Recently, the global authority on 3 d printing industry research institution Wohlers Associates, Inc., released a report based on global increase material manufacture status. The size of the market, according to 3 d printing industry has $1 billion for two consecutive years, 2015 to $5.165 billion. Agency predicts to 2020 3 d printing market scale will reach 21.2 billion dollars.

According to the report, 3 d printing and desktop 3 d printer sales growth is most obvious. Metal 3 d printer sales huge growth rate reached 74% in 2013, two years later the market is still in a heated state, sales grew by 45% in 2015; Desktop 3 d printer sold about 160000 units in 2014, as of last year, has risen to 278000 units, but also continues to grow.

Downstream is broad application prospect in the field of continue to promote 3 d printing industry is one of the main causes of rapid growth. Statistics show that 2014 3 d printing industry downstream applications, the mechanical, consumer goods/electronics, automotive, aerospace, medical/dental five fields such as application share accounted for more than 10% in all.

Aviation giant airbus said recently, ready to set up a new 3 d printing center in Germany, the so-called "Aerospace Factory (Aerospace Factory)", will study all kinds of 3 d printing technology in the field of Aerospace application and promote its development. Airbus to explore in the field of 3 d printing is much more than that, in fact, the eads aircraft have been used in more than 1000 3 d printing parts. Super metal 3 d printing system MetalFAB1 listed three months is out of stock, airbus is the first client. Agency predicts 2014, the aerospace parts industry output value of about $150 billion, only 0.002% of 3 d printing in it, the future market space is huge.

In addition to airbus, honeywell thales, American GE aviation, France, Spain Aciturri airlines such as 3 d printing activity space. In the field of aerospace, 3 d printing is a manufacturing and technology revolution.

3 d printing in other downstream application in the field of development is also good news. In the field of medical treatment, RESTORATION, a European research project has developed a new 3 d printing can absorb biological ceramic materials, used in different parts of spine, knee and replaced the original use of metal implants; In the field of automobile, in 2015 the world's first super sports car "Blade" 3 d printing, 3 d printing solar concept car design concept car and 3 d printing, etc. Have been boarded the stage of the car.