Today, only about one to two percent of manufacturing is derived from 3D printing or additive manufacturing (AM). With all the hype around part consolidation, increased performance, and faster time to market, it seems like that figure should be higher. In fact, Lux Research says that “3D printing will be a key in the future manufacturing landscape thanks to benefits that it can bring over other conventional methods [of manufacturing].”
In the high value metal parts market, where Velo3D competes, this potential vs actual dynamic is even more obvious. The applications where Velo3D adds value tend to be used in the highest performance, most mission critical designs. If we push the needle there, it opens many lucrative business opportunities.
Despite those performance gains, many ideal applications for AM are also highly risk averse. It’s understandable, really—engineers don’t like to use parts that they don’t trust. So, building that trust is the first step to achieving greater adoption with metal AM and enjoying the performance and time-to-market gains that technologies, such as Velo3D’s end-to-end solution, provide.
But how do we build that trust? This was the topic of our latest 3Din30, Building Trust in Metal 3D Printing, where we spoke with Laura Ely, Programs Director, for The Barnes Global Advisors, for a better understanding of what it takes to build that trust to gain greater understanding and wider adoption of metal AM.
Highlights include:
- Why metal AM has been slow to gain widespread adoption
- How The Barnes Global Advisors are helping to drive greater metal AM adoption
- What building trust in metal AM means
- The five critical steps to building trust in metal AM
- New business opportunities and the next industries primed to embrace metal AM
Be Sure to Join the Next Live 3Din30
Velo3D is excited to continue our 3Din30 series. In addition to chatting with industry experts and leaders, these sessions are the perfect opportunity for attendees to interact live with our guests and ask questions about metal additive manufacturing.
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