IDTechEx forecasts that 3D printing’s continued innovation and meaningful adoption will lead the hardware and consumables market to surpass US$41bn by 2033. The new report from IDTechEx, ‘3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 2023-2033: Technology and Market Outlook’, carefully segments the market by 80 different forecast lines across 17 different technology categories, four major material categories, and eight material sub-categories. These hardware and material forecasts analyse future installations, hardware unit sales, hardware revenue, materials mass demand and material revenue.
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In the second quarter of 2022, order intake in the German machine tool industry rose by 24% compared with the same period last year. In this context, orders from Germany manufacturers increased by 27% and those from abroad by 23%. In the first half of 2022, orders increased by 34% overall. Domestic orders contributed to this with a 35% increase and foreign orders with a 33% increase. The VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) reports that Germany’s two lead export markets, China and the USA, remain strong.
For further information www.vdw.de

In August 2022, Okuma Corporation cleared a major hurdle, having sold 10,000 units of its MCR double-column machining centre. Okuma attributes this great success since the MCR’s introduction in the 1960s to its systematic advancement and growing interest from new industries, such as semiconductor, electronics and renewable energy. Whether it is a shortage of skilled workers or the goal of climate neutrality, with the intelligent double-column machining centres from Okuma, numerous companies worldwide are now able to respond successfully to current and future challenges, states the company.
For further information www.okuma.eu