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1. Inside 3D Printing - Singapore Copyright 2013 by Wohlers Associates, Inc.1
Terry Wohlers
Global Market UpdateGlobal Market Update
2 October 2013 • Singapore
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2727 years in businessyears in business
Published industry report forPublished industry report for 1818 yearsyears
~~70%70% of revenues: outside the U.S.of revenues: outside the U.S.
5555 investor consultationsinvestor consultations
in pastin past 1212 monthsmonths
1919 industry events this yearindustry events this year
AustraliaAustralia
South AfricaSouth Africa
GermanyGermany
ChinaChina
USAUSA
New ZealandNew Zealand
SingaporeSingapore
Growth trendsGrowth trends
Developments around the worldDevelopments around the world
The futureThe future
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2010 2011 2012
TechnicalTechnical
advancementadvancement
28.6% growth28.6% growth
Media attentionMedia attention
20102010 20112011 20122012
Source: Wohlers Associates, Inc.Source: Wohlers Associates, Inc.
InvestmentInvestment
New productsNew products
StartupsStartups
ResearchResearch
AwarenessAwareness
KickstarterKickstarter
GovernmentsGovernments
EventsEvents
Personal usePersonal use
Recent developmentsRecent developments
TerminologyTerminology
additive manufacturingadditive manufacturing 3D printing3D printing
formal standardformal standard
technical mediatechnical media
scientific communityscientific community
de facto standardde facto standard
mainstream mediamainstream media
everyone elseeveryone else
We use the termsWe use the terms interchangeablyinterchangeably
Google:Google: 203M203MGoogle:Google: 10.6M10.6M

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Source: Wohlers Report 2013Source: Wohlers Report 2013
Industrial machine unit salesIndustrial machine unit sales
7,771 19.3%7,771 19.3%
Personal 3DPersonal 3D
printersprinters
PersonalPersonal
$200$200––$$5,0005,000
IndustrialIndustrial
$5,001$5,001––$1.5M+$1.5M+
Source: Wohlers Report 2013Source: Wohlers Report 2013
Industrial
Personal: 6.5%
of $618M
$$$
346%
46.4%
Source: Wohlers Report 2013Source: Wohlers Report 2013
Cumulative industrial AMCumulative industrial AM
installations worldwideinstallations worldwide
Most history,Most history,
users, experience,users, experience,
and knowand know--howhow
Around the world in 25 minutesAround the world in 25 minutes Feb 2013 State of the Union AddressFeb 2013 State of the Union Address
""3D printing3D printing has the potential to revolutionizehas the potential to revolutionize
the way we make almost everything."the way we make almost everything."
Building a 3D printingBuilding a 3D printing ““ecosystemecosystem””
S$500M (US$400M) in a 5S$500M (US$400M) in a 5--yearyear
advanced manufacturing programadvanced manufacturing program
SingaporeSingapore

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AeroswiftAeroswift
200 x 60 x 60 cm200 x 60 x 60 cm (79 x 24 x 24)(79 x 24 x 24)
powderpowder--bed fusion system for Ti partsbed fusion system for Ti parts
5 kW laser:5 kW laser: 10x faster10x faster thanthan
other laser systemsother laser systems
Now building machine and expectsNow building machine and expects
to complete it byto complete it by 20152015
ConclusionsConclusions
and the futureand the future
UniversityUniversity systemsystem
GE, NASA, Nike, and many othersGE, NASA, Nike, and many others
EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship: startup companies: startup companies
HistoryHistory and strongand strong understandingunderstanding of AMof AM
U.S. is a nation of businessU.S. is a nation of business--mindedminded
innovatorsinnovators andand independentindependent thinkersthinkers
Lost some of its edge in AMLost some of its edge in AM
EasyEasy to start a new companyto start a new company
AM: thousands of newAM: thousands of new
companiescompanies andand businessesbusinesses
1616 in Europein Europe
Industrial AM systemIndustrial AM system
manufacturersmanufacturers
77 in Chinain China
44 in U.S.in U.S. ((33 sold 35 systems in 2012)sold 35 systems in 2012)
Source: Wohlers Report 2013Source: Wohlers Report 2013
$10.8B$10.8B
$6.0B$6.0B
First $1B:First $1B:
20 years20 years
Second $1B:Second $1B:
55 addadd’’ll yearsyears
AnotherAnother
doubling indoubling in
3 years3 years
Future size of industryFuture size of industry

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Source: Wohlers Report 2013Source: Wohlers Report 2013
Production of parts for final productsProduction of parts for final products
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