3D Printing Applications Are Expected To Expand Further

Since the concept of 3D printing technology was proposed in 1986, it is different from traditional subtractive and iso-material manufacturing. Through rapid prototyping technology, 3D printing has the advantages of optimizing product structure, saving raw materials and saving energy in production, greatly improving manufacturing efficiency, and achieving " "Design guides manufacturing" concept. After more than 30 years of technological iteration and industrialization, 3D printing has been widely used in aerospace, medical equipment, construction, automotive, energy, jewelry design and other fields.

As a revolutionary manufacturing technology, 3D printing has received policy and capital support from major economies in the world. Although my country's 3D printing industry started relatively late, its support policies for the industry have been developed rapidly. A series of industrial policies such as "Made in China 2025" are additive. The development roadmap of the manufacturing industry. At the same time, in the industry standard system, each country has issued a corresponding standard system for the 3D printing industry to standardize the development direction of the industry.

From 2013 to 2020, the global 3D printing output value has increased by nearly 4.2 times, reaching US$12.6 billion by 2020. It is expected to maintain a compound annual growth rate of 20% between 2020 and 2026, and is expected to reach 37.2 billion US dollars by 2026. From 2016 to 2019, my country's 3D printing output value doubled, and the industrial scale in 2019 was 15.75 billion yuan, an increase of 31.1% from 2018.

From 2020 to 2025, the output value of my country's printing industry is expected to grow from 20.8 billion yuan to 63.5 billion yuan, with an average annual compound growth rate of more than 20%. 3D printing has experienced a "negative profit" lead-in period of new products, poor quality, specializing in R&D and technological improvement. At present, some technologies are relatively mature, sales are increasing, and market share is expanding, which is in line with the characteristics of the growth period. According to Porter's industry life cycle theory, the 3D printing industry is in the process of transition from the technology introduction period to the rapid growth period.

With the withdrawal of core patents, the vitality of the 3D printing market has been stimulated. At the same time, 3D printing technology using metals and new materials as raw materials will become the focus of the industry layout. It is expected that the three major areas of aerospace, automotive industry, and medical dentistry will be 3D. Print key application areas in the future.