2026 White Paper
Download the full white paper for a strategic look at the metal AM industry in the closed loop materials era. Reinforced by proprietary AM Research 3DP/AM market data, this FREE White Paper is critical content for anyone working with metal powders and parts.
Additive Manufacturing (AM) and other advanced production methods have seen steady growth throughout this decade, spurred by geopolitics and macroeconomic factors including investment into strategically indispensable infrastructure. In line with these trends, the total value of metal 3D printed parts grew from just under $3 billion in 2016 to over $8 billion in 2025.
A key thread that connects this AM growth cycle to the trajectory described above is the need to diversify supply sources for many critical minerals. As the pace of that market growth accelerates it will further accentuate the need to build the sort of resilience into metal supply chains that can support the scale up of new production processes. This is why a combination of expanded metal AM capacity, in conjunction with plans to raise the proportion of recycled materials in critical metals supply chains, represents the core of the economic future that reshoring nations are betting on.