Filing trend of research country<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nUK also focused towards 3D printing in aerospace domain and they are also growing market for 3D printing technology. In the UK, less emphasis is placed on reducing aircraft engine weight as compared to other aircraft structural components. The USA, the UK, Germany, France and Bulgaria are the main market focus of the company. During the period 2011-2016 patent filing increases to 10.5 times to the number of patents filed till 2010 in the USA. Airbus<\/strong> conducts most of its research in Germany, and its main markets are Germany, the USA, the UK and France. The main market focus for Honeywell<\/strong> is primarily the USA, the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Of all the patents filed by Honeywell, 100% are deposited in the USA, 65.4% are deposited in the UK, 61.5% in Germany and 57.7% in both Switzerland and Liechtenstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>France<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nFrance is the main market focus of the\ncompanies when it comes to patent filing in this domain. The patent filing for\nFrance has shown constant rise since year 2010. Mostly patent were focused on\ntechnical challenges such as ineffective manufacturing method, low component\nefficiency and difficulty in manufacturing complex geometries. 3D printing\ntechnologies such as selective laser sintering (SLS), selective laser melting\n(SLM) and electron beam melting (EBM) were highly utilized in manufacturing of\nparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Filing trend of research country<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/span>Market\nCountries <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMarket geographies are the countries in which the technology of the patent is expected to be utilized. A country is considered as market geography for a patent family if at least one member of the family is filed in that country.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Market countries<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/span>Research Countries vs. Market Geography<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Research countries v\/s market geography<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/span>Focused 3D Printing methods in the above-mentioned countries:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nSelective laser sintering (SLS):<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe SLS technique is used mainly for\nmanufacturing aircraft engine\/gas turbine engine components like air foils,\nblades, vanes, heat exchangers and fuel system parts (like fuel nozzles,\ninjectors and fuel lines) using metals and\/or metal alloys such as titanium or\nnickel alloy (usually INCONEL). A significant use of this technique was made\nfor manufacturing tools like cores, drill templates and clamping devices, etc.\nuntil 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nStereo lithography (SLA):<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThis technique was originally used to\nmanufacture tools such as cores for casting, dies, reference standards, drill\ntemplates and models (especially between 1999 and 2009). The data analyzed\nshows that most of the researches involving the SLA technique (73.1% of its\npatents) are carried out in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nSelective laser melting (SLM):<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nOverall, this technique is generally\nused to manufacture air foils, blades, vanes, heat exchangers, fuel system\nparts like fuel nozzles, injectors and fuel lines using mostly titanium,\nnickel, aluminium, copper, cobalt metals and\/or their alloys. However, MTU Aero\nEngines largely uses SLM techniques (67.8% of its total patents filed in this\ndomain) in order to manufacture aircraft engine\/gas turbine engine components\nlike blades, vanes and other components such as sealing devices, bearings,\nseals and shroud pressure vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nElectron beam melting (EBM):<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThis technique is mainly used for\nmanufacturing gas turbine engine components like blades, vanes, air foils, etc.\nbut since 2013 there has been a shift in the focus of its use, aside from\nmaking turbine blades and vanes. It is now also used to manufacture fuel system\nparts like fuel nozzles, fuel lines, fuel injectors and other components such\nas sealing devices, bearings, seals and shroud pressure vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The data analyzed shows that the research involved in this technique (62.1% of its patents) is carried out mostly in the U.S. (most notably by United Technologies Corporation).<\/p>\n\n\n
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Methods of 3D printing<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/span>Method Of 3D Printing V\/S Top Countries<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/span>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThis 3D-Printing\nrevolution began in 2014, when a survey of over a 100 manufacturing companies\nrevealed that 11% of them had already switched to volume production of 3D\nprinted parts or products. According to our understanding and gauze, we judge a\nparticular technology to be mainstream when it reaches an adoption level of\nover 15%. Numerous companies in multiple industries are ramping up production\nin this way and we are confident that 3D printing is ready to emerge from its\nnascent stage to become a viable alternative to conventional manufacturing in\nmultiple industries for various applications. More companies will follow the\nmajor players and with this revolutionary shift, companies should start\nengaging strategically to improve their offerings, revisit their operations and\nassess the implications it could have on the commercial ecosystem as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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