3D Printing, Innovation, and Supply Chain Resiliency More Important Than Ever, Say Manufacturing Decision Makers - Seite 2

Accelerated Innovation Transforms Industries

• The most cited benefit by respondents using additive manufacturing/3D printing is the increased ability to innovate.

• The top new areas of innovation that companies are investigating include mass customization for direct-to-consumer products, production on demand, and digital warehousing/virtual inventory.

• In particular, 91% of respondents want to explore the innovation that mass customization provides and believe it could be applicable to their business if parts could be personalized through 3D printing/additive manufacturing.

• Medical, industrial, and automotive were called out as the industries most ripe for innovation in additive manufacturing/3D printing over the next five years.

Opening Up New Opportunities for Collaboration

• 85% of respondents indicated that collaboration across sectors to embrace new digital manufacturing technologies is important.

• 81% indicated their company has future plans to collaborate with government entities on digital manufacturing products.

• The top barrier to entry in the additive manufacturing/3D printing entry for respondents is finding a qualified workforce.

• To address this skills gap, 64% want to offer more professional training services, and 53% want companies, governments, institutions, and citizens to work together to make investments in educational and job-skilling programs.
  

Sustainable Production Will Continue to Be a Business Imperative

• The top ways that additive manufacturing/3D printing can reduce waste and promote a circular economy are reducing the amount of materials used and better matching supply and demand, followed by shortening and simplifying traditional supply chains, and improving service options that can prolong the life of products.

• 90% of respondents said that the recyclability of additive manufacturing/3D printed powders and parts is important.

• 88% of respondents believes that it is important that governments create a sustainable ecosystem by incentivizing investment in and development of socially and environmentally beneficial digital manufacturing technologies.
  

About the HP Digital Manufacturing Report

The HP Digital Manufacturing Report is a global study by HP Inc. It was conducted by SME Media/Research across three continents and nine geographic areas including Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, the UK, and the U.S. Fieldwork was conducted from July 28 – August 11, 2020 across 2,175 3D printing and digital manufacturing decision makers.

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