Advanced Materials for 3D Printing: Technologies and Global Markets

TABLE 2 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 23
TABLE 3 CERAMICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 23
SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES 23
THERMOPLASTIC EXTRUSION 23
LASER SINTERING 24
STEREOLITHOGRAPHY 24
DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING 24
THREE-DIMENSIONAL INKJET PRINTING 25
DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING 25
SELECTIVE LASER MELTING 25
ELECTRON BEAM MELTING 25
CHAPTER 5 THERMOPLASTICS AND POLYMERS 27
MATERIALS 27
COMMERCIAL MATERIALS 27
TABLE 9 COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTICS, 2014 27
Polylactic Acid 28
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene 29
Polyvinyl Alcohol 29
Polyamides 30
Polycarbonate 30
Polyetherimide 31
Other Commercially Available Thermoplastics 31
Polyethylene Terephthalate 31
High-Impact Polystyrene 31
Polypropylene 32
Polyethylene 32
Polytetrafluoroethylene 33
Acetal 33
Polyetheretherketone 33
Poly(methyl methacrylate) 34
Polyphenylsulfone 34
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 34
Carbon-Reinforced Engineering Polymers 34
Soy-Based Biodegradable Polymers 34
PROVIDERS 35
TABLE 10 THERMOPLASTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PROVIDERS,
2014 35
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 35
THERMOPLASTIC EXTRUSION 36
LASER SINTERING 36
APPLICATIONS 37
TABLE 11 THERMOPLASTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE
APPLICATIONS 37
AEROSPACE 38
Aircraft Production Tooling 38
Aircraft Parts 38
Mars Rover Parts 38
Unmanned Aircraft 39
ARCHITECTURE 39
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 39
Custom Motorcycle Parts 39
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 39
Marine Equipment 39
CONSTRUCTION 40
Building Materials 40
CONSUMER GOODS 40
EDUCATION 40
Industrial Training Equipment 41
Other Educational Applications 41
ELECTRONICS 41
HOBBY, ART AND PERSONAL USE 41
MEDICAL AND DENTAL 42
Surgical Models 42
Prosthetics 42
Bone Implants 42
Medical Robotics 43
Other Medical Devices 43
MILITARY AND DEFENSE 43
MARKETS, 2013-2019 44
THERMOPLASTICS USED IN THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET 44
FIGURE 5 GLOBAL THERMOPLASTICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
MARKET, 2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 44
THERMOPLASTIC MARKET BY TYPE 45
FIGURE 6 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
TYPE, 2013 (%) 45
TABLE 12 THERMOPLASTICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 46
FIGURE 7 THERMOPLASTIC CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2013-2019 (%) 46
MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR 47
FIGURE 8 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) 47
TABLE 13 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED THERMOPLASTIC MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 49
FIGURE 9 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC CONSUMPTION BY END-USER
SEGMENT, 2013-2019 (% OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION) 49
CHAPTER 6 PHOTOPOLYMERS 52
MATERIALS 52
GENERAL PRINCIPLES 52
PHOTOPOLYMER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL TYPES 52
Simulated Polypropylene 53
Simulated Engineering Plastics 53
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene 53
Transparent Materials 54
Rubber-Like Materials 54
Medical and Dental Materials 54
PROVIDERS 55
TABLE 14 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPLICATION PHOTOPOLYMER
SUPPLIERS, 2014 55
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 56
STEREOLITHOGRAPHY 56
DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSOR 57
JETTED PHOTOPOLYMER 58
APPLICATIONS 58
TABLE 15 PHOTOPOLYMER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE
APPLICATIONS 59
AUTOMOTIVE 59
Wind Tunnel Models 59
End-Use Parts 59
MEDICAL AND DENTAL 60
Medical and Dental Models 60
Prosthetics 60
Orthodontic Braces 60
Hearing Aids 60
Dental Drill Guides 61
Bioengineering 61
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED OBJECTS 61
Microfluidics 61
MARKETS, 2013-2019 62
PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET 62
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
MARKET, 2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 62
PHOTOPOLYMER MARKET BY TYPE 63
FIGURE 11 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER PRINTING MATERIALS MARKET
BY TYPE, 2013 (%) 63
TABLE 16 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 64
FIGURE 12 PHOTOPOLYMER CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2013-2019 (%) 64
MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR 65
FIGURE 13 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) 65
TABLE 17 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED PHOTOPOLYMER MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 66
FIGURE 14 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER CONSUMPTION BY END-USER
SEGMENT, 2013-2019 (%) 66
CHAPTER 7 CERAMICS 69
MATERIALS 69
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS 69
Alumina Silica 69
Aluminum Oxide 69
Zirconium Oxide 70
Tricalcium Phosphate 70
FORMATIVE PRINCIPLES 70
Binder Printing Powders 70
Ceramic-Filled Photosensitive Resin 71
Ceramic-Filled Thermoplastic Polymer Filament 71
Self-Glazing Ceramic Materials 71
PROVIDERS 71
TABLE 18 CERAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, 2014 72
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 72
DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING 72
THREE-DIMENSIONAL INKJET PRINTING 72
MODIFIED THERMOPLASTIC PRINTER 73
LITHOGRAPHY-BASED CERAMIC MANUFACTURING 73
OTHER TECHNOLOGIES 73
APPLICATIONS 74
TABLE 19 CERAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE APPLICATIONS 74
AEROSPACE 74
Interplanetary Probes 74
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 75
Bricks 75
CONSUMER GOODS 75
Tableware 75
MEDICAL AND DENTAL 75
Bone Scaffolds 75
Dental Prostheses 75
MARKETS 76
CERAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET 76
FIGURE 15 GLOBAL CERAMIC MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
MARKET, 2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 76
CERAMIC MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE 77
FIGURE 16 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
MATERIAL TYPE, 2013 (%) 77
TABLE 20 CERAMIC MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 78
FIGURE 17 CERAMIC CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2013-2019 (%) 78
END-USER SECTOR MARKET 79
FIGURE 18 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) 79
TABLE 21 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED CERAMIC MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 80
FIGURE 19 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY END-USER
SECTOR, 2013-2019 (%) 80
CHAPTER 8 METALS 83
MATERIALS 83
ALUMINUM 83
THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING STEEL 83
STAINLESS STEEL 84
TITANIUM 84
NICKEL ALLOY 84
SUPER ALLOYS 85
PROVIDERS 85
TABLE 22 METAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 85
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 86
DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING 86
DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING 87
SELECTIVE LASER MELTING 87
ELECTRON BEAM MELTING 87
NEW DEVELOPMENTS 88
Two-Photon Laser Curing 88
Femtosecond Lasers 88
APPLICATIONS 88
AEROSPACE 88
AUTOMOTIVE 89
MEDICAL AND DENTAL 90
MILITARY AND DEFENSE 90
MARKETS, 2013-2019 90
METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET 90
FIGURE 20 GLOBAL METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET,
2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 91
METAL MARKET BY TYPE 91
FIGURE 21 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE,
2013 (%) 91
TABLE 23 METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, THROUGH
2019 ($ MILLIONS) 92
FIGURE 22 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY TYPE,
2013-2019 (%) 92
MARKET BY END-USER SECTOR 93
FIGURE 23 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) 93
TABLE 24 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED METAL MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 94
FIGURE 24 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013-2019 (%) 94
CHAPTER 9 OTHER MATERIALS 97
SUMMARY 97
TABLE 25 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
TYPE, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 97
FIGURE 25 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
TYPE, 2013-2019 (%) 97
TABLE 26 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 98
FIGURE 26 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013-2019 (%) 98
WAX 99
MATERIALS 99
Extrudable Wax Filament 100
Ultraviolet Curable Wax 100
Wax-Like Materials 100
PROVIDERS 100
TABLE 27 WAX AND WAX-LIKE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL
PROVIDERS, 2014 100
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 100
APPLICATIONS 101
MARKET 101
FIGURE 27 GLOBAL WAX THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET,
2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 101
GRAPHENE 102
TABLE 28 GRAPHENE PROPERTIES 102
MATERIALS 102
MesoGraf 102
Other Developments 103
PROVIDERS 103
TABLE 29 'COMPANIES DEVELOPING GRAPHENE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
MATERIALS, 2014 103
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 103
APPLICATIONS 104
MARKETS 104
FIGURE 28 GLOBAL GRAPHENE MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL
PRINTING MARKET, 2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 104
BIO-INK 105
MATERIALS 105
Gelatin-Based Inks 105
Vascular Inks 105
Stem Cell Inks 106
PROVIDERS 106
TABLE 30 BIO-INK DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES, 2014 106
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 106
Organovo Bioprinter 106
Inkjet-Like Printers 106
Six-Axis Printer 107
APPLICATIONS 107
Drug Discovery 107
Cosmetic and Consumer Product Testing 107
Tissue Grafts and Implants 107
MARKETS 108
FIGURE 29 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOPRINTING MATERIAL MARKET,
2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 108
EDIBLE SUBSTANCES 109
MATERIALS 109
Sugar Confectioneries 109
Savories 109
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 109
APPLICATIONS 110
WOOD 110
MATERIALS 110
Laywood 110
Three-Dimensional Printed Wood 110
PROVIDERS 110
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 111

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