Global 3D Printing Powder Market Report by Powder Type (Plastic Powder, Metal Powder, Ceramic Powder, Glass Powder, Other Types), End User (Industry, Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, Medical, Architecture), Regions and Company Analysis 2024-2032

Global 3D Printing Powder Market Analysis

3D Printing Powder Market Definition

Known also as additive manufacturing powder, 3D printing powder is used in powder bed fusion of such technologies as SLS and EBM or selective laser sintering and electron beam melting, respectively. This comprises of thin layers of materials such as polymers, metals, ceramics or composites in which the imaging material is selectively melted and bonded in a layer by layer process depending on what the 3D digital model has prescribed. This surface topography unpackaged or sometimes referred to as powder bed acts as the printing platform and also supports the object during printing. This is done to the point of full forming where after each layer has been fused, powder is spread on the build platform before the next layering is carried out. Thus, this method allows the fabrication of complex SD components with high accuracy using 3D parts printing.

Perhaps the most overt similarity between 3D printing and cloning is the ability to take a computer model and make it a physical object. It is used across industries like autos, aerospace, and healthcare for its multiple benefits including sustainable energy, productivity, versatility, and personalization. This technology in in the automotive industry for modeling and especially prototyping purposes. As highlighted above, given it is fast, 3D printing is most appropriate for model making or prototyping. It can create a physical model of a component or sub assembly of an object that the invention will embody. It contributes to increased efficiency and effectiveness of new products in the car industry.

The upswing in use of 3D Printing technology in aerospace and defense industry is anticipated to create a huge growth for 3D Printing powder in the future years. In aerospace application, 3D printing is frequently employed for prototype development and creation of end products. Titanium, nickel, aluminium, cobalt chrome, and other metals are also used in the creation of the engine parts and structural members. Different companies operating in the aerospace industry embrace the use of the 3D printing technologies and drive the usage of the 3D printing powders. Airbus Helicopters, which is the helicopter producing company of the Airbus, began a 3D printing centre in Germany in October 2023. This Company is predicted to use metal and polymer additive manufacturing systems for prototyping and manufacture electric next generation systems.

Recent developments have seen increased utilization of 3D printing, which in turn, has seen individuals and organizations invest in the technology. In December 2023, Lithoz GmbH, an industry pioneer in advanced ceramics for Additive Manufacturing, partnered with the U. S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to extend research on Non-Oxide Ceramics Processing and AM by applying Lithoz’s 3D process.

The development of new materials in the 3D printing technology is improving the 3d printing powder market. In September 2023, the TII presented AMALLOY, a new aluminum alloy powder they formulated for additive manufacturing, at the AM Conclave conference held at Abu Dhabi. AMALLOY is intended for implementation on apparatus of laser beam powder bed fusion.

There has thus been established high demand of the 3D printing powder in different industries as a result of increased industrialization. The 3D printing powder was formerly employed in fabricating objects featuring increased mechanical strength by using it in aerospace as well as the automotive industries. This led the technology to spread to other fields including medical and healthcare products, consumer products, and the architectural fields.

The automotive industry is one of the major industries that applies this technology and it has a larger share in the end-user industries. In the past, the automotive industry in particular made use of this technology for rapid construction of prototyp editions of machines and small individual parts orders. Its usage is widespread across industries specifically in automotive industries, to produce lightweight parts for vehicles and for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs). This is the powders that are employed in a variety of AM processes across the 3D printing industry. It is principally applied in automotive systems, aerospace products, and military applications. This fourteenth kind of hardware constructs an object from the bottom up, by selectively depositing/incrementally adding successive thin layers of fine powder.

North America 3D Printing Powder Market

Currently in the United States of America and Canada, there is rising investment tension in the 3D printing industry, especially in advanced technologies startups and the government sectors. It is therefore believed to propel more market growth for 3D printing technology especially in the US market where the healthcare, aerospace, and automotive industries have greatly embraced this technology. The United States is one of the key active participants in the global market for 3D printing with large-scale investments in research. Also, adopting an investment fund for the development of 3D printing solutions for SMBs, ASTRO America is claimed to contribute to the attributed defense ecosystem while leveraging cutting-edge manufacturing approaches.

3D Printing Powders Company Analysis

Some prominent players in the 3D Printing Powders Market include Arkema, BASF SE, Evonik Industries AG, ExOne, GENERAL ELECTRIC, Höganäs AB, Sandvik AB, and Metalysis.

3D Printing Powders Company News

In October 2023, IperionX Limited secured an agreement for a provisional sum of US$11.5 Mn from the Export-Import Bank of the United States to develop its Titanium Production Facility in Halifax County, Virginia, U.S.

In June 2023, PyroGenesis Canada Inc., an advanced materials company specializing in metal powders for additive manufacturing, received its first order of titanium powder from an unnamed U.S.-based customer.

In December 2022, Amaero International Limited signed a joint venture agreement with Rabdan Industries for additive manufacturing and powder production in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Powder Type - Market is divided into 5 Viewpoints

1. Plastic Powder
2. Metal Powder
3. Ceramic Powder
4. Glass Powder
5. Other Types

End User – Market is divided into 5 Viewpoints

1. Industry
2. Automotive
3. Aerospace and Defense
4. Medical
5. Architecture

Geography – Market breakup in 25 viewpoints

North America

1. United States
2. Canada

Europe

1. France
2. Germany
3. Italy
4. Spain
5. United Kingdom
6. Belgium
7. Netherlands
8. Turkey

Asia Pacific

1. China
2. Japan
3. India
4. Australia
5. South Korea
6. Thailand
7. Malaysia
8. Indonesia
9. New Zealand

Latin America

1. Brazil
2. Mexico
3. Argentina

Middle East & Africa

1. South Africa
2. Saudi Arabia
3. United Arab Emirates

Company Covered by 4 viewpoints

• Overviews
• Recent Developments & Strategies
• Product Portfolio & Product Launch in Last 1 Year  
• Revenue

Key Players Analysis

1. Arkema
2. BASF SE
3. Evonik Industries AG
4. ExOne
5. GENERAL ELECTRIC
6. Höganäs AB
7. Sandvik AB
8. Metalysis

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