Conor McGeehin

Nov 14, 2023 | additivemanufacturingresearch.com | Scott Dunham |Conor McGeehin

What sectors are showing best opportunities this next year in metal AM? Demand for metal AM is in a bit of an unsteady period while the global economy and the AM market shake out a bit over the next several quarters. What needs to be understood is that for the longest time, there’s only really been one widely commercially accepted metal additive process (metal powder bed fusion and its variants), and everything beyond that was niche with appeal only to very specific use cases and customers.

Nov 14, 2023 | additivemanufacturingresearch.com | Lawrence Gasman |Conor McGeehin

In SmarTech Analysis’ new report, “The Market for Lasers in the Additive Manufacturing Sector: 2019-2028” we analyze how multilaser machines are having a positive impact throughout the AM supply chain from laser manufacturers, who get to sell more lasers as the result of multilaser machines, to the 3D printer suppliers themselves.

Nov 14, 2023 | additivemanufacturingresearch.com | Scott Dunham |Conor McGeehin

Over the past quarter, SmarTech has been releasing a series of insightful data-backed market insight briefs on various sectors of the metal additive manufacturing market, focusing on specific types of metals which are driving (or expected to drive) metal AM over the next decade. The release of these shorter, material-specific briefs will culminate in the release of our full-fledged metal additive manufacturing research study which has helped guide the metal AM industry over the past five years.

Nov 14, 2023 | additivemanufacturingresearch.com | Conor McGeehin

In 3D printing, its common to get big news weekly.  At least, that’s been the trend the past eight years (as long as I have been in this industry). Probably the biggest recent news in 3D printing was the latest funding round closed by Carbon, in which $260M was pledged by various big-name groups, bringing the company’s total fundraising since its inception to a reported $680M+. This poses several questions which perhaps could be best summarized by a broader one –is Carbon really a startup anymore?

Nov 14, 2023 | additivemanufacturingresearch.com | Scott Dunham |Conor McGeehin

In just a few short years, 3D printing of aluminum has gone from something that was seen as a relatively challenging feat without a whole lot of commercial activity outside of a few users who had perfected some ‘black magic’ additive manufacturing (AM) expertise with the metal, to one of the fastest growing metal groups in additive manufacturing in 2018. Demand for aluminum additive solutions isn’t slowing down, and growth is likely going to continue ramping up.