Key Findings

Key Findings (continued)

Executive Summary—Introduction to 3-D Printing

Executive Summary—3-D Printing vs. Traditional Manufacturing

Executive Summary—Year of Impact: Key Application Sectors

Executive Summary—Major 3-D Printing Technologies

Executive Summary—Value Chain of 3-D Printing Industry

Executive Summary—How is 3-D Printing being Monetized: Key Business Models

Executive Summary—3-D Printing Business Model Comparison

Executive Summary—3-D Printing: Key Supply Chain Models

Executive Summary—3-D Printing Market Potential

Executive Summary—3-D Printing Industry Adoption Map

Executive Summary—3-D Printing and its Impact on Key Economies

Executive Summary—3-D Printing: Key Transformational Shifts

Executive Summary—4-D Printing is Next

Research Scope

Research Aims and Objectives

Key Questions the Study will Answer

Research Background

Research Methodology—From Macro to Micro

Research Methodology

Introduction to 3-D Printing

3-D Printing vs. Traditional Manufacturing

Year of Commercial Impact—Key Application Sectors

Key Attributes of 3-D Printing

Crowdsourcing and 3-D Printing

Crowdsourcers Leading the Change

On-demand Production and 3-D Printing

Small-batch Manufacturing and 3-D Printing

Mass Customization and 3-D Printing

Major 3-D Printing Technologies

Comparative Analysis of 3-D Printing Technologies

3-D Printing Materials—Process and Application Mapping

Stereolithography

3-D Printing Technology—Patent Landscape

4-D Printing is Next

3-D Printing Going Mainstream

3-D Printing Going Mainstream—Consumer Application

Price Trend Comparison—3-D Printers vs. 2-D printers

3-D Printers to Replace Compute Numeric Control (CNC) Machines

Personal 3-D Printers—Domestic Use of 3-D Printing

Comparison of Personal 3-D Printers

Value Chain of 3-D Printing Industry

How is 3-D Printing Being Monetized—Key Business Models

3-D Printing Business Model Comparison

In-house 3-D Printing—Factory Blueprint

In-house 3-D Printing—Ford and General Electric

Contract Manufacturing Model—Working Model

Case Study: Contract Manufacturing Model—Rapid Processing Solutions Inc.

3-D Printing as a Service—Example: Shapeways, Sculpteo

Case Study: Retail 3-D Printing—Cubify

Impact of 3-D Printing on Supply Chain

3-D Printing—Key Supply Chain Models

Mapping Business Models Against the Supply Chain Models

3-D Printing Market Potential

3-D Printing Market Potential (continued)

3-D Printer Shipments

3-D Printing Market—Investment Scenario

3-D Printing Market—Investment Scenario (continued)

3-D Printing and its Impact on Key Economies

3-D Printing and its Impact on Key Economies (continued)

Industrial 3-D Printers

3-D Printing Industry Adoption Map

Key Industries Using 3-D Printing

Case Study: Urbee—The World’s 1st 3-D-printed Car

Case Study—3-D Printing in Aerospace

Case Study—3-D Printing in Healthcare Industry

Case Study—3-D Printing in Personal Accessories Industry

3-D Printing—Key Transformational Shifts

3-D Printing—Strategic Recommendations and Conclusions

Legal Disclaimer

On-demand Production and 3-D Printing

3-D Printing in Education

Case Study—3-D Printing in Education

Challenges for 3-D Printing to Go Mainstream

Key Implications of 3-D Printing Industrialization

List of Companies by Value Chain Role