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developing additive software
market since 2017, the researchers note that additive
manufacturing software solutions will play a pivotal role in
realizing and expanding this
adoption process. "Opportunities in Additive Manufacturing Software Markets 2020"
indicates that AM software
revenues will reach $3.7 billion in 2027 compared with
about $460 million this year.
AM software has become
more sophisticated and is increasingly an integral part of
the world's leading CAD/CAM
and PLM software platforms.
As the result of these trends
AM software has increased
dramatically in value from expectations in 2017.
Just three years ago, the
majority of AM software opportunities were associated
with data preparation software
packages, such as Materialise
Magics and Autodesk Netfabb.
Machine processing software
sold by third parties, such as
Materialise, were top in terms
of overall revenue generation.
Today, the opportunities have
shifted to design optimisation,
simulation, and manufacturing
execution software, primarily
driven by continued interest in
shifting additive manufacturing technologies into production applications.
The timing of this report
allowed the researchers to
briefly look at the impact of
the COVID-19 global pandemic on the additive manufacturing industry. The additive manufacturing industry,
has 'risen to the challenge',
they write. Additive technologies, with their on-demand,
customisation
capabilities
have been thrust into the
limelight by the outbreak.
The post COVID-19 period
will see software increasingly deployed to integrate
AM technologies into manufacturing to restore order in
manufacturing industries, to
diversify supply chains and
provide a backstop against
uncertainty for companies
who have grown reliant on
Asia for manufacturing.
More details on both reports are available at www.
smartechanalysis.com

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