2021 年全球金属和塑料增材制造市场价值 83.3 亿欧元，AMPOWER全球年度增材制造报告发布
3D科学谷的全球战略合作伙伴-来自德国汉堡的咨询公司AMPOWER于2021年3月16日发布了其《2022工业增材制造的年度市场报告》。该报告分析了2021年全球行业发展情况，并提供了未来5年的前景预测。
(该报告可在线获得，也可以在www.additive-manufacturing-report.com上以PDF格式获得。)
▲《2022增材制造市场报告》
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....技术飞跃加速市场产业化进程
在过去的2021年，L-PBF激光选区金属熔化技术在一致性和控制零件质量合格性方面做了进一步的改进；Binder Jetting 粘结剂喷射金属3D打印技术在技术成熟度方面取得了重大飞跃，例如通过更多可用材料。 预计在未来 2 年内跃升至第一个工业用途；虽然在应用方面没有太大进展，但冷喷增材制造技术在2021年取得了强劲的技术进步；液态金属3D打印也有类似的发展，业界看到了比前一年更稳定的技术；借助金属光刻技术，在 2021 年看到了首个工业端部件应用，这提高了该技术在工业化指数中的地位。
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▲ 金属增材制造技术成熟指数
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全面增长
2021 年的特点是恢复了超过 16% 的增长。其中零件增材制造服务呈指数级增长，3D打印系统设备供应商一直在努力应对供应链中断中进一步获得增长。随着这些积极的市场进步，金属和塑料3D打印供应商积极展望未来，并计划在 2026 年实现 200 亿欧元的市场规模。
AMPOWER的报告指出，增材制造市场在疫情爆发的第二年开始复苏，2021 年全球金属和塑料增材制造市场价值 83.3 亿欧元，同比增长超过 16%。
▲ 全球金属与塑料增材制造市场情况及预测
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零件制造商的增材制造设施在 2020年疫情造成的停滞后大多恢复满负荷生产，供应商能够弥补他们失去的业务。尽管世界各地持续存在经济挑战，但目前这种从 2020 年底开始的上升趋势一直持续到 2021 年。
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目前，持续未获得有效解决的供应链中断阻止了更强劲的增长。面对日益增长的需求，系统供应商面临某些关键部件的短缺，部分3D打印设备的交货时间显着增加。
根据AMPOWER年度报告的合著者兼管理合伙人Maximilian Munsch博士，Powder Bed Fusion粉末床增材制造技术占据了大部分销售额，但在未来五到十年内，其他新的3D打印技术将以更快的速度增长，有望显着提高生产力。
AMPOWER Report 2022 数据采集的数据点总数超过 23,600 个。接受调查的设备供应商覆盖了全球超过 90% 的市场，除了供应商之外，AMPOWER还特别采访最终应用市场中的用户，以便对未来市场发展进行以需求为导向的评估。
全面增长
该报告还包含来自客座作者的文章，讨论了各个地区增材制造市场的发展。
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根据3D科学谷的市场观察，整体来说，2021年国内3D打印市场呈现出更加细分、更加聚焦、围绕着应用打造全流程链解决方案的发展趋势。
拿国内的武汉地区的3D打印发展举例，从华中科技大学走出了多位企业家，包括华科三维、武汉易制、因泰莱、武汉天昱等等。
其中，武汉易制聚焦在金属粘结剂喷射的技术赛道，在解决如何避免喷头堵塞，如何控制烧结变形，如何与国内上下游厂商合作打通整条供应链解决方案方面聚焦发展；因泰莱激光聚焦在陶瓷3D打印领域在满足航空航天、医疗、电子、科研领域的制造需求方面针对设备、材料、设计进行完整的生态链的优化与探索；武汉天昱抓住了传统锻造与机加工的痛点，开发的多场调控激光/电弧微铸锻铣一体化智能制造高性能大型金属构件技术，在低成本、高效率成形高性能大型复杂零件关键技术与工艺上获得重大突破，兼具增材制造的复杂结构、无模、轻量化优点和传统锻造零件的高品质。
塑料3D打印方面，光固化塑料3D打印、熔融挤出3D打印在国内获得了快速的发展。塑料的3D打印与金属3D打印在国内，都进入到一个更加细分化的专业设备制造领域-打造专机和专用材料以及围绕着细分应用的全流程解决方案的赛道上。
根据3D科学谷的市场观察，2021年，齿科数字化发展趋势明显，当然，3D打印齿科与3D打印的数字化制造结合并不是一夜之间发生的，这需要长时间的积累。例如先临三维进入齿科领域已有十余年，为全球口腔业界提供“3D扫描-CAD设计-3D打印”完整数字化解决方案。技术上的优势使得先临齿科在国际市场站稳脚跟， 彰显中国齿科行业的”智造”水平。
此外，3D打印设备企业围绕齿科数字化应用所进行的优化，使得3D打印变得更加易用，这对齿科数字化发展也是有利的。例如铼赛智能在种植导板3D打印自动化添加支撑以及打印后去支撑便捷性方面所做的优化，使牙科医生的3D打印应用体验进一步提升。
国内，航空航天产业正在借助3D打印技术实现产业化升级，这其中一个明显的发展趋势是原来将3D打印制造的业务外包的航空企业逐渐转向采购3D打印设备，由内部来实现设计与制造的一体化。3D科学谷认为这是一个必然的发展方向，将进一步推动国内航空航天行业对3D打印技术的驾驭能力，从而在产业化之路走的更深远。
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更聚焦、更深、更精，这是国内3D打印呈现的上升逻辑。也是国内资本纷纷踏足3D打印领域的一大投资逻辑。不仅仅是初创企业，前期的老牌企业包括联泰、华曙等获得后续投资的支持。
根据3D科学谷的市场研究，结合着国内高校端的研究力量，中国的3D打印市场在2022年将出现三种发展态势：一种发展趋势是继续在中低端市场的激烈价格拼杀，对于设备厂商来说，是否放弃一部分细分市场，还是继续“失血”？或是走国际化路线往高端市场发展？这成为竞争战略中的日常话题；第二种发展趋势是生态能力建设所构建的护城河效应开始显现，例如齿科行业所打造的数字化全流程解决方案，前期的口碑与流程链耕耘迎来了后期更为稳健的发展效应；第三种是极具特点的原创式创新，这类企业与高等院校的研发相关，例如国内的梦之墨脱胎于中科院理化所，专注于液态金属柔性电子增材制造。再例如从麻省理工走出来的科学家创业的摩方精密科技有限公司，专注于微纳尺度3D打印技术及精密加工能力解决方案，在制造高精密微纳3D打印系统及材料的细分赛道上获得了不断的发展。此外，国内还有其他一些脱胎于国外制造技术科研高地的华人科学家创业企业：包括ACunity亚琛联合科技，Aixway云耀深维，苏州倍丰，太仓德怡科技等等。
3D科学谷认为中国3D打印市场的多层次化使得生态圈更全面，这将成为中国3D打印在2022年以及未来发展的重要支撑，2022年中国3D打印市场将获得更加长足的发展势能。
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The development trends of China’s 3D printing market
In 2021, China’s 3D printing market presents three typical development trends: industrialization, new business models emerge, and metal 3D printing begins to play an important role.
Trend: Digital manufacturing
In terms of industrialization, especially the development trend appears in the dental field. Digitization has gradually become a core keyword in the development of China’s dental industry, and 3D printing technology, as a typical digital manufacturing technology, is destined to be integrated with the digital upgrade process of dental diagnosis and treatment, denture restoration, and orthodontic product processing.
China’s dental application market has gradually shifted from the early attention to the needs of 3D printing equipment and materials to a higher level about digitalization, and gradually develops into how 3D printing technology is compatible with the integration of the digital chain of dental diagnosis and treatment, dental product processing, and the multi-dimensional needs of improving the efficiency and quality of diagnosis and treatment.
However, the digital manufacturing combination of dentistry and 3D printing does not happen overnight, and it takes a long time to accumulate the competence. For example, SHINING3D has entered the dental field more than ten years ago, providing the global dental industry with a complete digital solution of “3D scanning-CAD design-3D printing”. The technological advantage has enabled SHINING Dental to gain a firm foothold in the international market, demonstrating the “intelligent manufacturing” level of China’s dental industry.
Trend: New business model
In terms of new business models, 3D printing has lowered the original high-entry barrier of the aerospace manufacturing industry, the most typical of which is the commercial space industry, where many rocket and satellite manufacturing companies have emerged in China.
In terms of rocket manufacturing, in December 2021, GALACTIC ENERGY successfully launched its rocket vehicle at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending five commercial satellites into a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit, taking the lead among the private commercial launch vehicle models in China.
In terms of satellite manufacturing, under the impetus of new infrastructure, China has emerged as a satellite manufacturing country, for example BEIJING QIANSHENG EXPLORATION focusing on remote sensing satellites and narrowband communication satellites, and GALAXY AEROSPACE, which mainly develops broadband communication satellites. Since 2015, commercial satellite companies such as COMMSAT, MINOSPACE, GALAXY SPACE, SPACETY, and COSATS have been founded, and have manufactured and operated many satellites.
In addition, in the aviation field, there have also been private companies that manufacture supersonic aircraft. In this regard, SPACE TRANSPORTATION is a high-tech enterprise engaged in the development and application of commercial hypersonic flight products in China. The core technology this company has mastered are including aerodynamics, control, and heat protection.
Trend: Metal 3D printing plays an important role
Metal 3D printing is becoming more and more important. A typical case is that the General Design Department of the Fifth Academy used metal 3D printing to produce the key components for ZhuRong rover. They designed more than 30 sets of key components. The number of structural parts is greatly reduced, the weight of the product is reduced by 40% to 60%, and the development cycle is shortened by 50%.
On the other hand, the second phase of the construction project of the Chinese company BLT consists of a research and development center and three metal additive manufacturing plants, all of which have been put into use in November 2021. It is currently the largest modern metal Additive m
Manufacturing smart factory in China that integrates Additive Manufacturing, high-quality spherical powder production, and additive manufacturing research and development.
In addition to the above three development trends, China is paying more and more attention to Additive Manufacturing education. In February 2021, the Ministry of Education issued the “Notice of the Ministry of Education on Announcement of the Results of Undergraduate Professional Recording and Approval in Ordinary Colleges and Universities in 2020”. Majors such as “Additive Manufacturing Engineering” are included in the “List of New Majors Included in the Undergraduate Major Catalogue of General Colleges and Universities (2021)”.
Meanwhile many Additive Manufacturing laboratories have emerged in Chinese universities. Among them, the Additive Manufacturing team of the Institute of Special Materials of Shanghai Jiaotong University, for the aerospace field, focuses on nano-ceramic particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composite powder and its Additive Manufacturing technology.
In general, China’s Additive Manufacturing market in 2021 showed a good development trend. It is believed that after the pandemic, Additive Manufacturing will be more innovative and more sustainable.
Outlook of 2022
According to the market observation of 3D Science Valley, overall speaking, the Chinese 3D printing market is very dynamic, and the development trend showed that the major players are more focused on full-process chain solutions around specific applications.
Taking the development of 3D printing in the Wuhan city area as an example, many entrepreneurs have emerged from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, including HUAKE 3D, WUHAN EASYMFG, ILASER, WUHAN TIANYU and so on.
Among them, WUHAN EASYMFG focuses on metal Binder Jetting Technology. For years, they have developed a solution to avoid nozzle blockage in order to improve stability of the machine and hence customer satisfaction. EASYMFG also focused on how to control sintering deformation, and how to cooperate with domestic upstream and downstream manufacturers to build up the entire supply chain solution.
ILASER focuses on the optimization and exploration of the complete ecological chain of equipment, materials, and design in the field of ceramic 3D printing. The aim is to meet the manufacturing needs of aerospace, medical, electronics, and scientific research. ILASER has spent years to visit their customers from the universities research laborites one by one. In 2022 and the future years, it is expected for ILASER to reap the fruits as the ceramic 3d printing has proven the potential for production purpose.
CNC removal process can cause material waste of sometimes to 70% to 90%. WUHAN TIANYU is trying to overcome this pain point by breaking the link of traditional forging and CNC machining. TIANYU developed the multi-field control laser/arc micro-casting, forging and milling integrated manufacturing technology for high-performance large metal components. A major breakthrough has been achieved in the processes for low-cost, high efficiency forming of large and complex high-performance parts.
According to the market research of 3D Science Valley and of domestic universities, China’s 3D printing market will have three development trends in 2022.
One development trend is to continue the fierce price fight in the low-end market and equipment. System suppliers will have to decide whether to give up part of the market segment or continue to “lose blood”. Or take the international route to the high-end market. This has become a daily topic in competitive strategy.
The second development trend is that the moat effect built by the ecological capacity begins to emerge. Examples are the digital full-process solution, or the process chain cultivation ushered in the later stage stable development. 2022 and the future will be the harvest years for those who pioneer the ecological capacity development.
The third trend belongs to the original innovation, which is related to the research and development of colleges and universities. For example, the Chinese company MENGZHIMO was born out of the Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. They focus on liquid metal flexible electronic additive manufacturing.
For the international companies who want to win the Chinese market, the best strategy will be localization. Be as close to the market as possible. Build up the own core competence in China, while staying open to adapt to the environment. And absorb the energy of the dynamic environment.
Overall speaking, the Chinese 3D printing market is very dynamic and very comprehensive. The environment will not only build up entrepreneurs from China, but also challenge the international companies to be stronger, faster, and adaptive. All of those will become an important foundation for the development of China 3D printing market in 2022 and in the future.
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