3D Printing Materials: A $29.5 Billion Opportunity Ripe for Innovation, Says IDTechEx
With every new material launch, comes an additional application for 3D printing to explore.
- With every new material launch, comes an additional application for 3D printing to explore.
- Therefore, this segment of the 3D printing value chain represents a tremendous opportunity: IDTechEx forecasts that the global market for 3D printing materials will be worth $29.5 billion in 2032 .
- In terms of tonnages, they are still the most in-demand class of materials for 3D printing.
- However, with cost and printability considerations in mind, printer OEMs are beginning to examine alternate feedstocks for metal 3D printing.