Most Used 3D Printing Technologies

Most Used 3D Printing Technologies

Proof Point

Fused deposition modeling, selective laser sintering, and stereolithography most commonly used 3D printing technologies by Sculpteo survey respondents

Most Used 3D Printing Technologies

2017 (percentage of global respondents)

Note: Data based on Sculpteo’s 2017 State of Printing report that surveyed nearly 1,000 respondents from additive manufacturing industry in 62 countries

Proof Point Findings

  • 3D Printing – Process of creating physical objects from computer-generated three-dimensional models
  • Heat Extrusion Method – Fused deposition modeling, which applies heat to deposit material layer by layer, top used 3D printing technology, selected by 36% of professionals in Sculpteo survey
  • Laser Technologies – Other 3D printing technologies commonly used involve application of laser, such as selective laser sintering (33%) and stereolithography (25%)
  • Metal or Powder-Based Printing – Adoption rates lower for metal 3D printing techniques, including direct metal laser sintering (8%) and selective laser melting (4%), as well as powder-based methods, such as binder jetting (4%) and fusion jet (2%)
  • Key Growth Drivers – Include increasing awareness of 3D printing benefits (e.g. customization, convenience, and efficiency improvements), rapidly-advancing 3D printing technologies, discovery of new filaments, decreasing device and material costs, and improving 3D printing expertise

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Source

Date Last Updated

November 15, 2017

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