Wohlers Associates Releases 2016 Report

Wohlers Associates has released the latest version of its annual report of the additive manufacturing industry worldwide. It offers a look at the latest trends in AM and is in its 21st year of publication.

According to Wohlers Report 2016, the additive manufacturing industry, consisting of all AM products and services worldwide, grew 25.9% (CAGR) to $5.165 billion in 2015. The CAGR for the previous three years was 33.8%. Over the past 27 years, the CAGR for the industry is an impressive 26.2%. Input was collected from 51 industrial system manufacturers, 98 service providers, 15 third-party material producers and a handful of low-cost desktop 3D printer manufacturers.

The firm reports that despite challenges, growth continued in many segments of the diverse industry, particularly in metal AM and the desktop 3D printer segments. In 2015, 62 manufacturers sold industrial-grade AM systems (valued at more than $5,000), compared to 49 in 2014, and twice as many as the 31 companies that sold industrial systems in 2011.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.