Additive Manufacturing is one of the rapidly growing technologies being adopted for designing, rapid prototyping and manufacturing of new components. With the advent of smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0, the technological advantages enabled by additive manufacturing have allowed it to be adopted by diverse sectors across the manufacturing industry. There has been significant research with respect to improving the technologies’ overall performance. Recent advancement in the technology are pertaining to technology convergence of other advanced technologies like mission learning, cobots and artificial intelligence. 

This research service titled ‘Opportunity Analysis: Convergence of AI in 3D Printing reviews the opportunities and future of artificial intelligence technology in the 3D printing industry.

The study provides the following: 
  • An overview of artificial intelligence opportunities in the 3D printing industry
  • Patent analysis of AI-based 3D printing between 2017-2020
  • Industry drivers and challenges 
  • Key companies and advancements in the Industry
  • Opportunity and technology benchmarking
  • Opportunities and business models