China's 3D printing industry has been developing for about 20 years, and now it has become a hot spot for major domestic companies to compete for investment, and has been advertised as the leader of the "third industrial revolution" by many media and industry professionals. However, under the prestigious name, it is actually difficult to deputy. In today's 3D industry, China's 3D printing industry is still in the initial stage of industrial development. Although the potential is huge, the market size is still small, and it needs to be further explored in terms of business models, product consumables, and integration with traditional industries.
At present, domestic 3D printing is mainly concentrated in the fields of home appliances and consumer electronics, mold testing, medical and dental orthodontics, cultural creativity and cultural relics restoration, automobiles and other vehicles, and aerospace. According to the “3D Printing Industry Market Demand and Investment Potential Analysis Report†released by the Prospective Industry Research Institute, the market size of China's 3D printers reached US$161 million in 2012. By 2016, the scale of China's 3D printing industry reached US$1.187 billion (approximately 80). RMB 100 million), with a compound growth rate of 49%.
Chart 1: 2012-2017 China and global 3D printing industry scale analysis (unit: billion US dollars, %)
Source: Gartner Prospective Industry Research Institute
At present, China's 3D printing technology development faces many challenges. It is generally in the initial stage of industrialization of emerging technologies. The future 3D printing technology is most likely to take the lead in large-scale industrialization in the United States and China. The development of 3D printing technology industry has risen to the national strategy of the United States. Although China has not yet issued a national strategy, the competent authorities are actively formulating relevant industry support policies, and the Ministry of Science and Technology has incorporated 3D printing technology into the National 863 Program.
Figure 2: Main performance of China's 3D printing in its infancy Source: Prospective Industry Research Institute
2017 China 3D printing industry application situation
The field of 3D printing applications is extensive. The distribution of 3D printing in the downstream application industry and specific application areas reflects the advantages and characteristics of this technology. It also reflects the limitations of this technology and the areas that need to be improved in the development process.
At present, with the corresponding maturity of 3D printing technology in China, there is a high demand for 3D printing in many applications in the biomedical industry, aerospace industry, mechanical equipment industry, automobile industry and other industries. For the time being, from domestic In the downstream application of the 3D printing industry, 3D printing equipment is widely used in consumer goods/electronics, medical, industrial equipment, automotive, and aerospace industries.
Figure 3: Downstream application of China's 3D printing industry in 2016 (unit: %)
Source: Prospective Industry Research Institute
China's 3D printing development prospects in 2020 forecast China's policy support for 3D printing is outstanding: The National Additive Manufacturing Development Promotion Plan (2015-2016) focuses on the formation of 2-3 additive manufacturing enterprises with strong international competitiveness. Establish 5-6 additive manufacturing technology innovation centers, improve support policies, and form a relatively complete industry standard system. In view of the support of industrial policies and fiscal policies, the Forward-looking Industrial Research Institute initially estimated that the size of China's 3D printing market could reach US$2.25 billion in 2018 and reach US$8 billion in 2022.
Chart 4: China's 3D printing market size forecast chart for 2017-2023 (unit: billion US dollars)
Source: Prospective Industry Research Institute
Based on the technical characteristics and development status of the 3D printing industry, we believe that the following trends in the development of the 3D printing industry are as follows:
1, 3D printing personal consumption to maintain rapid growth With the rise of "personal manufacturing", in the personal consumption field, the 3D printing industry is expected to maintain a relatively high growth rate. It helps to drive the demand for desktop 3D printing devices for personal use; it also promotes the consumption of upstream printing materials (mainly based on photosensitive resins and plastics).
2, 3D printing metal materials continue to deepen in the field of industrial consumption, due to the continuous development of 3D printing metal materials, and the wide application of metal itself in industrial manufacturing. It is expected that 3D printing equipment with laser metal sintering as the main forming technology will achieve relatively rapid development in future industrial applications. In the short to medium term, applications in this area will continue to focus on product design and tool manufacturing.
3. The professional sub-union in the industrial chain is further deepened At this stage, the main 3D printing companies generally have a comprehensive form of material supply, equipment manufacturing and printing services. This is due to the technical promotion and market size constraints in the early stages of industrial development. In the long run, professional links will occur in all aspects of the industry chain: professional material suppliers and printing companies will emerge, and product design services will be transferred independently or to downstream consumer companies. 3D printing is expected to translate into a true tool platform.
4. The domestic 3D printing market has broad prospects The promotion and application of domestic 3D printing technology is still in its infancy, and there are broad development prospects in both industrial applications and personal consumption. For the industrial sector, domestic laser cladding technology has certain advantages, which contributes to the development of 3D printing equipment manufacturing and printing services using laser sintering as a molding technology. For the personal consumption field, the speed of application promotion depends on the improvement of the technology awareness of 3D printing, as well as the development of related auxiliary platforms, such as software design and production file libraries.
In light of the above-mentioned characteristic trends, from the perspective of industry development, there is a huge potential development space for the entire 3D printing industry chain. In terms of future long-term demand growth, the Prospective Industry Research Institute is relatively optimistic about the manufacturing of upstream printing materials and personal 3D printing equipment. As far as the former is concerned, on the basis of the continuous promotion of generalized technical standards, the development of specialized material supply enterprises is the general trend. From personal consumption to industrial manufacturing, no matter which field leads to rapid growth, the demand for consumables is essential.
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