Respondents see materials reliability and sustainability as priority goals. 61% of respondents say that on-demand manufacturing is the most reliable and sustainable benefit delivered by 3D printing. 47% of users say that 3D printing reduces the need to use multiple resources, because some designs are impossible to achieve using traditional techniques. According to the results set out in this report, 59% of users want to be able to use more sustainable materials. This demand is being driven by the increasing number of bio-based materials that have been introduced in recent years. According to users, the three aspects of 3D printing reliability and sustainability that most need to be improved are: the availability of more options for recycling printed objects, the development of more sustainable materials, and greater progress in the reuse of powder using technologies like SLS.

Read the full survey at: stateof3dprinting.com 

About Sculpteo

Sculpteo, a pioneer and specialist in digital manufacturing, offers an online 3D printing service. Sculpteo provides an online platform to securely upload 3D files and select from 75+ materials and finishing options. Professional engineers and technicians produce parts on industrial 3D printing technologies before sending them to businesses and individuals worldwide. Based in Paris and San Francisco, Sculpteo offers on-demand 3D printing and manufacturing at a large scale for start-ups, SMEs, and design studios. Sculpteo offers its professional 3D printing service alongside its expert Design Studio to help businesses integrate additive manufacturing into their product development and production systems. Sculpteo was created in 2009 by Eric Carreel and Clément Moreau and is led by Alexandre d'Orsetti, former director of Sculpteo's design studio. BASF New Business GmbH acquired it in November 2019.

For more information: www.sculpteo.com

About BASF 3D Printing Solutions

BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, is a 100% subsidiary of BASF New Business GmbH. It focuses on establishing and expanding the business under the Forward AM brand with advanced materials, system solutions, components, and services in the field of 3D printing. BASF 3D Printing Solutions is organized into startup-like structures to serve customers in the dynamic 3D printing market. It cooperates closely with the global research platforms and application technologies of various departments at BASF and research institutes, universities, startups, and industrial partners. Potential customers are primarily companies that intend to use 3D printing for industrial manufacturing. Typical industries include automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods. 

For further information, please visit:  www.forward-am.com

Press contacts at Sculpteo

Jean-François Kitten - jfk@sculpteo.com +33(0) 6 11 29 30 28

Asmirian Albisson - a.albisson@licencek.com +33(0)7 88 07 94 89

Thérèse-Marie Communal - tm.communal@licencek.com +33(0)6 28 16 56 91