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April 17, 2015 • New York City

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Industry Industry growthgrowth

NewNew machines and business modelsmachines and business models

Importance of part Importance of part functionalityfunctionality

Use of AM for Use of AM for finalfinal productsproducts

Future Future potentialpotential

Estimates and forecasts Estimates and forecasts based onbased on 2020 years years

of hard dataof hard data

Views from Views from 7878 handhand--picked picked coco--authors in authors in 3131 countriescountries

Cooperation from Cooperation from 4040system manufacturers system manufacturers

and and 8787 service providersservice providers

$4.1B$4.1B in 2014in 2014CAGR: 35.2%CAGR: 35.2%

$2B$2B in productsin products

Source: Wohlers Report 2015Source: Wohlers Report 2015

2014 growth2014 growth

Quadrupled in Quadrupled in past past 55 yearsyears

productsproducts

Cumulative industrial (>$5K) unitsCumulative industrial (>$5K) units79,60279,602 machinesmachines

Source: Wohlers Report 2015Source: Wohlers Report 2015

2014: 2014: 30.1%30.1%growthgrowth toto

12,850 12,850 machinesmachines

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Desktop (<$5K) 3D printersDesktop (<$5K) 3D printers

Source: Wohlers Report 2015Source: Wohlers Report 2015

92.5%92.5% growth in 2014growth in 2014 139,584139,584

Laser Laser sinteringsintering

Hunan Hunan FarsoonFarsoonNorgeNorge

OpenSLSOpenSLSSintratecSintratec

Vat photoVat photo--polymerizationpolymerizationAsigaAsigaAutodeskAutodeskFormlabsFormlabsLightforgeLightforgeOld World LaboratoriesOld World LaboratoriesProdwaysProdwaysOthers Others

HP Multi Jet FusionHP Multi Jet Fusion

ASDA is offering ASDA is offering ““shapiesshapies”” in 10 in 10 UK supermarketsUK supermarkets

installed kiosks in two installed kiosks in two stores for creating and printing stores for creating and printing toystoys

Target offered an Target offered an exclusiveexclusive holiday holiday collection at its Shapeways Shopcollection at its Shapeways ShopMany Many onlineonline 3D design, model, and 3D design, model, and partpart--building service optionsbuilding service options

New businesses and business modelsNew businesses and business models

Source: Wohlers Report 2015Source: Wohlers Report 2015

Part functionality is keyPart functionality is key

““Hundreds of AM machines will be Hundreds of AM machines will be producing parts at Airbus within 5 years.producing parts at Airbus within 5 years.””

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ISO Technical ISO Technical Committee 261 on AMCommittee 261 on AM

ASTM Committee F42 ASTM Committee F42 on AM Technologieson AM Technologies

The FutureThe Future

Source: Wohlers Report 2015Source: Wohlers Report 2015

Future growthFuture growth

$7.3B$7.3B

$12.7B$12.7B

$21.2B$21.2BQuadrupling in Quadrupling in 55 years:years:

GrowthGrowth potentialpotentialGlobal manufacturing: Global manufacturing: $12.8 trillion$12.8 trillion

2% = 2% = $256 billion$256 billion5% = 5% = $640 billion$640 billion StrongStrong industryindustry--wide growthwide growth

SummarySummaryDifferencesDifferences between industrial and desktopbetween industrial and desktop

NewNew--generation machine generation machine technologytechnology

Organizations are Organizations are pushingpushing limits limits Future growthFuture growth potentialpotential

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