3D Printing Market Briefing

Partner-Exclusive CONTEXT Webinar: Q4 3D Printing Market Briefing

Date: 22nd October

Speaker: Chris Connery, VP for Global Analysis, CONTEXT

Chris Connery, VP for Global Analysis at CONTEXT, will be examining the latest quarterly data on worldwide 3D Printer shipments by industry segment and vendor ranking, as well as forecasting market growth for the entire global 3D Printer market.

Key talking points will include:

• Full analysis of global 3D Printer shipments for Q2-26 and 1H-26.

• Examination of global printer shipments by key price-classes:
  • INDUSTRIAL ($100K+)

  • MIDRANGE ($20K – $100K)

  • PROFESSIONAL ($2.5K – $20K)

  • ENTRY–LEVEL (sub $2.5K)

• Focus on continued exceptional growth in the ENTRY-LEVEL, with further examination of potential market indications of an oversupply by comparing China exports against global shipments to customers.

• Focus on newfound growth in the INDUSTRIAL price-class, including drivers behind this return-to-growth in the segment driven by 3C, Aerospace & Defence (A&D), and Energy markets.

• Further drill-down examination of the global INDUSTRIAL landscape segmented by METALS and POLYMER solutions, as well as down into key processes within each grouping.

• Compare and contrast trends from China versus the West (US and Europe).

• Analysis of shifts in the MIDRANGE and PROFESSIONAL price-classes.

• Forecast expectation analysis of other new products and categories in the quarters and years ahead.

• Updated full 5–year forecasts, featuring a special examination of the impacts of US interest rate changes and China’s updated 5-Year Plan following its inaugural National Advanced Manufacturing Conference.

The CONTEXT 3D Printing Briefing is open to clients, partners, and eligible parties.