Proof Point
3D printing industry composed of printer and scanner manufacturers, material suppliers, software providers, community platforms, marketplaces and professional services
3D Printing Industry Map
Proof Point Findings
- Device Manufacturers – 3D printers for consumer, commercial and industrial use
- 3D Systems, Wasp 3D, RepRap, Stratasys, GE Additive, Hewlett-Packard, ExOne, Concept Laser, Voxeljet, Formlabs, Prusa Printers, LulzBot
- Materials – 3D printing filaments, such as metals, nylon, plastic, silicon, wax and polycarbonate
- Fillamentum, Stratasys, 3D-Fuel, 3Ddirect, Atomic Filament, Sculpteo, MatterHackers, ColorFabb, 3D-Filaments.com, 3D FilaPrint, 3D Prima, Makerbot, Faberdashery, Proto-Pasta, Formfutura
- Scanners – Analyzes and translates real-world object characteristics (e.g. shape, texture, and composition) into digital format
- FARO, Fuel3D, Ametek, Shining 3D, Hewlett-Packard, TopCon, Maptek, Artec 3D, Trimble, Leica Geosystems, Surphaser, 3D Digital Corp, Metrologic Instruments, NextEngine, Steinbichler, ShapeGrabber
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Design Software – Develops 3D models, either from scratch or using scanned objects
- Autodesk, SolidWorks, Sculpteo, Onshape, Blender Foundation, SketchUp, Lagoa, 3DSlash, FreeCAD, Pixologic, MeshMixer, Tinkercad
- Slicing Software – Slices 3D models into layers, format readable by 3D printers
- Printr, Simplify3D, Ultimaker, CraftUnique, Netfabb, Slic3r, OctoPrint, 3D Control Systems
- Collaboration Platforms – Online communities where users collaborate to make 3D models, share designs, and learn best practices
- Local Motors, Ultimaker, GrabCAD, Thingiverse, MyMiniFactory, Siemens, Modelo, 3YOURMIND
- Marketplaces – Platforms that enable 3D printing users to sell their 3D models and finished products to market
- 3DExport, Cults, Sketchfab, TurboSquid, Thingiverse, i.materialise, 3D Industri.es, Kraftwürx, 123D Gallery, CGTrader, Shapeways, 3D Burrito, GrabCAD, Cad Crowd, GitHub, Instructables, Azavy
- Services – Companies offering ideation and production services leveraging 3D printing technologies, useful for prototyping and small- to mid-scale product deployment
- Materialise, doob™, Sculpteo, Shapeways, 3D Creation Lab, 3D Hubs, Makexyz, Ponoko
