APPLICATIONS 111
COMMERCIAL STATUS 111
GLASS 111
MATERIALS 111
Translucent Glass 111
Transparent Glass 111
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 111
APPLICATIONS 112
COMMERCIAL STATUS 112
SANDSTONE 112
MATERIALS 112
Laybrick 112
Full-Color Sandstone 112
Artificial Coral 112
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 113
APPLICATIONS 113
COMMERCIAL STATUS 113
PHARMACEUTICAL PRECURSORS 114
MATERIALS 114
FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES 114
Reactionware 114
Molecular Tweezers 115
Other Technologies 115
COMMERCIAL STATUS 116
CHAPTER 10 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 118
FIGURE 30 MAJOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, 2013 (%) 118
TABLE 31 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MERGER AND ACQUISITION
TRANSACTIONS 119
FIGURE 31 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PRODUCERS BY COMPANY
TYPE (%) 119
FIGURE 32 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PRODUCERS BY REGION (%) 120
CHAPTER 11 COMPANY PROFILES 122
3D INK 122
3D SYSTEMS CORP. 122
3DOM FILAMENTS LTD. 122
3D THERMOPLASTICS 123
ADEKA CORP. 123
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY 123
AMERICAN GRAPHITE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 124
ARCAM AB 124
AREVO LABS 124
ARGILLASYS LTD. 124
ASIGA 125
B9CREATIONS LLC 125
BASF SE 125
BOLSON MATERIALS INC. 125
BUCKTOWN POLYMERS 126
CHOC EDGE LTD. 126
CMET INC. 126
COLORFABB 127
CONCEPT LASER GMBH 127
DELTAMED GMBH 127
DESIGN FOR CRAFT 127
D-MEC 128
DWS SYSTEMS 128
EMERGING OBJECTS CORP. 128
ENVISIONTEC GMBH 129
EOS GMBH 129
ERASTEEL 129
ESSTECH INC. 129
ESUN INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 130
EXONE COMPANY 130
FORMLABS INC. 130
GRAFOID 131
GRAPHENE 3D LABS INC. 131
GUANGDONG SUNTEC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 131
HOGANAS AB 132
ISQUARED GMBH 132
KDI POLYMER SPECIALISTS LTD. 132
KEVVOX 133
LIFENG INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. 133
LITHOZ GMBH 133
LPW TECHNOLOGY LTD. 134
MADESOLID 134
MAKERGEAR LLC 134
MAKERJUICE LLC 135
METALYSIS LTD. 135
NANO3D BIOSCIENCES INC. 135
NATURAL MACHINES 136
NEW IMAGE PLASTICS 136
NOVA POLYMERS 136
OPTOMEC 136
ORBI-TECH 137
ORGANOVO HOLDINGS INC. 137
OXFORD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS 137
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES 138
RAINBOW BIOSCIENCES 138
RAPID SHAPE GMBH 138
RBCOR 139
RECREUS 139
REEF ARABIA 139
REGENHU LTD. 139
ROYAL DSM N.V. 140
S3D INNOVATIONS 140
SANDVIK MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY 140
SARTOMER COMPANY INC. 140
SIRUI DI (WUHAN) 3D PRINTER SUPPLIES CO. LTD. 141
STICK FILAMENT 141
SOLIDSCAPE 141
SPOT-A MATERIALS 142
STRATASYS LTD. 142
SUSTAINABLE OCEANS INTERNATIONAL 142
TETHON 3D 143
TLS TECHNIK GMBH & CO. 143
TWOBEARS 143
VDM ALLOYS 143
VIRIDIS3D 144
VILLAGE PLASTICS CO. 144
WEISTEK 144
WINBO INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 145
CHAPTER 12 PATENT ANALYSIS 147
PATENTS BY MATERIAL TYPE 147
FIGURE 33 U.S. THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL-RELATED PATENTS BY
MATERIAL TYPE (% OF TOTAL PATENTS/NUMBER OF PATENTS) 147
PATENT PORTFOLIOS 147
FIGURE 34 U.S. THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL-RELATED PATENT
ASSIGNEES (% OF TOTAL PATENTS/NUMBER OF PATENTS) 148
SAMPLE PATENTS 149
ENCODED CONSUMABLE MATERIALS AND SENSOR ASSEMBLIES FOR USE
IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 149
THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIORESORBABLE SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE
ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS 149
LOW-VISCOUS, RADIATION CURABLE FORMULATION, PARTICULARLY FOR
THE STEREO-LITHOGRAPHICAL PRODUCTION OF EARPIECE 149
MATERIAL SYSTEM FOR USE IN THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 150
DETOXIFICATION OF SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION MATERIALS 150
WETTING AGENT FOR INFILTRATED ALUMINUM PREFORMS 151
METAL POWDER COMPOSITION FOR LASER SINTERING 151
LIST OF TABLES
SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
MATERIAL TYPE, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 7
TABLE 1 THERMOPLASTICS AND POLYMERS USED IN THREE- DIMENSIONAL
PRINTING 11
TABLE 2 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 12
TABLE 3 CERAMICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 12
TABLE 4 METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 13
TABLE 5 OTHER MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 13
TABLE 6 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 16
TABLE 7 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER
SECTOR, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 18
TABLE 8 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY REGION,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 19
TABLE 2 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 23
TABLE 3 CERAMICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 23
TABLE 9 COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTICS, 2014 27
TABLE 10 THERMOPLASTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL PROVIDERS,
2014 35
TABLE 11 THERMOPLASTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE APPLICATIONS 37
TABLE 12 THERMOPLASTICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 46
TABLE 13 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED THERMOPLASTIC MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 49
TABLE 14 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPLICATION PHOTOPOLYMER SUPPLIERS,
2014 55
TABLE 15 PHOTOPOLYMER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE APPLICATIONS 59
TABLE 16 PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 64
TABLE 17 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED PHOTOPOLYMER MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 66
TABLE 18 CERAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, 2014 72
TABLE 19 CERAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING END-USE APPLICATIONS 74
TABLE 20 CERAMIC MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 78
TABLE 21 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED CERAMIC MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 80
TABLE 22 METAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 85
TABLE 23 METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET, THROUGH
2019 ($ MILLIONS) 92
TABLE 24 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED METAL MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 94
TABLE 25 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
TYPE, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 97
TABLE 26 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 98
TABLE 27 WAX AND WAX-LIKE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL
PROVIDERS, 2014 100
TABLE 28 GRAPHENE PROPERTIES 102
TABLE 29 'COMPANIES DEVELOPING GRAPHENE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
MATERIALS, 2014 103
TABLE 30 BIO-INK DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES, 2014 106
TABLE 31 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MERGER AND ACQUISITION
TRANSACTIONS 119
LIST OF FIGURES
SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
MATERIAL TYPE, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 7
FIGURE 1 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET, 2013-2019 ($
MILLIONS) 15
FIGURE 2 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE,
2013-2019 (%) 16
FIGURE 3 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER
SECTOR, 2013-2019 (%) 18
FIGURE 4 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY REGION,
2013-2019 (%) 19
FIGURE 5 GLOBAL THERMOPLASTICS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
MARKET, 2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 44
FIGURE 6 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
TYPE, 2013 (%) 45
FIGURE 7 THERMOPLASTIC CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2013-2019 (%) 46
FIGURE 8 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) 47
FIGURE 9 THREE-DIMENSIONAL THERMOPLASTIC CONSUMPTION BY END-USER
SEGMENT, 2013-2019 (% OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION) 49
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL PHOTOPOLYMERS USED IN THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
MARKET, 2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 62
FIGURE 11 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER PRINTING MATERIALS MARKET BY
TYPE, 2013 (%) 63
FIGURE 12 PHOTOPOLYMER CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2013-2019 (%) 64
FIGURE 13 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) 65
FIGURE 14 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOPOLYMER CONSUMPTION BY END-USER
SEGMENT, 2013-2019 (%) 66
FIGURE 15 GLOBAL CERAMIC MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
MARKET, 2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 76
FIGURE 16 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
MATERIAL TYPE, 2013 (%) 77
FIGURE 17 CERAMIC CONSUMPTION BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2013-2019 (%) 78
FIGURE 18 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013 (%) 79
FIGURE 19 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CERAMIC MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY END-USER
SECTOR, 2013-2019 (%) 80
FIGURE 20 GLOBAL METALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MARKET,
2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 91
FIGURE 21 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE, 2013
(%) 91
FIGURE 22 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY TYPE,
2013-2019 (%) 92
FIGURE 23 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY END-USER
SECTOR, 2013 (%) 93
FIGURE 24 THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAL PRINTING MATERIAL CONSUMPTION BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013-2019 (%) 94
FIGURE 25 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
TYPE, 2013-2019 (%) 97
FIGURE 26 GLOBAL OTHER THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET BY
END-USER SECTOR, 2013-2019 (%) 98
FIGURE 27 GLOBAL WAX THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL MARKET,
2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 101
FIGURE 28 GLOBAL GRAPHENE MATERIALS USED IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
MARKET, 2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 104
FIGURE 29 GLOBAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOPRINTING MATERIAL MARKET,
2013-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 108
FIGURE 30 MAJOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, 2013 (%) 118