Additive Manufacturing in the Energy Sector: Market Analysis & Forecast

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Current state of Additive Manufacturing Adoption in the Energy Sector; understanding the evolution of adoption.

Notable trends affecting AM adoption

• How 3D Printing is supporting this transition
• Energy and supply chain security
• On-demand manufacturing
• Benefits and Future Outlook

Challenges facing AM adoption within the Energy Sector

• Aversion to risk
• Challenges for 3D Printing in Oil and Gas
• Moving Forward with Additive Manufacturing
• IP challenges
• Qualifications and standards
• American Petroleum Institute
• Lloyd's Register
• Det Norske Veritas (DNV)

Total market forecast

Key Takeaways

Chapter Two: Understanding the Opportunities for Additive Manufacturing within the Energy Sector.

Opportunities within Oil & Gas

• Supply Chain Optimization
• Advanced designs
• Aging Infrastructure
• Sustainability and Decarbonization

Opportunities within Nuclear

• 3D printing and nuclear fuel design
• Mitigating the cost of nuclear decommissioning

Opportunities within Renewables

• Solar power
• Wind

Hydro and Geothermal

Challenges in Implementing 3D Printing

• Quality and Certification
• Design and Training
• Material Selection

Key Takeaways

Chapter Three: Exploring the current and future application space for Additive Manufacturing in the Energy Sector.

Oil and Gas

• Additive moves from prototyping to production
• On-Demand printing as a part replacement strategy
• Accelerating Adoption Through Supplier Partnerships
• Exploration and Drilling
• Complex Drill Bits: Maximizing Penetration and Minimizing Wear
• Downhole tools
• Rig components

Production & Transportation

• Exhibit 2-1: Demonstrated 3D printed components within the Oil & Gas industry

Nuclear

• Current Applications of 3D Printing in Nuclear Energy
• Fuel Fabrication
• Control Rods and Cooling Systems
• Potential Applications
• Reactor Core Components
• Instrumentation and Control Systems
• Exhibit 2-2: Demonstrated 3D printed components within the Nuclear Industry

Renewables

• Wind Energy
• Solar
• Hydro
• Exhibit 2-3: Demonstrated 3D printed components within the Renewable Industry

Forecast

• Exhibit 3-1: 3D printed parts value by material type
• Exhibit 3-2: 3D printed parts production by material type
• Exhibit 3-3: 3D printed parts average sales price by material type
• Exhibit 3-4: 3D printed parts value by application
• Exhibit 3-5: 3D printed parts production by application
• Prototypes
• Exhibit 3-5: 3D printed prototyping parts value by material
• Exhibit 3-6: 3D printed prototyping parts production by material
• Exhibit 3-7: 3D printed prototyping parts value by application
• Exhibit 3-8: 3D printed prototyping parts production by application
• Tools
• Exhibit 3-9: 3D printed tooling parts value by material
• Exhibit 3-10: 3D printed tooling parts production by material
• Exhibit 3-11: 3D printed tooling parts value by application
• Exhibit 3-12: 3D printed tooling parts production by application
• End use parts
• Exhibit 3-13: 3D printed end-use parts value by material
• Exhibit 3-14: 3D printed end-use parts production by material
• Exhibit 3-15: 3D printed end-use parts value by application
• Exhibit 3-16: 3D printed end-use parts production by application

Key Takeaways

Chapter Four: Analysing the Additive Manufacturing Materials and Technologies Driving Adoption in the Energy Sector.

• Figure 4-1: 3D printing hardware value by material
• Figure 4-2: 3D printing hardware value share by material

Metal 3D printing technologies

• Figure 4-3: metal 3D printing technologies relevant to the energy sector
• Powder Bed Fusion
• High speed metal 3D printing
• Binder Jetting
• Large Format and Multi-axis Printing
• Metal 3D printing hardware forecast
• Figure 4-4: metal 3D printing hardware value by technology type
• Figure 4-5: metal 3D printing hardware units by technology type
• Figure 4-6: metal 3D printing hardware value share by technology type

Polymer printers

• Figure 4-7: polymer 3D printing technologies relevant to the energy sector
• Polymer Hardware Forecasts
• Figure 4-8: polymer 3D printing hardware value by technology
• Figure 4-9: polymer 3D printing hardware units by technology
• Figure 4-10: polymer 3D printing hardware value share by technology

Materials

• Figure 4-11: 3D printing materials value by material
• Figure 4-12: 3D printing materials shipments by material
• Figure 4-13: 3D printing materials value share by material

Metal

• Steel
• Figure 4-14: steel 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
• Nickel Alloys
• Cobalt Chromium
• Titanium
• Refractory Metals
• Figure 4-15: refractory 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
• Aluminium
• Metal Materials Outlook
• Figure 4-16: 3D printing metals value by material type
• Figure 4-17: 3D printing metals shipments by material type
• Figure 4-18: 3D printing metals value share by material type

Polymer

• General purpose Filament polymers: ABS, PETG, Nylon
• Performance Filament Polymers; PEEK, PEI, and composites
• Figure 4-19: filament polymer 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
• Powder materials; Nylons, PEEKs, PEKKs
• Figure 4-20: powder polymer 3D printing materials relevant to the energy sector
• Resins
• Polymer Materials Outlook
• Figure 4-21: polymer 3D printing materials value by material type
• Figure 4-22: polymer 3D printing materials shipments by material type
• Figure 4-23: polymer 3D printing materials value share by material type

Key Takeaways