Written analysis is combined with proprietary charts and data tables to provide color and context to AM Research’s traditional Core Metal and Core Polymer market data products, which previously have always only been in the form of an exhaustive Excel data file.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Current state of Additive Manufacturing Adoption in the Energy Sector; understanding the evolution of adoption.
Notable trends affecting AM adoption
How 3D Printing is supporting this transition
Energy and supply chain security
On-demand manufacturing
Benefits and Future Outlook
Challenges facing AM adoption within the Energy Sector
Aversion to risk
Challenges for 3D Printing in Oil and Gas
Moving Forward with Additive Manufacturing
IP challenges
Qualifications and standards
American Petroleum Institute
Lloyd’s Register
Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Total market forecast
Key Takeaways
Chapter Two: Understanding the Opportunities for Additive Manufacturing within the Energy Sector.
Opportunities within Oil & Gas
Supply Chain Optimization
Advanced designs
Aging Infrastructure
Sustainability and Decarbonization
Opportunities within Nuclear
3D printing and nuclear fuel design
Mitigating the cost of nuclear decommissioning
Opportunities within Renewables
Solar power
Wind
Hydro and Geothermal
Challenges in Implementing 3D Printing
Quality and Certification
Design and Training
Material Selection
Key Takeaways
Chapter Three: Exploring the current and future application space for Additive Manufacturing in the Energy Sector.
Oil and Gas
Additive moves from prototyping to production
On-Demand printing as a part replacement strategy
Accelerating Adoption Through Supplier Partnerships
Exploration and Drilling
Complex Drill Bits: Maximizing Penetration and Minimizing Wear
Downhole tools
Rig components
Production & Transportation
Exhibit 2-1: Demonstrated 3D printed components within the Oil & Gas industry
Nuclear
Current Applications of 3D Printing in Nuclear Energy
Fuel Fabrication
Control Rods and Cooling Systems
Potential Applications
Reactor Core Components
Instrumentation and Control Systems
Exhibit 2-2: Demonstrated 3D printed components within the Nuclear Industry
Renewables
Wind Energy
Solar
Hydro
Exhibit 2-3: Demonstrated 3D printed components within the Renewable Industry
Forecast
Exhibit 3-1: 3D printed parts value by material type
Exhibit 3-2: 3D printed parts production by material type
Exhibit 3-3: 3D printed parts average sales price by material type
Exhibit 3-4: 3D printed parts value by application
Exhibit 3-5: 3D printed parts production by application
Prototypes
Exhibit 3-5: 3D printed prototyping parts value by material
Exhibit 3-6: 3D printed prototyping parts production by material
Exhibit 3-7: 3D printed prototyping parts value by application
Exhibit 3-8: 3D printed prototyping parts production by application
Tools
Exhibit 3-9: 3D printed tooling parts value by material
Exhibit 3-10: 3D printed tooling parts production by material
Exhibit 3-11: 3D printed tooling parts value by application
Exhibit 3-12: 3D printed tooling parts production by application
End use parts
Exhibit 3-13: 3D printed end-use parts value by material
Exhibit 3-14: 3D printed end-use parts production by material
Exhibit 3-15: 3D printed end-use parts value by application
Exhibit 3-16: 3D printed end-use parts production by application
Key Takeaways
Chapter Four: Analysing the Additive Manufacturing Materials and Technologies Driving Adoption in the Energy Sector.
Figure 4-1: 3D printing hardware value by material
Figure 4-2: 3D printing hardware value share by material
Metal 3D printing technologies
Figure 4-3: metal 3D printing technologies relevant to the energy sector
Powder Bed Fusion
High speed metal 3D printing
Binder Jetting
Large Format and Multi-axis Printing
Metal 3D printing hardware forecast
Figure 4-4: metal 3D printing hardware value by technology type
Figure 4-5: metal 3D printing hardware units by technology type
Figure 4-6: metal 3D printing hardware value share by technology type
Polymer printers
Figure 4-7: polymer 3D printing technologies relevant to the energy sector
Polymer Hardware Forecasts
Figure 4-8: polymer 3D printing hardware value by technology
Figure 4-9: polymer 3D printing hardware units by technology
Figure 4-10: polymer 3D printing hardware value share by technology
Materials
Figure 4-11: 3D printing materials value by material
Figure 4-12: 3D printing materials shipments by material
Figure 4-13: 3D printing materials value share by material
Metal
Steel
Figure 4-14: steel 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
Nickel Alloys
Cobalt Chromium
Titanium
Refractory Metals
Figure 4-15: refractory 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
Aluminium
Metal Materials Outlook
Figure 4-16: 3D printing metals value by material type
Figure 4-17: 3D printing metals shipments by material type
Figure 4-18: 3D printing metals value share by material type
Polymer
General purpose Filament polymers: ABS, PETG, Nylon
Performance Filament Polymers; PEEK, PEI, and composites
Figure 4-19: filament polymer 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
Powder materials; Nylons, PEEKs, PEKKs
Figure 4-20: powder polymer 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
Resins
Polymer Materials Outlook
Figure 4-21: polymer 3D printing materials value by material type
Figure 4-22: polymer 3D printing materials shipments by material type
Figure 4-23: polymer 3D printing materials value share by material type
Key Takeaways
