3D Printing
Technology Map Detailed Contents
April 2022
Importance of the Technology
The Technology in Brief
- 3D-printing Technologies
- Fused-Deposition Modeling
- Stereolithography
- Digital Light Processing
- Selective Laser Sintering
- Direct-Metal Laser Sintering
- Selective Laser Melting
- Electron-Beam Melting
- Jetted Photopolymer
- Binder Jetting
- Volumetric 3D Printing
- Materials
- Thermoplastics
- Photopolymers
- Metals
- Biomaterials
- Ceramics and Inorganic Powders
- Object Modeling
- Object-Modeling Classification
- 3D-Printing File Types
- Slicing Software and Design Rules
- Computer-Aided Engineering
- Object Scanning
- Stereo Vision
- Time of Flight
- Structured Light
- Computer Axial Tomography
Commercial Development Parameters
- Demand Factors
- General Constraints
- Synergistic Technologies
- Competing Technologies
- Required Resources
- Regulatory Factors
Areas to Monitor
- Application Development
- Business Models
- CAD Modeling and AI
- Copyright and IP
- Ease of Use/Accessibility
- 3D Imaging/Scanning
- Inspection and Metrology
- Material Costs
- Material Quality
- Multimaterial Printers
- New 3D-Printing Techniques
- New Printable Materials
- Print Scale and Resolution
- Production Speed
- Regulations
- Standards Development
Implications of Commercialization
- Possible Futures
- Consequences of Change
Opportunities
- The 3D-Printing Market
- Industry Structure, Value Chain, and Business Models
- 3D-Printing End Users
- Aerospace
- Current Applications
- Opportunities
- Architecture
- Current Applications
- Opportunities
- Automotive Industry
- Current Applications
- Opportunities
- Defense and Space
- Current Applications
- Opportunities
- Dentistry
- Current Applications
- Opportunities
- Electronics
- Current Applications
- Opportunities
- Fashion and Clothing
- Current Applications
- Opportunities
- Food
- Current Applications
- Opportunities
- Medicine
- Current Applications
- Opportunities
- Toys and Recreation
- Current Applications
- Opportunities
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