What is the future development prospect of 3D printing technology?

In recent years, my country's 3D printing market as a whole has shown a steady and positive trend. More and more companies have entered the 3D printing field and hope to occupy a place in the entire 3D printing market. In the current domestic market, industrial-grade 3D printers occupy the mainstream, and light curing equipment occupies the largest market share. In terms of brand competition, there are many brands in my country's 3D printing market, but foreign brands occupy a dominant position.

Industrial-grade 3D printing equipment dominates

3D printing is mainly divided into two types: desktop and industrial. The desktop level is the initial and introductory stage of 3D printing technology, which can explain the process principle of 3D printing technology intuitively. Industrial-grade 3D printers are mainly divided into two types: rapid prototyping and direct product manufacturing.
Desktop-level 3D printers are relatively inexpensive. Printers with plastic as the main material generally cost between US$1,000 and US$4,000, while the more expensive photosensitive resin printers cost about US$5,000. The price of industrial-grade 3D printers is relatively high. The cheapest color powder printers are generally at $30,000, and the price of metal printers is comparable to large industrial equipment.
Statistics from 3D Science Valley show that the Chinese market occupies a mainstream position in the procurement of high-end industrial-grade 3D printer equipment, and more than 44.1% of enterprises use industrial-grade 3D printers with a unit price of more than US$100,000.

Light curing equipment is respected

At present, the main forming technologies of the 3D printing industry mainly include three-dimensional lithography, three-dimensional light solid molding, PVC plastic hot stamping and laminating, melt extrusion molding, three-dimensional inkjet printing, and digital light processing. Since the development of SLA molding technology in the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, more than a dozen different rapid prototyping technologies have emerged. In addition to the foregoing, there are typically 3DP, SDM, SGC, etc. Among them, SLA, LOM, SLS and FDM four technologies are still the mainstream of 3D printing technology.

Statistics from 3D Science Valley show that the current Chinese market is the mainstream of light curing equipment, and 39.8% of companies have light curing equipment, followed by selective laser melting and material extrusion equipment.

With the background of Industry 4.0 and the strong support of governments of various countries, it is expected that the global 3D printing industry will still be in a period of rapid growth in the next ten years. According to IDC's forecast, the global 3D printing industry output value will reach 28.9 billion US dollars in 2020. As a strong promoter of the global 3D printing industry, my country will invest more energy in 3D printing professional training, industry standard formulation, and cutting-edge technology research and development. Looking forward to the future, 3D printed products will be more and more diverse, ranging from airplanes and cars to toys and dentures. These products will bring people a brand new audiovisual experience with exquisite appearance design and relatively complete functions. In terms of personalized customization, 3D printing will also bring more surprises to people.
The motherboard in the picture is PanelDue motherboard, the PanelDue is a full-colour touch-sensitive graphical control panel for 3D printers. Although primarily intended for use with Duet electronics, it also works with other 3D printer electronics that supports a true serial port and includes the required support in the firmware, for example RADDS. Both RepRapFirmware and Repetier firmware support PanelDue.

PanelDue motherboards mainly use female headers, box header and 2.54mm connectors.