4-D Metal Printing Market

Global 4-D Metal Printing Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Metal (Steel, Cobalt, Titanium, Aluminum, and Others), and by End-User (Healthcare, Aerospace & Defense, Automotive Industry, Textile Industry, Construction Industry, Others), Forecast 2021-2027

Published: Jan 2022 | Report Code: OMR2025566 | Category : Electronics Parts and Components | Delivery Format: /

The global 4-D metal printing market is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR of 42.5% during the forecast period. One of the major factors expected to drive the growth of the 4-D metal printing market is the growing demand for industry 4.0 along with the rapid emergence of industry 5.0 will drive the 4-D metal printing market significantly. 3-D and 4-D printing which is also known as additive manufacturing is a key part of industry 4.0. Several investments in additive technologies are driving the development of this technology. For instance, in 2019, approximately $22 million was raised in a Series A round for Essentium, a 3-D printing company, which was led by Genesis Park and Materialise. Many companies have acknowledged that 'manufacturing as a service is a smarter approach as the 4-D metal printing industry is still in the development stage. In addition, industry 5.0 would be able to provide personalized products with less energy consumption, lower cost, and less waste of materials.

Additionally, industry 5.0 is anticipated to concentrate on design processes rather than manufacturing processes which would drive the global 4-D metal printing market. The increasing of personal and customized design products will further propel the growth of the market globally. The trend of many gofundme projects and individual demand for unique design will require personalized manufacturing of products which would drive the growth of the 4-D metal printing industry. Industry 5.0 is expected to push the limits of physics on design. As the creation of various designs of drones that have integrated parts that are not mass-produced by manufacturers, 4-D metal printing could aid the manufacturing of such unique design pieces.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Global 4-D Metal Printing Market

The COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst for the growth of the 4-D metal printing market. During the pandemic, the demand for various medical equipment and devices rose, as a result of which the healthcare industry shifted towards the adoption of advanced technologies catering to manufacture those products. For instance, in 2020, ventilators were designed by integrating 3-D and 4-D printing technologies using the other parts found on the market by the Leitat technology center. About 100 ventilators could be produced per day due to its very quick assembly.   

Segmental Outlook 

The global 4-D metal printing market is segmented based on metal and end-user. Based on the metal, the market is classified as steel, cobalt, titanium, aluminum, and others which comprises of metal such as chrome. Based on the end-user, the market has been segmented as healthcare, aerospace & defense, automotive industry, textile industry, construction industry, and others including electronic manufacturing devices. Among the end-user segment, the aerospace & defense 4-D metal printing market is expected to hold prominent share of the overall 4-D metal printing market, owing to the increased military applications in recent developments. The above-mentioned segments can be customized as per the requirements.

Global 4-D Metal Printing Market Share by End-User, 2020 (%)

 Global 4-D Metal Printing Market Share by End-User

The Aerospace & Defense Segment Holds the Prominent Share in the Global 4-D Metal Printing Market

Among the end-user segment, the aerospace & defense segment is anticipated to hold the majority of the shares in the 4-D metal printing market. This majority can be contributed due to the increased applications of 4-D metal printing in military uses. Adaptive camouflage as required by the environment and metals are some of the benefits of 4-D metal printing. The performance tanks and trucks can be improved in changing environments, due to which investment in 4-D metal printing technology is rapidly increasing. For instance, to bolster infrastructure and solidity of the American air force dominance, the US military and USAF are investing in the 4-D metal printing industry.

Regional Outlooks

The global 4-D metal printing market is further segmented based on geography including North America (the US, and Canada), Europe (Italy, Spain, Germany, France, and Others), Asia-Pacific (India, China, Japan, South Korea, and Others), and the Rest of the World (the Middle East & Africa, and Latin America). Among these, the North America regions is expected to cater significant market share of the global 4-D metal printing market among others, followed by Europe. The market can be analyzed for a particular region or country level as per the requirement.

Global 4-D Metal Printing Market Growth, By Region 2021-2027

Global 4-D Metal Printing Market Growth, By Region

The North American Region Holds the Major Share in the Global 4-D Metal Printing Market

The North American metal printing market accounts for the majority of the shares in the global 4-D metal printing market. This dominance can be contributed to the US, which leads the market due to pioneers and innovators of the industry being based in the US. For instance, a US-based company Autodesk launched ADAPT in December 2018, which is an additive manufacturing consortium that finds saleable education platforms, actionable strategy, visionary research, and academic-industry ecosystem as the bases of its platform.   

Market Players Outlook

The major companies serving the global 4-D metal printing market - including Makin Metal Powders Ltd., Sandvik AB, GE Co., EOS GmbH, Hoganas AB, and others. The market players are considerably contributing to the market growth by the adoption of various strategies including mergers & acquisitions, collaborations, funding, and new product launches, to stay competitive in the market. For instance, in April 2019, to scale the printing capabilities and application engineering, Fast Radius raised $48 million.

The Report Covers

    • Market value data analysis of 2020 and forecast to 2027.

    • Annualized market revenues ($ million) for each market segment.

    • Country-wise analysis of major geographical regions.

   • Key companies operating in the global 4-D metal printing market. Based on the availability of data, information related to new product launches, and relevant news is also available in the report.

   • Analysis of business strategies by identifying the key market segments positioned for strong growth in the future.

    • Analysis of market entry and market expansion strategies.

    • Competitive strategies by identifying ‘who-stands-where’ in the market.

1. Report Summary

Current Industry Analysis and Growth Potential Outlook

Impact of COVID-19 on the Global 4D Printing Metals Market

Recovery Scenario of Global 4D Printing Metals Market

1.1. Research Methods and Tools

1.2. Market Breakdown

1.2.1. By Segments

1.2.2. BY Region

2. Market Overview and Insights

2.1. Scope of the Report

2.2. Analyst Insight & Current Market Trends

2.2.1. Key Findings

2.2.2. Recommendations

2.2.3. Conclusion

3. Competitive Landscape

3.1. Key Company Analysis

3.1.1. Overview

3.1.2. Financial Analysis 

3.1.3. SWOT Analysis

3.1.4. Recent Developments

3.2. Key Strategy Analysis

3.3. Impact of Covid-19 on Key Players

4. Market Segmentation

4.1. Global 4D Printing Metals Market by Metals

4.1.1. Steel

4.1.2. Cobalt

4.1.3. Titanium

4.1.4. Aluminum

4.1.5. Others (Chrome)

4.2. Global 4D Printing Metals Market by End-user

4.2.1. Healthcare

4.2.2. Aerospace & Defense

4.2.3. Automotive Industry 

4.2.4. Textile Industry 

4.2.5. Construction Industry 

4.2.6. Others(Electronic Manufacturing Devices)

5. Regional Analysis

5.1. North America

5.1.1. United States

5.1.2. Canada

5.2. Europe

5.2.1. UK

5.2.2. Germany

5.2.3. Italy

5.2.4. Spain

5.2.5. France

5.2.6. Rest of Europe 

5.3. Asia-Pacific

5.3.1. China

5.3.2. India

5.3.3. Japan

5.3.4. South Korea

5.3.5. Rest of Asia-Pacific 

5.4. Rest of the World

6. Company Profiles 

6.1. Makin Metal Powders (UK) Ltd.

6.2. Sandvik AB

6.3. GE Co.

6.4. EOS GmbH

6.5. Hoganas AB

6.6. Materialise N.V.

6.7. Renishaw plc

6.8. 3D Systems

6.9. LPW Technology (subsidiary of Carpenter Additive (U.K.) Ltd.)

6.10. m4p material solutions GmbH

6.11. Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

6.12. LIBERTY Steel Group

6.13. William Rowland Ltd.

6.14. Hempel Special Metals GmbH

6.15. Elkem ASA

6.16. Westbrook Resources Ltd.

6.17. AMETEK, Inc. 

6.18. Umicore Specialty Powders France

6.19. Pometon S.p.A.


1. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY METALS, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

2. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING STEEL MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

3. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING COBALT CHROME MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

4. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING TITANIUM MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

5. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING ALUMINIUM MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

6. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING OTHERS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

7. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY END-USER, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

8. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS FOR HEALTHCARE MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

9. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS FOR AEROSPACE & DEFENSE MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

10. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS FOR AUTOMOTIVE MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

11. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS FOR TEXTILE MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

12. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS FOR CONSTRUCTION MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

13. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS FOR OTHERS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY REGION, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

14. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

15. NORTH AMERICAN 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

16. NORTH AMERICAN 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY METALS, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

17. NORTH AMERICAN 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY END-USER, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

18. EUROPEAN 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

19. EUROPEAN 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY TYPE METALS, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

20. EUROPEAN 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY END-USER, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

21. ASIA-PACIFIC 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

22. ASIA-PACIFIC 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY METALS, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

23. ASIA-PACIFIC 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY END-USER, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

24. REST OF THE WORLD 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

25. REST OF THE WORLD 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY METALS, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

26. REST OF THE WORLD 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY END-USER, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)


1. IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

2. IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET BY SEGMENT, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

3. RECOVERY OF GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET, 2021-2027 (%)

4. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SHARE BY METALS, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

5. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING FOR STEEL MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

6. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING FOR COBALT MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

7. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING FOR TITANIUM MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

8. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING FOR ALUMINIUM MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

9. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING FOR OTHERS MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

10. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SHARE BY END-USER, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

11. GLOBAL  4D PRINTING METALS FOR HEALTHCARE MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

12. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS FOR AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

13. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS FOR AUTOMOTIVE MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

14. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS FOR TEXTILE MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

15. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

16. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS OTHERS MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

17. GLOBAL 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SHARE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2020 VS 2027 (%)

18. US 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

19. CANADA 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

20. UK 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

21. FRANCE 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

22. GERMANY 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

23. ITALY 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

24. SPAIN 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

25. REST OF EUROPE 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

26. INDIA 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

27. CHINA 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

28. JAPAN 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

29. SOUTH KOREA 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

30. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)

31. REST OF THE WORLD 4D PRINTING METALS MARKET SIZE, 2020-2027 ($ MILLION)