Makerbot是3D印刷的全球领导者，以及Strotasys有限公司的子公司，释放了新的3D打印趋势报告，其中包括多个行业的专业人士的1,200多个回应，包括航空航天，工业品，军事和国防。医疗和汽车。报告中的主要发现表明，近四分之三（74％）的受访者计划在2021年投资3D印刷技术，规划50％的规划高达100,000美元。
“These findings confirm what we have known for some time – and that is the potential of 3D printing to transform business operations,” said Nadav Goshen, CEO, MakerBot. “When faced with the kind of challenges that businesses have had to contend with over the last 12 months, it is not unusual to see them cut all but the most critical capital expenditure. However, this is clearly not the case with 3D printing. While COVID-19 impacted the business operations of nearly 70% of the respondents, 56% said that it did not impact their investment plans in 3D printing. In fact, when respondents were asked what their investment plans were for next year, 74% stated that they still had plans to invest in 3D printing. This is an incredibly positive response which, we believe, signals growing confidence in 3D printing’s ability to improve resilience, responsiveness and, ultimately, the profitability of business operations.”
MakerBot 3D打印趋势报告的其他主要结果包括：
• Customization is the number one reason respondents use 3D printing. Respondents wanted the ability to create custom, low-to-mid-volume production parts (68%) and print complex geometries (57%).
•但是，3D打印继续在研究和设计阶段发挥更大的作用。概念建模（70％），功能原型（66％），以及研发（44％）是受访者的主要应用。
•在选择3D打印机时，打印质量和打印机性能是顶部因素。打印机仅与其3D印刷部件一样好。受访者表示尺寸准确性（61％）和可靠性（65％）是影响其打印机选择的顶部因素。
• FDM 3D printers are king. While there are a variety of 3D printing technologies, FDM remains the most frequently used. The majority of respondents (77%) use FDM/FFF 3D printers in their repertoire, while 27% use SLA technology. Unsurprisingly, plastics (93%) and resins (25%) were the main materials used.
• Costs and technical expertise are major barriers to implementing 3D printing. 53% of respondents say that lack of budget is preventing them from fully utilizing 3D printing, while 29% cite lack of technical expertise.
•受访者期望在未来3 - 5年内开发技术，材料和应用。61％的受访者希望出现更多材料，而58％期望使用该技术减少的成本。
“We are pleased to release the MakerBot 3D Printing Trend Report, our first report on the trends and factors that are impacting the use of 3D printing. 3D printing has come a long way since the early days of the technology in the 1980s. But as the technology moves from prototyping to production, we expect to see the expansion of its use and applications continue to grow at an exponential rate. As a supplier, we believe it is our responsibility to look at these behaviors to better understand the needs of users and, thus, be able to deliver better products and services,” added Goshen.
关于这项研究
MakerBot surveyed over 1,200 professionals who are in its global network, from August 21-26, 2020. Respondents were based in North America (50%), Europe (20%), Asia (13%), Oceania (6%), Latin America (4%) South America (4%), Africa (2%), and the Middle East (1%). Respondents represented more than 20 industries, including Military & Defense, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical & Dental, Industrial Goods, Arts & Entertainment, and Consumer Goods. Job roles varied, with 37% in engineering or development, 20% in design, 9% in print / lab operations, 9% in senior management roles, 7% in production or manufacturing, 1% in procurement, 1% in supply chain operations, and 16% in other roles across their organization.
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