Recently, PwC, a world-renowned consulting firm, released a report on the role of 3D printing technology in the U.S. industrial ecosystem. According to the report, the company believes that in the application of 3D printing technology, American manufacturers have made the transition from the past "experimental" stage to the firm commitment to using 3D printing. In fact, PricewaterhouseCoopers believes that this Technology has become increasingly "mainstream." Whether prototyping or final-product manufacturing, "A wide range of manufacturers are building their own 3D printing applications and are likely to continue to expand as 3D printers, software and printed materials advance." PwC here In a report jointly completed with the Manufacturing Institute. The report was based on a survey of 120 U.S. manufacturers in October 2015. This is the second time that PwC has analyzed the use of 3D printing technology in U.S. manufacturers and was conducted in 2014 Compared with the first survey, there were some interesting phenomena in this survey. Surveys show that today, 71.1% of U.S. manufacturers are using 3D printing technology in some form, up slightly from 2014 (67%). Even more noteworthy is that in the past two years, manufacturers have used 3D printing technology significantly changed the way. In particular, a higher proportion of manufacturers (51%) applied the technology to prototype and component manufacturing, up from 35% in 2014. The number of "trying" 3D printing technology companies has dropped from 28.9% in 2014 to 13.2% in 2015. In addition, a larger percentage of companies expect 3D printing technology to be used in large-scale production compared to 2014. Two years ago, 38% of respondents expected them to apply 3D printing to high volume manufacturing in the next three to five years, up from 52% in the current survey. In addition, most manufacturers continue to believe that 3D printing technology will be used mainly in small quantities and tailor-made products, PwC said although this figure has dropped from 74% in 2014 to 67%. However, although 3D printing technology offers manufacturers the opportunity, but at the same time these opportunities are also accompanied by challenges. In both surveys, supply chain restructuring topped the list of all issues. In addition, according to manufacturers' feedback, other areas that are vulnerable to challenges include "intellectual property issues, changes in customer relationships, reduced logistics and transportation needs, and the search for properly trained 3D printing-related staff" Wait. However, the latter set of challenges has just emerged in a new survey - in 2014, the primary concern for manufacturers was subversion of the supply chain, which PricewaterhouseCoopers said is further proof that 3D printing is becoming a manufacturing environment In the mainstream. If one of the challenges vendors face is finding skilled workers, you know the technology is crossing the threshold from "advanced" to traditional, PwC said in the report. Interestingly, the survey found that one of the biggest barriers to manufacturers' adoption of 3D printing was the lack of staff (41.3%), second only to cost (42.1%).
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3D printing in the United States is increasingly "mainstreaming"