Highlights Released from Annual Post-Printing Trends Survey
PostProcess has announced the availability of their 2nd Annual Additive Manufacturing Post-Printing Trends Report via download on Tuesday, September 1st. Developed from their industry-wide 2020 survey, this year’s iteration reveals deeper analysis into key trends and statistics regarding post-printing challenges, growth plans, and more. Some of the key highlights include:
- For respondents using print technologies that are closest to production, these individuals are reporting the highest post-printing expenditures and most challenges with labor usage.
- Respondents using Material Extrusion, such as FDM, have the most difficulty with damaged parts. Traditional methods of manually removing supports and sanding, as well as dunk tanks that can warp parts, are a possible culprit.
- The majority of respondents in high growth markets – Automotive, Aerospace, and Defense – report that their current post-print methods are already a challenge to meeting their current additive manufacturing goals
This one-of-a-kind comprehensive report will contain these key highlights and more. Regarding the publication of this report, Dean Von Bank, VP of Strategic Partnerships, said, “With PostProcess’s unique position of offering solutions across the entire market, we are able to aggregate and analyze the data with a distinct perspective. We’re excited to share these findings in a live webinar that will be presented on September 3rd.”
PostProcess Technologies encourages anyone who currently utilizes or is interested in additive manufacturing to sign up to receive a copy of the report here: www.postprocess.com/trends-2020. Additionally, to learn more about the 3D post-printing / post-processing industry, check out this Guide to Post-Processing for 3D Printed Parts by Aniwaa.
About PostProcess Technologies:
PostProcess Technologies is the only provider of automated and intelligent post-printing solutions for 3D printed parts. Headquartered in Buffalo, NY, USA, with international operations in Sophia-Antipolis, France, PostProcess removes the bottleneck in the third step of 3D printing – post-printing – through patent-pending software, hardware, and chemistry technologies. The company’s solutions automate industrial 3D printing’s most common post-printing processes with a software-based approach, including support, resin, and powder removal, as well as surface finishing, resulting in “customer-ready” 3D printed parts. Additionally, as an innovator of software-based 3D post-printing, PostProcess solutions will enable the full digitization of AM through the post-print step for the Industry 4.0 factory floor. The PostProcess portfolio has been proven across all major industrial 3D printing technologies and is in use daily in every imaginable manufacturing sector.
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