innovation stories: 3d printing companies

INNOVATION STORIES: 3D PRINTING COMPANIES

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What is 3D printing?3D Printing, or more broadly, additive manufacturing, is the process of building objects layer-by-layer instead of using a mold or removing material from a larger block. This allows for radically new part architectures, decreased costs, reduced weight, and shorter time to production.

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1983Chuck Hull, co-founder of 3D Systems, inventsstereolithography (SLA)

1989Scott and Lisa Crump,co-founders of Stratasys, invent and patent “fused deposition modeling”

19923D Systems makes thefirst commercial sale of a stereolithographymachine.

https://3dprint.com/72171/first-3d-printer-chuck-hullhttps://www.cta.tech/News/Blog/Articles/2014/February/The-History-of-3D-Printing.aspx

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2001 Luke Massella becomes the first patient to receive a bioprinted bladder, made from his own cells.

2007Objet launches the ObjetConnex, the first 3D printer capable of printing an object with multiple materials.

2007The RepRap Project releases Darwin, the first self replicating printer,using open-source software.

https://www.cta.tech/News/Blog/Articles/2014/February/The-History-of-3D-Printing.aspx

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2009The patent for “fused deposition modeling” expires, which helps the industry take off.

2009MakerBot starts selling DIY kits to make your own 3D printer.

2011The first car with a 3D printed body, Urbee, is co-created by Kor Ecologicand Stratasys.

https://www.cta.tech/News/Blog/Articles/2014/February/The-History-of-3D-Printing.aspx

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2011An 83-year-old woman becomes the first recipient of a 3D printed jaw.

2013 UPS begins to offer in-store 3D printing services.

2016GE acquires two metal 3D printing companies, Arcam and SLM Solutions, for $1.4 billion.

https://www.cta.tech/News/Blog/Articles/2014/February/The-History-of-3D-Printing.aspxhttp://fortune.com/2016/09/19/ups-expands-3d-printing/http://www.geaviation.com/press/other/other_20160906.html

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Despite its long history…we believe the 3D printing opportunity has only just begun!

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3D printing took 20 years to reach a market value of $1 billion, only 5 years to reach $2 billion, and analysts project it will grow 400% over the next 10 years, (as seen below).


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BENEFITS OF 3D PRINTING

• Higher productivity

• Lower costs

• More agility

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There are many companies in the 3D printing industry who will benefit as the technology progresses…

PLAYERS IN THE 3D PRINTING INDUSTRY


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MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

The final frontier of 3D printing should be the finished product market – an additional $500 billion opportunity!


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• Aerospace & Aviation

• Automotive

• Health Care

• Retail

USE CASES

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AEROSPACE & AVIATION

Airbus expects 3D printing to bring 50% weight savings and 60-70% cost savings for aircraft parts.

A320 planes could save 465,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions a year – equivalent of taking 96,000 cars off the road.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2490930/enterprise-applications-3d-printing-makes-its-move-into-production.html

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AUTOMOTIVE

Ford 3D printed over 500,000 parts over the last decade (molds and prototypes)… savingbillions of dollars and millions of labor hours.

https://corporate.ford.com/innovation/building-in-the-automotive-sandbox.html

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HEALTH CARE U.S. hearing aid industry converted to 100% 3D printing in less than 500 days… Not one firm that stuck to traditional manufacturing methods is around today.

https://hbr.org/2015/05/the-3-d-printing-revolution

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RETAIL

Adidas created the Futurecraft, 3D printed running shoe midsole, which can be tailored to the needs of an individual’s foot.

http://www.materialise.com/en/cases/adidas-futurecraft-ultimate-3d-printed-personalized-shoe

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As the manufacturing industry faces increased pressure to cut costs and gain efficiencies, 3D printing provides the core value propositions of: higher productivity, better agility, and lower costs.


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To learn more about 3D printing and its long-term growth opportunities, download our free white paper:

3D Printing: A Disruptive Innovation In Its Infancywww.ark-invest.com/whitepapers

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IMAGE WORK CITED

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratasys#/media/File:Stratasys_logo.png

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/armymedicine/14441713519

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Urbee_fig1.jpg

http://www.worldrecordacademy.com/medical/img/112714-2_first_3D_printed_jaw_transplant_LayerWise.jpg

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http://www.airbusgroup.com/int/en/news-media/media~item=jcr%3Ae85bbeb1-2512-46aa-a3d8-f5f8c852b475~.html

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2013/12/12/ford_s-3d-printed-auto-parts-save-millions--boost-quality.html

http://www.materialise.com/en/cases/adidas-futurecraft-ultimate-3d-printed-personalized-shoe

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2013/07/08/the-3d-printing-revolution-you-have-not-heard-about/

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Printing_with_a_3D_printer_at_Makers_Party_Bangalore_2013_12.JPG

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