Automation and 3D Printing at Jabil, stated that up to about 30% of all parts being manufactured at the company could be 3D printed in the future. Other major companies are working in the background and have not yet announced their plans. Some are exploring and debating ways in which they might enter the AM busi- ness. They have been asked by senior management and boards of directors to identify ways to tap into this 3D printing phenomenon, not knowing how or even why they should. In some ways, it is a solution looking for a problem. Even so, the fact that they are taking it so seriously is interesting, especially given that SL technology was commercialized 29 years ago.
Major Investments
The past year has been one of signifi cant investments in AM. The one receiving the most attention was GE’s acquisi- tions of 76% of Arcam and 75% of Concept Laser, with a combined value of an estimated $1.4 billion. Arcam and Con- cept Laser manufacture AM machines that produce metal
parts. Meanwhile, Carbon, a small but fast-growing producer of SL machines, has received investments of a remarkable $220 million thus far.
Jabil is one of the largest contract manufacturers in the world and has built an AM team of more than 30 employees. One year ago, it consisted of fewer than fi ve people.
To gain a better sense of ongoing spending in AM,
Wohlers Associates looked at total investments in a relatively short and random period last year. In the months of June through August 2016, the company came across fi ve publicly announced investments totalling more than $260 million, and they exclude the Carbon and GE transactions. It is possible, even likely, that a number of non-public investments were also made during this period.
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