Acknowledgments
About the author
Focus of this report
Introduction to additive fabrication
PART 1: BACKGROUND
History of additive fabrication
Introduction of non-SL systems
Introduction of 3D printers
New generation machines
The past 12 months
Early inventions
Industries and regions benefiting
from the technology
How companies are applying additive
processes
Installations by country
Applications
Communication
Engineering changes
Powerful ideas and proposals
Concept models
Verifying CAD databases
Styling and ergonomics
Fit and functional testing
Prototyping
Metal castings
Requests for quotes
Tooling
Manufacturing of parts
Unlimited potential
PART 2: INDUSTRY GROWTH
Perspective
Revenue growth and forecasts
Revenues from products and services
Long-range forecast
Annual revenue growth percentages
Material sales
Revenues from service providers
Secondary market
Revenues from other services
Unit sales growth and forecasts
Long-range forecast
Unit sales growth percentages
Market shares
Systems sold by region
Cumulative systems sold by region
Cumulative market shares by manufacturer
Unit sales by manufacturer and year
3D printer sales
Service providers
Gauging growth trends
Most popular processes
Changing conditions
The future
Companies mature
Outlook
PART 3: SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS
Accufusion
Arcam
Concept Laser
Cubic Technologies
Desktop Factory
DWS
Envisiontec
EOS
System
design
Expanding
family of materials
Ex One
MTT
Objet Geometries
Optomec
Phenix Systems
POM
Sintermask Technologies
ProMetal
Solidica
Solido
Solidscape
Stratasys
Dimension
business
New FDM
systems
RedEye RPM
Other
business
3D Systems
V-Flash
update
Legal
matters
Other developments
Trumpf
Voxeljet
Z Corp.
ZPrinter
450
Newest
materials
Other
developments
Investor
update
Revenues and earnings
Outlook
PART
4: ASIA AND EUROPE
Asia
Perspective on China
Another perspective on China
Major technology players
Chinese
machines
Korean
machines
India
Japan
Situation in Japan
Stereolithography no longer dominates
Other additive processes
Microstereolithography
3D printers
Tooling
Service providers
The future
Europe
United Kingdom
Italy
Germany
France
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
The Netherlands
Belgium
Other regions
South Africa
Canada
Groups and associations
PART
5: METAL PARTS AND TOOLING
Direct metal fabrication
Laser-based, powder-bed systems
Powder deposition systems
Other approaches
Need for materials testing
Cast metal parts
Investment casting
Sand, V-Process, and plaster mold casting
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LS, ProMetal, and ZCast
Die casting
Tooling solutions
High-performance tooling
Indirect tooling approaches
RSP Tooling
Reconfigurable Tooling Systems
Other options
Direct approaches
Laser Consolidation
SLS tooling
DMLS
Others
Other options
CNC-machined tooling
Hybrid tooling
PART
6: RAPID MANUFACTURING
A coming revolution
When it makes sense
No tooling means unparalleled design
freedom
Production volume
Quality, repeatability, and
manufacturing standards
Cost analysis and economics
Production implications
Strategic implications
The impact on sustainability
Industrial design
Impact of RM
The need for customer interaction
Applications and industries
Aerospace
Military and marine
Motorsports
Automotive
Machinery
Medical and dental
Consumer products
Furniture
Art and jewelry
Gifts, awards, and trophies
Museum displays
Future possibilities
Challenges and required research
Processes
Materials
Organization, management, and supply chain issues
PART
7: OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
Growth of CAD solid modeling
Major trends
Revenue and seat count estimates
Operating systems
What's next?
Materials
LS powders
SL resins
PolyJet resins
Other materials
Coatings and surface treatments
Rapid manufacturing
Predicting the performance of injection-molded parts
Medical applications
Medical imaging as input to medical
models
Medical image-processing software
Materials suited to medical modeling
Additive methods suited to medical modeling
Implantable AF parts
RP4Baghdad humanitarian project
Additive fabrication makes a difference a world away
3D scanning and reverse engineering
3D scanning hardware
Processing software
Applications
Technology
Limitations and other issues
Polygon meshes and surfaces
Caveats and conclusions
PART
8: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Patents
Technology development
Metallic materials
Biomanufacturing
Nanomanufacturing
NanoEngineer-1
Examples
Approaches to nanomanufacturing
Nokia's Morph
U.S. government-sponsored R&D
National Science Foundation
Meso, micro, and nanoscale technology
Process improvements, material developments, and new applications
Medicine
Education
National Institutes of Health
Department of Defense
Other federal agencies
College and university education
and research
Educational activities in additive fabrication
Research and teaching
Future trends and contributions
PART 9: WHERE IT'S ALL HEADED
The impact on manufacturing
Explosive growth in medical
applications
Orthopedic implants
Dental applications
Biomanufacturing
New Kinds of products
Lightweight structures
Electronics
AF will reach the consumer
Game figures and collectables
Replacement parts and home
accessories
Summary
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APPENDICES
Appendix A: Glossary of terms
Appendix B: System and material manufacturers
Canada
China
France
Germany
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Sweden
United States
Appendix C: U.S. system specifications
Appendix D: Systems manufactured outside the U.S.
Appendix E: Material properties
Appendix F: Metal fabrication
comparison matrix
Appendix G: 3D scanning systems
Appendix H: 3D scan processing software
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