3D Printing Material Market

 

Hello Readers, this blog is about 3D printing material industry, one of the fastest growing industries with great potential. While 3D printing technology has been around since the 1980s, it was not until the early 2010s that the printers became widely available commercially. Initially, capital investors were reluctant about this industry but today all have realised great potential of 3D printing materials. 3D printing materials found its applications in various fields. It has become global revolutionary technique.

3D printing or Additive manufacturing is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. The method to print an object layer by layer to create a three-dimensional object from a digital file with the use of a material is called 3D printing and the materials used are called 3D printing materials.

In 3D printing, selection of raw material is a very important consideration. It is related with the specific industry, price of end product and user interest. Plastics, metals & ceramic are the three materials used in 3D printing. Plastics are major 3D printing materials due to its durable, flexible nature with wide range of colours. Metals are strongest materials and thus are expensive. Metals found its use in high end application. Ceramic is also important to increase demand in future.

3D printing materials are found in three different forms as filament, powder & liquid. Choice of any one form depends on need of that particular industry. Metals are used in powder form whereas plastics in filament form.

3D printing material market is spread in a large geographical region from North America, Europe to Asia Pacific.3D printing industry is growing at a faster rate and demand for the products is increasing continuously. Main reasons for increased demand of 3D printing industry are growing awareness about the technology and availability of simple CAD design & 3D printers.

So far as 3D printing material market is dominated by a few major players. They are competing on the basis of price, product variety and use of advance technology in printing 3D materials.

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Website Reference : 

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing
2. http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2013/12/20/the-year-ahead-in-3d-printing-stratasys/
3. http://www.idtechex.com/research/reports/3d-printing-materials-2014-2025-status-opportunities-market-forecasts-000369.asp