Outlook of 3D Printing Market M&A , Investments, and Patents

The 3D printing market reached USD 4.98 Billion in 2015, reflecting a year-over-year (Y-o-Y) growth rate of 27.98% over the previous year. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 28.46% between 2016 and 2022. The market is expected to be driven by factors, such as ease of developing customized products, benefits of 3D printing, and government investments in 3D printing projects.

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Some of the major companies, operating in the 3D printing market, included in the report are 3D Systems Corporation (U.S.), Stratasys Ltd. (U.S.), ExOne (U.S.), Voxeljet AG (Germany), Arcam AB (Sweden), SLM Solutions GmbH (Germany), EOS GmbH (Germany), EnvisionTEC GmbH (Germany), Materialise NV (Belgium), Concept Laser GmbH (Germany), Autodesk, Inc. (U.S.), and Koninklijke DSM N.V. (Netherlands) among others..

The increasing advancement in technology, improvement in material science, and software development resulted in several companies entering the 3D printing space. Several companies raised funds to develop new technologies to materialize this potential revolution. Investments were flown into companies across various segments of 3D printing, such as 3D printer manufacturers, materials manufacturers, software developers, and service bureaus.

The number of funding transactions and the aggregate amount of funds raised increased significantly from 2010 to 2015 and are expected to further increase in 2016. Several start-up companies have pooled a significant amount of investment through crowd funding activities and private investors.

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The growing investments in the 3D printing market would help nurture the technologies to be part of the next industrial manufacturing revolution

The major investments in the 3D printing market have helped these technologies to be a part of the next industrial manufacturing technologies. These technologies have found various applications in the field of automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and industrial manufacturing, among others. The urge for newer and advanced technologies has helped investments grow at a high pace. In 2015, the largest investment received was by Carbon 3D which raised USD 100.0 million in the series C round of funding to enter into the production of 3D printing from the prototyping phase.

Patent filings have been a crucial part of the growth in the 3D printing market

The increasing preference for filing of patents in the 3D printing market has helped increase the R&D in this market. Companies have been eager to file patents related to 3D printing technologies. The U.S. has been the leading country in patent filings. Japan and China were the major nations in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of patent filings owing to the established electronics market and increasing adoption of 3D printing technologies. However, the expiry of major patents in SLS and SLA technologies spurred the growth of new entrants in the market.

The increased acquisitions in the 3D printing space would help enhance the portfolio of the acquirer companies

There was a significant increase in the number of acquisitions undertaken by major 3D printing companies, 3D Systems Corporation (U.S.) and Stratasys Ltd. (U.S.). These companies have targeted almost all the companies in the 3D printing value chain from startups and established players developing new technologies to material manufacturers, hardware manufacturers, software developers, and service providers. 3D Systems, one of the major players in the 3D printing market, acquired about 48 companies since 2010, while Stratasys Ltd. (U.S.) acquired 10 companies during the same period.

The scope of the report covers detailed information regarding M&A, investments, and patents published in the 3D printing market from 2010 to the first quarter of 2016. A brief analysis of the key players has been done to provide insights into their mergers & acquisitions, patent filings, and private equity investments associated with the 3D printing market M&A .