增材製造 (AM) 后处理：市场分析和预测

随着材料和打印技术的改进，即使采用增材製造 (AM) 的当前成本和技术，新应用也触手可及。推动这一过程的因素之一是支持各种打印方法的后处理技术的成熟度。到目前为止，AM 仅占整个终端产品製造市场的一小部分，但其份额仍在继续增长。

几乎所有 3D 打印作业都需要一定程度的后处理来去除支撑物、多余的粉末或底层硬化。然而，该行业正在发展针对 AM 零件已知缺点的特定打印操作，例如表面粗糙度和材料性能。

本报告分析了全球增材製造 (AM) 后处理市场（清洁、着色、表面处理、固化、热处理等），发现 3D 打印是一个重要但被忽视的后处理市场。我们调查如何强调，市场的主要机遇和挑战，行业的基本结构，整体市场规模和增长率的趋势展望，以及主要公司的概况。

内容

第一章后处理的必要性

• 后处理的作用
• 后处理的可持续性
• 后处理中的金属和聚合物
• AM 后处理业务的形成因素
  • 创造后处理价值
  • 后处理带来的多种收入来源
  • 后处理行业结构演变
• 本报告中使用的研究方法

第 2 章主要製造趋势对后处理空间的影响

• 自动化
• 可持续性
• 环保增材製造/后处理技术
• 打印部件的使用寿命
• 自定义

第 3 章：增材製造 (AM) 中的后处理机会

• 3D 打印生产中的后处理
• 通过后处理创造价值：时间和成本的重要性
• 跨材料和技术的后处理方法
  • 清洁
  • 已修復
  • 固化、硬化、表面处理、热处理
  • 着色
• AM 公司的后处理
  • 聚合物
  • 金属
• 增材製造专用后处理技术的发展
• 进入后处理的障碍
• 标准化和后处理在整体 AM 质量控制中的作用

第四章主要硬件服务商：增材製造后处理产业结构

• 简介
• AM后加工产业结构

第五章市场预测

• 盈利预测的背景
• 聚合物后处理收入（2022-2031 年）
• 金属后处理收入（2022-2031 年）
• 设备服务收入

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This report provides the reader with a detailed understanding of the changing market dynamics that are causing additional emphasis of these operational steps, a review of the top suppliers of post-processing equipment and services, and a series of market forecasts examining year over year trends and industry breakdowns. The report is authored by Mike Vasquez, PhD, founder of noted industry consultancy 3Degrees.

The report also details the roles and requirements for 3D printing post-processing, a critical yet often overlooked part of the overall additive manufacturing workflow. The term encompasses a broad set of operations after any part comes out of the printer. This can include cleaning, coloring, surface finishing, curing, heat treating, and other manufacturing operations.

As materials and printing technologies have improved, new applications are within reach of the current cost and technical capabilities of additive manufacturing. One element that has helped to move this process along is the maturation of post-processing technologies for a variety of Additive Manufacturing printing modalities. For now, AM represents a small portion of the overall end-product manufacturing market, but that portion is growing.

In nearly all 3D-printing operations some amount of post processing is required to remove supports, excess powder, or basic curing. However, the industry has seen the evolution of printing-specific operations that target known shortcomings of AM parts, like surface roughness or material performance.

This report surveys the major companies providing services and products to directly target the post-processing operations involved in additive manufacturing, including but not limited to: AM-FLOW, AMT, DyeMansion, PostProcess, Solukon, Bel Air Finishing, Gasbarre, Hiperbaric, and MicroTek Finishing.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: The Need for Post-processing

• 1.1. The Role of Post-processing
• 1.2. Sustainability in Post-processing
• 1.3. Metal vs. Polymer in Post-processing
• 1.4. Factors Shaping the AM Post-processing Business
  • 1.4.1. Post-processing Creating Value
  • 1.4.2. Diverse Revenue Sources from Post-processing
  • 1.4.3. Evolving Post-processing Industry Structure
• 1.5. Methodology of this Report

Chapter Two: Impact of Major Manufacturing Industry Trends on the Post-processing Space

• 2.1. Automation
• 2.2. Sustainability
• 2.3. Non-ecofriendly AM/Post-processing Technology
• 2.4. Longevity of Printed Parts
• 2.5. Customization

Chapter Three: Opportunities for Post-processing in Additive Manufacturing

• 3.1. Post-processing in the Context of 3D Printing Production
• 3.2. Extracting Value from Post-processing - Time and Costs are not Trivial
• 3.3. Post-processing Approaches Across Materials and Technologies
  • 3.3.1. Cleaning
  • 3.3.2. Fixing
  • 3.3.3. Curing, Hardening, Surface Finishing and Heat Treatment
  • 3.3.4. Coloring
• 3.4. Post-processing in AM Companies
  • 3.4.1. Polymers
  • 3.4.2. Metals
• 3.5. Growth of AM-specific Post-processing Technologies
• 3.6. Barriers to Entry for Post-processing
• 3.7. Role of Standardization and Post-processing for Overall AM Quality Management

Chapter Four: Key Hardware and Service Providers: Structure of the AM Post-processing Sector

• 4.1. Introduction
• 4.2. Structure of the AM Post-processing Industry

Chapter Five: Market Forecasts

• 5.1. Background to Forecasts
• 5.2. Polymer Post-processing Revenues: 2022-2031
• 5.3. Metal Post-processing Revenues: 2022-2031
• 5.4. Equipment Service Revenues

About SmarTech Analysis

About the Analyst

Acronyms and Abbreviations Used In this Report

List of Exhibits

• Exhibit 1-1: Three Factors Shaping the AM Post Processing Business
• Exhibit 3-1: Typical 3D Printing Workflow Information
• Exhibit 3-2: Post-processing by Type of Material
• Exhibit 3-3: Metal Powder Bed Fusion Workflow
• Exhibit 4-1: Prominent AM Post-processing Companies
• Exhibit 5-1: Polymer Post-processing Revenues ($ Millions)