & additive manufacturing devices worldwide 2020-2030, by context

Design Manufacturing Field

3,000

2,500

2,000
Devices in thousands

1,500

1,000

500

0
2020 2021* 2022* 2023* 2024* 2025* 2026* 2027* 2028* 2029* 2030*

9 Description: The number of 3D printing and additive manufacturing devices is forecast to grow to more than 2.7 million by 2030, an increase of more than two million compared to 2020. 3D printing and additive manufacturing devices for design purposes make up
the largest share of the market in 2020 with 550 thousand devices, followed by the manufacturing and field contexts. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2020; *Forecast Read more
Source(s): Transforma Insights
 Distribution of sales revenue of the additive manufacturing market worldwide in
2019, by industry
Share of sales revenue of the global additive manufacturing market by industry 2019

Share of sales revenue

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Automobile 20%

Manufacturing/industrial 20%

Aerospace 18%

Consumer products 14%

Medical/dental 11%

Government/military 5%

Academic institutions 5%

Architecture/construction 3%

Others 4%

10 Description: In 2019, some 20 percent of sales revenue in the additive manufacturing market worldwide was generated by the automobile industry. Another 20 percent were generated by the manufacturing industry, while the global aerospace industry accounted
for 18 percent of the total sales revenue. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2019
Source(s): ICTC; Wohlers Associates
 Distribution of 3D printing investments globally in 2019, by application
Investments in 3D printing worldwide by application

Other 4%
Materials producers 9%

Applied 3D printing
Software 13% 30%

Manufacturing plat-
forms 19%
3D printer manufac-
turers 25%

11 Description: In 2019, over half of the total investments in 3D printing technology went to applied 3D printing and 3D printer manufacturers. Manufacturing platforms received 19 percent of total investments in that year. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2019
Source(s): 3D Hubs
 Value of the metal 3D printing market worldwide in 2019, by region (in million U.S.
dollars)
Value of the metal 3D printing market worldwide by region 2019

Value in million U.S. dollars

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

North America 132.7

Europe 100.9

Asia-Pacific including Japan 69

China 29.9

UK 27.2

Rest of the world 18.3

12 Description: As of 2019, the most valuable market for metal 3D printing was North America, with a market value of 133 million U.S. dollars. It was followed by the European market, whose size was estimated at 101 million U.S. dollars. The Chinese market came in
fourth, with a value of nearly 30 million U.S. dollars. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2019
Source(s): BIS Research
CHAPTER 03

Materials & use

 Size of the global 3D printing material market in 2018 and 2026 (in billion U.S.
dollars)
3D printing materials - market size worldwide 2026

4.0 3.78

3.5

3.0
Market size in billion U.S. dollars

2.5

2.0

1.53
1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0
2018 2026

14 Description: Between 2018 and 2026, the market for 3D printing materials is expected to grow by 12 percent annually to reach just under four billion U.S. dollars by 2026. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; as of February 2021
Source(s): Fortune Business Insights; Yahoo
 3D printing gases market revenue worldwide in 2020 and 2028 (in million U.S.
dollars)
Global 3D printing gases market revenue 2020 & 2028

120
111.73

100
Market revenue in million U.S. dollars

80

60

43.06
40

20

0
2020 2028*

15 Description: This statistic shows the market revenue of industrial gases used in 3D printing worldwide in 2020, as well as a forecasted figure for 2028. The 3D printing process uses nitrogen, argon, and also gas mixtures. It is forecasted that 3D printing gases will
have a global market value of 111.7 million U.S. dollars in 2028. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2020; * Projection. Read more
Source(s): Zion Market Research
 How did COVID-19 affect your 3D printing usage?
Effect of COVID-19 on the use of 3D printing 2021

It decreased my usage 17%

It had no effect and

stayed the same 50%
It increased my usage
33%

16 Description: In February 2021, half of surveyed 3D printing users stated that the COVID-19 pandemic had no effect on their use of 3D printing. While 33 percent of respondents reported an increased usage of 3D printing due to COVID-19, the remaining 17 percent
stated that their use of 3D printing decreased. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; February 2021; 1,504 respondents
Source(s): 3D Hubs; Website (3druck.com)
 Which 3D printing technologies do you use?
Most used 3D printing technologies worldwide 2021

In-house External service Both Considering adding

100%

90%

80%

70%
Share of respondents

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
SLS FDM/FFF SLA MJF DLP/LCD Polyjet DMLS/SLM Bindr jetting DLS

17 Description: In 2021, the most commonly used 3D printing technology was fused deposition modeling (FDM)/fused filament fabrication (FFF), with 71 percent of respondents utilizing this technology in house. Selective laser sintering (SLS) was the second most
commonly used technology in 2021, with 42 percent of respondents adopting this through external services. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2021; >1,900; 3D printing users
Source(s): Sculpteo
 Which factors prevent you from using 3D printing more?
Barriers to implementing 3D printing more 2021

Material choice is too small 14%

Limited expertise Too expensive 38%

19%

Quality of parts is not

high enough 29%

18 Description: In February 2021, most of surveyed 3D printing users stated that the high costs of 3D printing technology is preventing them from using 3D printing more. 29 percent of respondents identified low quality of printed parts as the main reason for not
using 3D printing more. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; February 2021; 1,504 respondents
Source(s): 3D Hubs
 How much did you invest in 3D printing last year?
3D printing expenditure share worldwide 2015-2020

<$1,000 $1,000 - $10,000 $10,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 $100,000 +

120%

1% 3% 2%
0% 7%
100% 3% 3%
7% 8% 4%
11% 27% 23%
23%
80%
Share of respondents

26% 30%
10% 10%
30%
60%
20% 20%

40% 76%
65% 63% 30% 28%
53%
20%

17% 19%
0%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

19 Description: In 2020, 28 percent of respondents spent between 1,000 and 10,000 U.S. dollars on 3D printing. A further 23 percent of respondents claimed that they had spent over 100,000 U.S. dollars on 3D printing. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2015 to 2020; >1,900; 3D printing users
Source(s): Sculpteo; Statista estimates
 What is your top focus related to 3D printing in 2021?
Top 3D printing priorities for organizations worldwide 2021

Share of respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Product development 36%

Customized products & limited series 20%

Co-creation 3%

Production flexibility 12%

Spare parts management 4%

Tooling 5%

Demo products 3%

20 Description: In 2021, 36 percent of respondents indicated that one of their leading priorities in relation to 3D printing would be accelerating product development, while 20 percent had a focus of developing customized and limited series products. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2021; >1,900; 3D printing users
Source(s): Sculpteo
 Most used 3D printing finishes from 2017 to 2020
Common 3D printing finishes 2017-2020

Raw Polishing Painting Machining Heat treatment Dyeing

Varnishing Grinding Drilling Other Turning Milling

80%
72.5% 73%
70% 64%
62%
60%
Share of respondents

48%
50% 44.5%
43% 42%
41%
40%
33%
30% 27% 27.5%
25%
23% 23% 23%
19% 18% 18.5%
20% 16%
15% 16%
13%
11%
10%
9%
8%
10% 7%
6%
5%
3%
0%
2017 2018 2019 2020

21 Description: In 2019, 72.5 percent of respondents said they were leaving their 3D printing parts raw or unfinished, whilst 62 percent percent cited polishing as a type of finish they used. This is an increase from from the 48 percent who highlighted polishing in 2018
as a method of finishing they used. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2017 to 2020; 1,600 respondents; 18 years and older; 3D printing users from 71 countries
Source(s): Forbes; Sculpteo; Statista
 Leading uses of 3D printing from 2015 to 2020
Uses of 3D printing 2015-2020

Prototype Proof of concept Production Research/education/R&D Mechanical/spare parts

Personal interest/hobby Tooling Marketing sample Art/Jewellery/Fashion Medical/dental/prosthesis
Mass production Other Retail sales None of the Above

80%
71%
67% 68%
70% 63%
59%
60% 53% 55%
50% 50% 49%
48% 49%
Share of respondents

50% 43%
41% 41% 40% 42%
40%
40% 34%
30% 30% 32% 32%
28% 27% 29% 27%
30% 25% 24% 26%
21% 23%
22% 22% 21%
18% 19% 20%
18%
20% 16% 16% 16%
12%
11% 13%
11% 12% 13% 13%
8% 10%
8% 10% 9%
8%
10% 6%
5% 7%
5% 7%
2% 3%
0%
2015 Professionals from 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
2016

22 Description: In 2020, the most popular use case of 3D printing was prototyping with 68 percent of respondents citing this purpose for 3D printing. Of those surveyed, 59 percent of respondents said they used 3D printing for proof of concept purposes, whilst 49
percent used the technology for production. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2015 to 2020; 1,600 respondents; 18 years and older; 3D printing users from 71 countries
Source(s): Forbes; Sculpteo; Statista estimates
CHAPTER 04

Key companies
 Largest patent owners in additive manufacturing worldwide from 2012 to
November 2021, by number of active patent families
Companies with the most additive manufacturing patents worldwide 2012-2021

HP Inc. GE Raytheon Technologies Boeing Stratasys

3D Systems 3M EOS GmbH Johnson & Johnson Carbon3D

1,600

1,400
Number of active patent families*

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Reporting Date

24 Description: After a yearlong competition with General Electric, HP Inc. became the largest owner of active additive manufacturing patent families in 2021, with approximately 1,399 families owned by the company. Raytheon Technologies and Boing were the third
and fourth-largest owners of active additive manufacturing patent families, with 644 and 432 patent families, respectively.The statistic is based on data provided by PatentSight. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2012 to December 31, 2021; * A patent family is defined as a group of patent documents all of which have the same set of priorities. I.e., it is a group of patent documents that protect the same invention across authorities. The [...] Read more
Source(s): LexisNexis PatentSight
 3D Systems Corporation's total revenue from FY 2010 to FY 2021 (in million U.S.
dollars)
3D Systems - total revenue 2010-2021

800

687.7
700 666.2
653.7 646.1
633 629.1 615.64
600 557.24
Revenue in million U.S. dollars

513.4
500

400
353.6

300
230.4
200 159.9

100

0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

25 Description: 3D Systems Corporation generated around 616 million U.S. dollars in revenue in the 2021 fiscal year. This represents an increase of some 11 percent compared with the previous fiscal year when the company generated about 557 million U.S. dollars in
revenue. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; FY 2010 to FY 2021
Source(s): 3D Systems
 3D Systems Corporation's research and development expenses from FY 2010 to FY
2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
3D Systems - research and development expenses 2010-2021

120

100 94.6 95.3

92.8
88.4
Expenses in million U.S. dollars

80.8
80 75.4 74.1
69.15

60

43.5
40

23.2
20 14.3
10.7

0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

26 Description: 3D Systems Corporation invested some 69 million U.S. dollars in research and development (R&D) activities in the 2021 fiscal year. However, the company's R&D costs dropped by around seven percent between the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years.
Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; FY 2010 to FY 2021
Source(s): 3D Systems
 ExOne's revenue from FY 2010 to FY 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
ExOne - revenue 2010-2020

70,000
64,644
59,253
60,000 57,744
53,276
Revenue in thousand U.S. dollars

50,000 47,788
43,900
39,480 40,353
40,000

30,000 28,657

20,000
15,290
13,440

10,000

0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

27 Description: This statistic describes ExOne's revenue from the fiscal year of 2010 to the fiscal year of 2020. In the fiscal year of 2020, ExOne generated revenue of around 59.3 million U.S. dollars. The ExOne Company was founded in 2005 as part of Extrude Hone
Corporation. The enterprise supplies services and systems for manufacturing through products that utilizes 3D printing in sand, metal, glass, as well as laser micromachining, which uses short pulse laser technologies. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; FY 2010 to FY 2020
Source(s): ExOne
 ExOne's research and development expenses from FY 2010 to FY 2020 (in 1,000
U.S. dollars)
ExOne - research and development expenses 2010-2020

12,000
10,744
9,909 9,884
10,000
8,845
Expenses in thousand U.S. dollars

8,178
7,814
8,000
7,279

6,000
5,127

4,000

1,930
2,000 1,531
1,153

0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

28 Description: This statistic describes ExOne's expenditure on research and development from the fiscal year of 2010 to the fiscal year of 2020. In the fiscal year of 2020, the ExOne incurred just under nine million in research and development expenses. The ExOne
Company was founded in 2005 as part of Extrude Hone Corporation. It supplies services and systems to industrial customers in the area of additive manufacturing. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; FY 2010 to FY 2020
Source(s): ExOne
 Stratasys Ltd.'s revenue from FY 2008 to FY 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
Stratasys - revenue 2008-2021

800
750.1
696
700 672.5 668.4 663.2
636.1
607.2
600
Revenue in million U.S. dollars

520.8
500 484.4

400

300
215.2
200 155.9
124.5 117.8
99
100

0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

29 Description: Stratasys, an American-Israeli manufacturer in the field of 3D printing, generated over 600 million U.S. dollars in revenue in the fiscal year of 2021. The company's revenue increased by about 17 percent between the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years.
Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; FY 2008 to FY 2021
Source(s): Stratasys
 Stratasys Ltd.'s research and development expenses from FY 2008 to FY 2021 (in
million U.S. dollars)
Stratasys - R&D spending 2008-2021

140

122.36
120
Expenditures in million U.S. dollars

97.78 98.96
100 96.24 94.25
88.3
82.27 84.01
80

60 52.31

40

19.66
20 14.36
8.97 7.74 9.76

0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

30 Description: Stratasys Ltd.'s research and development expenses amounted to around 88 million U.S. dollars in the 2021 fiscal year, an increase of about five percent compared with the previous fiscal year. Stratasys is a manufacturer in the field of 3D printing.
Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; FY 2008 to FY 2021
Source(s): Stratasys
 Revenue of Protolabs from FY 2016 to FY 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
Revenue of Protolabs 2016-2021

600

500 488.1
458.73
445.6 434.4
Revenue in million U.S. dollars

400
344.49
298.06
300

200

100

0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

31 Description: The revenue of Protolabs, a U.S.-based manufacturing company using 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding, increased between the fiscal years of 2016 and 2021. In the 2021 fiscal year, the company's revenue peaked at some 488 million
U.S. dollars. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; FY 2016 to FY 2021; fiscal year ends December 31.
Source(s): Protolabs
 Research and development (R&D) expenditures of Protolabs from FY 2018 to FY
2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
Protolab's research and development expenses 2018-2021

50

44.24
45

40
36.94
R&D costs in million U.S. dollars

35 32.69

30 28.74

25

20

15

10

0
2018 2019 2020 2021

32 Description: Protolabs, a U.S.-based manufacturing company using 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding, spent some 44 million U.S. dollars on research and development in the 2021 fiscal year. This translates into an increase of around 11 percent
compared with the previous fiscal year. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; FY 2018 to FY 2020; fiscal year ends December 31.
Source(s): Protolabs
 Revenue of Materialise from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2021 (in
1,000 euros)
Revenue of Materialise 2017-2021

60,000

50,449 50,712
49,014 48,404
50,000 46,732 47,115 46,245 45,301 45,554
44,733 43,899 45,076
40,785
Revenue in thousand euros

40,000 38,117
33,612
31,921 32,307
30,000

20,000

10,000

0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 2021

33 Description: Materialise is a company in the 3D industry that specializes in 3D printing services and software solutions and caters to a range of industries, including healthcare, automotive, and consumer goods. Materialise was founded in 1990, is headquartered
in Belgium, and currently has printing centers located worldwide. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide, Belgium; Q1 2017 to Q1 2021
Source(s): Materialise
 Research and development (R&D) expenditures of Materialise from 2018 to 2020
(in 1,000 euros)
Research and development expenses of Materialise 2018-2020

30,000
27,104
Research and deveoplment costs in thousand

25,000 23,348
22,416

20,000
euros

15,000

10,000

5,000

0
2018 2019 2020

34 Description: Research and development (R&D) expenditures of Materialise, a company in the 3D industry that specializes in 3D printing services and software solutions, increased between 2018 and 2020. While the company spent around 22.4 million euros on
R&D in 2018, the R&D expenses reached 27.1 million euros in 2020. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide, Belgium; 2018 to 2020
Source(s): Materialise
 Sources

3D Hubs
3D Systems
3DPI
BIS Research
ExOne
EY
Forbes
Fortune Business Insights
ICTC
LexisNexis PatentSight
Materialise
Protolabs
Sculpteo
Statista
Statista estimates
Stratasys
Transforma Insights
Website (3druck.com)
Website (industrytoday.com)
Wohlers Associates
Yahoo
Zion Market Research

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