According to Inkwood Research, the global 4D printing market is estimated to evolve at a CAGR of 25.86 % during the forecast period, reaching a revenue of $ 245.12 billion by 2028. The base year considered for the market study is 2018. The forecasted period is between 2019 and 2028. The growing demand for Industry 4.0 in several regions is driving the growth of the 4D Printing market. The corporal part of smart factories is challenged by the competence of the existing manufacturing systems.

GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET FORECAST 2019-2028

Global 4d Printing Market by Material (Programmable Carbon Fiber, Programmable Wood,programmable Textiles, Other Materials) by End-user (Military & Defense, Aerospace, Automotive, Textile, Healthcare, Other End-users) and by Geography.

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According to Inkwood Research, the global 4D printing market is estimated to evolve at a CAGR of 25.86 % during the forecast period, reaching a revenue of $ 245.12 billion by 2028. The base year considered for the market study is 2018. The forecasted period is between 2019 and 2028.

The global 4D printing market growth is propelled by:

  • Surge in demand for Industry 4.0 and the emergence of Industry 5.
  • Decrease in cost of manufacturing and processing
  • Promising sustainable environment
  • Simple prototyping and testing technique

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The growing demand for Industry 4.0 in several regions is driving the growth of the 4D Printing market. The corporal part of smart factories is challenged by the competence of the existing manufacturing systems. This makes additive manufacturing one of the main components of Industry 4.0.

Owing to the need for mass customization in Industry 4.0, modern manufacturing methods are needed. Thus, additive manufacturing is becoming an important technology for manufacturing customized products, due to its capacity to create complex objects with new materials and shapes and increased product quality. Also, simple prototyping is further fueling market demand. Likewise, the product can be tested under various environmental conditions. If there are faults during testing, the same prototype can be recycled to create a new one, thus protecting the environment, along with reducing the cost of its production.

In the material segment, the programmable carbon fiber category captured the largest market share of 59.65% in 2019. It is also assessed to be the leading category, projecting a CAGR of 26.94% by 2028. Carbon fiber is the lightest and strongest (among all the programmable materials discussed) woven material. It is made of carbon. It is expected to dominate the market studied, during the forecast period, due to high stiffness, low weight, and tensile strength.

MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab provides an example of a practical application of the programmable carbon fiber technology. For instance, North America (especially the United States) is expected to gain maximum market share in the future, due to the huge number of carbon fiber production companies and the presence of active innovation facilities, such as MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab.

However, high costs levied on the development of 4D printing are challenging market growth. Thus, the technology is still in the nascent stage. The skill gap is also a major barrier to the expanded use of additive manufacturing. Old-fashioned machining has been trained and consistent for many years, but the majority of engineers are oblivious of how to manufacture parts that are meant for additive manufacturing processes.

The report scope of the global 4D printing market covers the segmentation analysis of material and end-user.

Market by Material:

  • Programmable Textiles
  • Programmable Wood
  • Programmable Carbon Fiber
  • Other Materials

Market by End-user:

  • Automotive
  • Aerospace
  • Military & Defense
  • Textile
  • Healthcare
  • Others

On the basis of geography, the global 4D printing market has been segmented into four major regions:

  • North America: the United States and Canada
  • Europe: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Belgium, Poland, and Rest of Europe
  • Asia Pacific: China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Australia & New Zealand, and Rest of Asia Pacific
  • Rest of World: Latin America, the Middle East & Africa

Geographically, the North American region is set to be the leading region by 2028. It also held the largest revenue share of 44.68% in 2019. North America has the highest potential in the market studied, considering the presence of 3D printing pioneers, who are supporting the use cases of 4D printing. For instance, ExOne, which is located in the United States, has strong 3D printing capabilities.

The key players involved in the global 4D printing market are:

  • Stratasys Inc
  • Autodesk Inc
  • Hewlett Packard Inc
  • Others

MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys, moved into the next level of 3D printing in May 2020 with the launch of the METHOD Carbon Fiber Editions. The new METHOD Carbon Fiber Editions are designed for facilitating the printing of stronger and accurate parts for manufacturing tools, end-use production, and jigs & fixtures. It can also be utilized for printing metal replacement parts in some applications.

Key findings of the global 4D printing market:

  • North America is both the leading and dominating region in the global market.
  • Advances and collaborations with research institutes are fueling the growth of the market.
  1. RESEARCH SCOPE & METHODOLOGY
    • STUDY OBJECTIVES
    • SCOPE OF STUDY
    • METHODOLOGY
    • ASSUMPTIONS & LIMITATIONS
  2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • MARKET SIZE & ESTIMATES
    • MARKET OVERVIEW
  3. MARKET DYNAMICS
    • MARKET DEFINITION
    •    KEY DRIVERS
      • SURGE IN THE DEMAND FOR INDUSTRY 4.0 AND EMERGENCE OF INDUSTRY 5.0
      • DECREASE IN COST OF MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING
      • PROMISING SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
      • SIMPLE PROTOTYPING AND TESTING TECHNIQUE
    •    KEY RESTRAINTS
      • SURGE IN DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND LACK OF SKILLED PERSONNEL
      • INTRICATE CODING PROCEDURES
  1. KEY ANALYTICS
    • KEY INVESTMENT INSIGHTS
    •    PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS
      • BUYER POWER
      • SUPPLIER POWER
      • SUBSTITUTION
      • NEW ENTRANTS
      • INDUSTRY RIVALRY
    • IMPACT OF COVID – 4D PRINTING
    • DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 3D AND 4D PRINTING
    • OPPORTUNITY MATRIX
    • VENDOR LANDSCAPE
  2. MARKET BY MATERIAL
    • PROGRAMMABLE CARBON FIBER
    • PROGRAMMABLE WOOD
    • PROGRAMMABLE TEXTILES
    • OTHER MATERIALS
  3. MARKET BY END-USER
    • MILITARY & DEFENSE
    • AEROSPACE
    • AUTOMOTIVE
    • TEXTILE
    • HEALTHCARE
    • OTHER END-USERS
  4. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
    •    NORTH AMERICA
      • UNITED STATES
      • CANADA
    •    EUROPE
      • UNITED KINGDOM
      • GERMANY
      • FRANCE
      • ITALY
      • RUSSIA
      • BELGIUM
      • POLAND
      • REST OF EUROPE
    •    ASIA PACIFIC
      • CHINA
      • JAPAN
      • INDIA
      • SOUTH KOREA
      • SINGAPORE
      • AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
      • REST OF ASIA PACIFIC
    •    REST OF WORLD
      • LATIN AMERICA
      • MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
  1. COMPANY PROFILES
    • STRATASYS LTD
    • AUTODESK INC
    • HEWLETT PACKARD INC
    • CT CORE TECHNOLOGIE GROUP
    • ENVISIONTEC INC
    • THE EXONE COMPANY
    • ORGANOVO HOLDINGS INC
    • ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR ELECTROMATERIALS SCIENCE (ACES)
    • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

TABLE LIST

TABLE 1: MARKET SNAPSHOT – 4D PRINTING

TABLE 2: 3D V/S 4D PRINTING

TABLE 3: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY MATERIAL, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 4: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY MATERIAL, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 5: GLOBAL PROGRAMMABLE CARBON FIBER MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 6: GLOBAL PROGRAMMABLE CARBON FIBER MARKET, BY REGION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 7: GLOBAL PROGRAMMABLE WOOD MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 8: GLOBAL PROGRAMMABLE WOOD MARKET, BY REGION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 9: GLOBAL PROGRAMMABLE TEXTILES MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 10: GLOBAL PROGRAMMABLE TEXTILES MARKET, BY REGION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 11: GLOBAL OTHER MATERIALS MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 12: GLOBAL OTHER MATERIALS MARKET, BY REGION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 13: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY END-USER, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 14: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY END-USER, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 15: GLOBAL MILITARY & DEFENSE MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 16: GLOBAL MILITARY & DEFENSE MARKET, BY REGION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 17: GLOBAL AEROSPACE MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 18: GLOBAL AEROSPACE MARKET, BY REGION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 19: GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 20: GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE MARKET, BY REGION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 21: GLOBAL TEXTILE MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 22: GLOBAL TEXTILE MARKET, BY REGION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 23: GLOBAL HEALTHCARE MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 24: GLOBAL HEALTHCARE MARKET, BY REGION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 25: GLOBAL OTHER END-USERS MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 26: GLOBAL OTHER END-USERS MARKET, BY REGION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 27: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 28: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 29: NORTH AMERICA 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY COUNTRY, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 30: NORTH AMERICA 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY COUNTRY, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 31: EUROPE 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY COUNTRY, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 32: EUROPE 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY COUNTRY, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 33: ASIA PACIFIC 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY COUNTRY, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 34: ASIA PACIFIC 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY COUNTRY, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 35: REST OF WORLD 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ BILLION)

TABLE 36: REST OF WORLD 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY REGION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURES LIST

FIGURE 1: KEY INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

FIGURE 2: PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS

FIGURE 3: OPPORTUNITY MATRIX

FIGURE 4: VENDOR LANDSCAPE

FIGURE 5: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, GROWTH POTENTIAL, BY MATERIAL, IN 2019

FIGURE 6: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY PROGRAMMABLE CARBON FIBER, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 7: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY PROGRAMMABLE WOOD, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 8: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY PROGRAMMABLE TEXTILES, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 9: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY OTHER MATERIALS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 10: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, GROWTH POTENTIAL, BY END-USER, IN 2019

FIGURE 11: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY MILITARY & DEFENSE, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 12: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY AEROSPACE, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 13: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY AUTOMOTIVE, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 14: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY TEXTILE, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 15: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY HEALTHCARE, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 16: GLOBAL 4D PRINTING MARKET, BY OTHER END-USERS, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 17: NORTH AMERICA 4D PRINTING MARKET, REGIONAL OUTLOOK, 2019 & 2028 (IN %)

FIGURE 18: UNITED STATES 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 19: CANADA 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 20: EUROPE 4D PRINTING MARKET, REGIONAL OUTLOOK, 2019 & 2028 (IN %)

FIGURE 21: UNITED KINGDOM 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 22: GERMANY 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 23: FRANCE 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 24: ITALY 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 25: RUSSIA 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 26: BELGIUM 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 27: POLAND 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 28: REST OF EUROPE 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 29: ASIA PACIFIC 4D PRINTING MARKET, REGIONAL OUTLOOK, 2019 & 2028 (IN %)

FIGURE 30: CHINA 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 31: JAPAN 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 32: INDIA 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 33: SOUTH KOREA 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 34: SINGAPORE 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 35: AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 36: REST OF ASIA PACIFIC 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 37: REST OF WORLD 4D PRINTING MARKET, REGIONAL OUTLOOK, 2019 & 2028 (IN %)

FIGURE 38: LATIN AMERICA 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

FIGURE 39: MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 4D PRINTING MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ BILLION)

  1. MARKET BY MATERIAL
    • PROGRAMMABLE CARBON FIBER
    • PROGRAMMABLE WOOD
    • PROGRAMMABLE TEXTILES
    • OTHER MATERIALS
  2. MARKET BY END-USER
    • MILITARY & DEFENSE
    • AEROSPACE
    • AUTOMOTIVE
    • TEXTILE
    • HEALTHCARE
    • OTHER END-USERS
  3. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
    •    NORTH AMERICA
      • UNITED STATES
      • CANADA
    •    EUROPE
      • UNITED KINGDOM
      • GERMANY
      • FRANCE
      • ITALY
      • RUSSIA
      • BELGIUM
      • POLAND
      • REST OF EUROPE
    •    ASIA PACIFIC
      • CHINA
      • JAPAN
      • INDIA
      • SOUTH KOREA
      • SINGAPORE
      • AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
      • REST OF ASIA PACIFIC
    •    REST OF WORLD
      • LATIN AMERICA
      • MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

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