3D printing has reached a tipping point of widespread adoption, with the market nearly tripling in the past 4 years to $3.07 billion. Metal 3D printer sales grew 75.8% and the use of 3D printing for final part production increased 65.4% from 2013. The presentation discusses new developments in 3D printer technologies that enable more complex designs through features like topology optimization and lattice structures. Investment in 3D printing is unprecedented, with institutional investors, governments, and corporations showing growing interest. The industry has strong growth potential as manufacturing represents a $10.5 trillion global market, and 3D printing could capture just 2% of that.

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9 July 2014 • Melbourne, Australia
The Next Frontier
in 3D Printing
Terry Wohlers
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27+27+ years in businessyears in business
Published industry report forPublished industry report for 1919 yearsyears
2222 consulting projects in pastconsulting projects in past 1212 monthsmonths
60+60+ investor consultationsinvestor consultations
in the pastin the past 1212 monthsmonths
1919 events in 2013events in 2013 ((23+23+ in 2014)in 2014)
2626 company/organization visits in 2013company/organization visits in 2013
AMAM’’s tippings tipping pointpoint
The low and highThe low and high endsends of AMof AM
GrowthGrowth trends and metaltrends and metal
Next 45 minutesNext 45 minutes
CreativeCreative design solutionsdesign solutions
NewNew generation developmentsgeneration developments
TheThe futurefuture
TheThe TippingTipping PointPoint
MomentMoment when an ideawhen an idea
or trendor trend crossescrosses aa
threshold andthreshold and
spreads like wildfirespreads like wildfire
AM:AM: Q3 2012Q3 2012
Source: Wohlers Report 2014Source: Wohlers Report 2014
2013: 34.9%2013: 34.9%
AMAM products:products: 44.5%44.5%
UnderUnder $5K$5K 3D3D
printers: 104.2%printers: 104.2%
$3.07 billion$3.07 billion
NearlyNearly tripledtripled inin
past 4 yearspast 4 years
GrowthGrowth

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Source: Wohlers Report 2014Source: Wohlers Report 2014
MetalMetal AM system salesAM system sales
75.8%75.8%
Source: Wohlers Report 2014Source: Wohlers Report 2014
AM for partAM for part productionproduction
65.4%65.4% Grown by 9x
2013: ~$1.1B, up
from $644M
Alan Meckler, PhDAlan Meckler, PhD
Internet World inInternet World in
the early 1990sthe early 1990s
Sold toSold to PentonPenton
Media for $274MMedia for $274M
Source: 3dpfund.comSource: 3dpfund.com
Alan Meckler, PhDAlan Meckler, PhD
John MecklerJohn Meckler
3D Printing and Technology Fund3D Printing and Technology Fund
CreativeCreative design solutionsdesign solutions
DesignDesign methodsmethods
and toolsand tools
Part consolidationPart consolidation
Topology optimizationTopology optimization
Lattice/mesh structuresLattice/mesh structures

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TheThe unknownunknown
Institutional investorsInstitutional investors
GovernmentGovernment
CorporationsCorporations
AcademiaAcademia …… researchersresearchers
IndividualsIndividuals
Societies and associationsSocieties and associations
PublishersPublishers
InvestmentInvestment
Courtesy ofCourtesy of XeryXery
50,00050,000 consumer 3D printersconsumer 3D printers
AnnualAnnual productionproduction plans:plans:
20,00020,000 industrialindustrial
““FDMFDM”” printersprinters
5,0005,000 laserlaser
sintering machinessintering machines
500,000500,000 tons of materialtons of material
Source: James Yu,Source: James Yu, XeryXery
AMAM growthgrowth potential?potential?
Global manufacturing:Global manufacturing: $10.5 trillion$10.5 trillion
2% =2% = $210 billion$210 billion
SummarySummary
Interest in AMInterest in AM——an allan all--timetime highhigh
ManyMany newnew--generationgeneration machine developmentsmachine developments
Design and redesign isDesign and redesign is vitalvital
Keep an onKeep an on activityactivity around the worldaround the world
Growth isGrowth is strong, especiallystrong, especially metalsmetals
Level ofLevel of investmentinvestment is unprecedentedis unprecedented
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