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Fort collins, colorado, usa, april 5, 2016 wohlers associates, inc. Wohlers report 2020 isbn 97809933264 available now. The challenge of am adoption and the inside track on aviation. Industry stalwart, terry wohlers, founder and president at wohlers associates, talks to. The 297page report was written for executive and engineering management, product developers, service providers, researchers, educators, analysts, the. Saying that wohlers knows about 3d printing is an extreme understatement.
Terry wohlers reports on the state of additive manufacturing at inside 3d printing seoul. Fort collins, colorado, usa, april 3, 2017 wohlers associates, inc. However whereas the wohlers report collects expert data we have opened up a direct line to the crowd of users themselves. Cadalyst staff industry watcher counted ninetyseven manufacturers producing and selling additive manufacturing systems in 2016, making established providers sweat a bit. Products include am systems, system upgrades, materials and aftermarket products such as software and lasers. One hundred service providers in 26 countries participated in the survey for wohlers report 2017. The document chronicles the history of additive manufacturing am and 3d printing, beginning with the initial commercialization of stereolithography in 1987 to april 2015. The report has served as the undisputed industryleading report on the subject for two decades. According to the new report, an estimated 1,768 metal am systems were sold in 2017, compared to 983 systems in 2016, an increase of nearly 80%. Data, as well as history and a wide range of information offered up by tomes like wohlers report 2016, allows us to keep tabs on the very accelerated progress of 3d printing, as well as having an. The 276page report was written for executive and engineering management, product developers, service providers, researchers, educators, analysts, the investment community, and others. Eys global 3d printing report 2016 analyzed 57 case studies from. The independent consulting firm provides technical, market, and strategic advice on the new developments and trends in rapid product development, additive manufacturing, and 3d printing.
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They grew from five in march 20 to 20 in march 2017. Developments from april 2015 through march 2016 are available in the. This edition marks the 18th consecutive year of its publication. Wohlers report 2014 3d printing wohlers associates. Apr 04, 2017 wohlers associates inc, the leading consultant firm in the 3d printing industry, has just released its 22nd annual report, the wohlers report 2017. Wohlers report 2019 details striking range of developments. The worldwide study provides the pulse of the industry by reporting on growth, development, and the future of am materials, applications, systems, services, design, software, patents, startups, standards, investment, and. This years report reveals significant increases in metal additive manufacturing am. As well as an extensive am industry news section, this 152page issue includes articles and reports on. Wohlers report finds slower overall growth, more competition.
Production companies currently use 3d printing in all production phases, from product development to aftersales service. The new report documents the latest developments in additive manufacturing technologies, including the explosive growth of lowcost personal systems that support the doityourself maker movement. Wohlers report is a leading global report on the state of the additive manufacturing industry and has been published for twentythree consecutive years. Wohlers associates sends a questionnaire to service providers each year to help identify trends in the additive manufacturing am service industry. The industry as seen through the eyes of these companies is important because they represent a. This edition marks the 22nd consecutive year of the highly regarded industry overview. The total am products and services worldwide grew at a compound annual growth rate cagr of 25. Wohlers report 2017 shows vibrant new business activity in 3d printing with softened growth worldwide. According to the 2017 annual report on the 3d industry by wohlers associates, a consultancy firm specialising in analysis of the 3d printing market, a third of 3d printing time is used is to produce functional parts. This is up from 62 companies in 2015 and 49 in 2014. Terry wohlers reports on the state of additive manufacturing. Wohlers report 2019 details striking range of developments in. Wohlers report 2016 enterprise 3d printing wohlers. Wohlers report 2018 shows dramatic rise in metal additive.
Fort collins, colorado, usa, april 5, 2016wohlers associates, inc. Mar 26, 2019 wohlers associates just released the wohlers report 2019, the 24th annual installment of its industryleading report on additive manufacturing am and 3d printing. It also includes more than 160 pages of supplemental online information available exclusively to the buyers of the report. Our latest issue is now available to view online or download in pdf format. Wohlers associates inc, the leading consultant firm in the 3d printing industry, has just released its 22nd annual report, the wohlers report 2017. Ninetyseven manufacturers produced and sold industrial additive manufacturing systems in 2016. Wohlers report 2016 and the billion dollar 3d printing. In an interview 3d printing industry conducted with terry wohlers, principal author and president of wohlers associates, about wohlers report 2018, wohlers explained what surprised him most about his teams findings. The 335page wohlers report 2016 includes 35 charts and graphs, 68 tables, and 322 photographs and illustrations. According to wohlers report 2017, 97 manufacturers produced and sold additive manufacturing am systems in 2016. To provide further insight into the report, here weve published an excerpt from the report. According to the new report, sales of metal am systems saw an increase of nearly 80% in 2017, with an estimated 1,768 metal am systems sold throughout the year compared to 983 systems in 2016. The disruptive nature of 3d printing european commission. History of additive manufacturing wohlers associates.
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