New 3dpbm webinar explores key opportunities for composites AM

A new webinar organized by 3dpbm leverages findings in the latest market report to discuss opportunities for composites AM with key segment stakeholders. The webinar is scheduled for next December 9th, at 2 pm UTC (3pm CET / 9am ET) and is free to attend.

The recently published report from 3dpbm Research titled Composites AM Market Opportunities 2020–2030 analyzed demand and revenues in composites AM hardware, materials, services, software and applications forecasting a potential $10.6 billion global market within a decade.

Which are the most immediately relevant opportunities in Composites AM? In this webinar, we will hear from the representatives of three rapidly developing companies in the composites AM segment. They will be presenting three of the primary revenue opportunities for the future of composites manufacturing.

Among these, 3dpbm expects serial automated production of small and medium-size continuous fiber reinforced polymer parts to be one of the most interesting medium and long-term market opportunities. Presenting 9T Labs, Mr. Martin Eichenhofer will highlight the company’s vision for targeting this segment, through a unique modular AM system and MaaS business model.

More immediate revenue generation opportunities include large-format chopped-fiber-reinforced-polymer composites additive manufacturing via very high-throughput, large-scale 3D printing systems, such as those developed by Ingersoll. Mr. Daniele Martani will illustrate the company’s activities in this area while also looking at ongoing development in the longer-term opportunity for multi-axis robotic extrusion of continuous fiber-reinforced parts.

The development of the entire composites AM market is—more than anything—dependent on the evolution of 3D printable composites materials, as well as their availability and costs. To better understand the opportunities that lie in the composites AM materials segment We will hear from Mr. Collet, who heads AM materials development at LEHVOSS, one of the companies leading the market in advancing composites AM materials science.

About the speakers

Martin Eichenhofer, 9T Labs

As Co-founder and CEO of 9T Labs, a company automating and digitizing fiber composite manufacturing for high-performance applications at scale, Mr. Eichenhofer is leading one of the most innovative and rapidly growing startups in composites AM. He imagines a world where everyone is empowered to mass-produce the most extreme, high-performance parts by one click with a mouse. Before devoting his time to 9T Labs, Martin worked in M&A and new business development at ZF AG and at Henkel. He holds a PhD degree in engineering from ETH Zurich and an MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs.

Thomas Collet, LEHVOSS Group

Mr. Collet graduated as an engineer for polymer technology at the University in Darmstadt, in Germany and has some of the most extensive professional experiences in the field of advanced polymer materials for AM. Since 1988 he held various positions in application development, market development, marketing and sales at Evonik, GE Plastics and LEHVOSS Group. He has been with LEHVOSS Group since the year 2000 in the business unit Customized Polymer Materials. Since 2013 he is the Head of 3D Printing Materials and Marketing.

Daniele Martani, Ingersoll Machine Tools

As Director of International Sales at Ingersoll Machine Tools, Mr. Martani has some of the most extensive experience in the industrial composites manufacturing sector. His current role is in the development of European and Asian markets for high-value machine tools for metal and composite part production, 3D printing, mainly in the Aerospace Industry. He has previously held roles at Continuus-Properzi SpA, Wire Machinery and Mandelli Industrie – Machine Tools, building the companies international presence.

Davide Sher, 3dpbm

As co-founder of 3dpbm, Davide Sher brings his intimate knowledge of the AM sector and vast experience as a market analyst to everything 3dpbm does. With over 20 years of experience covering technology markets, Davide has authored over 30 studies related to AM and written over a thousand articles on AM.