Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing (AM) transforms how manufacturers design and build parts, unlocking new geometries and materials. Already used in industries like aerospace and medical, it enhances production by complementing traditional methods. With a global market nearing $11 billion and strong growth projected, AM is driving innovation and reshaping manufacturing's future.

  • Additive revolutionizes the way manufactures can design and build parts. Entirely new geometries and materials are available now to manufacturers.
  • IMTS puts additive alongside other production technologies and shows who it can supplement and support manufacturers in production.
  • Additive is already being used in production with industries as diverse as aerospace and medical both making use of the technology in producing parts.
  • Global Industrial AM market size is estimated to be around ~$11 billion. Service providers make up the majority of the market, followed by materials and then industrial systems.
  • From 2018-2023, industrial AM market grew with a CAGR of 13.7% and is projected to grow with a CAGR of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • The North American Industrial AM Hardware market sits at nearly $1 billion, after 11.2% annual growth from 2020-2023

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The ETC Tackles Automation, Efficiency, Agility, and Productivity at IMTS

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The Story of Strati: 3D Printing a Car

At IMTS 2014, a group from industry, a government national laboratory, tech, and AMT got together to do something that had never been done: print a drivable car at IMTS.

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