DUBLIN — (BUSINESS WIRE) — January 30, 2018 — The "3D Printing Materials 2017-2027: Status, Opportunities, Market Forecasts" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The 3D Printing Materials Market will Reach $24bn by 2027

This report covers the current status and future opportunities of materials for 3D printing. It contains many illustrative and analytical figures and tables plus profiles of 29 companies, from across the globe, who supply a wide variety of materials for 3D printing.

This new interest inspired developments in many technologies to 3D print a wider variety of materials. A brief overview of each of these technologies is outlined in this report. This report outlines the advantages and disadvantages of printing in different materials, the applications of each, and technical data on the properties of 3D printed materials, which often differ from their traditionally manufactured analogue.

These new materials mean there has been space for many new companies, and also many acquisitions by 3D printer manufacturers. Information on start-ups, closures, mergers and acquisitions is included.

No longer is 3D Printing used only for one-off pieces and prototypes, but for final part production of items with reduced and simplified assembly, quicker design iterations, greater design freedom, mass customisation and minimal material wastage. For these reasons, 3D Printing is already common in aerospace, orthopaedic, jewellery and dental sectors. Adoption is fast-growing in education, oil and gas, military, architecture, and medical research sectors.

This massive growth in the use and applications of 3D Printers is encouraging a massive growth in the market for 3D Printing Materials.

This report includes detailed state of the market, in terms of market value and volume, for:

• Photopolymers
• Thermoplastic filaments
• Thermoplastic powders
• Metal powders

The value chain for 3D printing materials is complicated because several major industrial printer manufacturers engage in "vendor lock-in" in a way analogous to 2D printers, but cheaper 3D printers allow the purchase of free market materials.

The chapter on the value chain clarifies the situation, and quantifies the markets at each stage of the chain. There are separate price projections and forecasts for these two approaches and for different end-user behaviours.

The report also includes discussions on developments for emerging materials including:

• Welding Wire
• Binders for metals, sand or plaster
• Metallic thermoplastic filaments
• Platinum-based Metallic Glass
• Gallium-Indium Alloy
• Ceramics
• Biomaterials
• Conductive thermoplastic filaments
• Conductive inks
• Conductive pastes
• Conductive photopolymers
• Graphene
• Carbon Fibre
• Silicone
• Regolith
• Wood
• Glass

This report gives financial data and forecasts to 2027 including:

• Materials market forecast by value
• Thermoplastics market forecast by value
• Photopolymers market forecast by value
• Materials market forecast by mass
• Thermoplastics market forecast by mass
• Photopolymers market forecast by mass

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction

3. Overview Of 3D Printing Technologies

4. Photopolymers