Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Market Set for Takeoff: Growth Drivers and Emerging Opportunities to 2035
A rigorous research lens on aerospace additive manufacturing (AM) must dig into technologies, breakthroughs, industry players, and white spaces. Using the MRFR report as a backbone, here’s a research-oriented exploration.
Core Technologies & R&D Directions
The aerospace AM domain is grounded in several key technologies: laser sintering, 3D printing, electron beam melting (EBM), fused deposition modeling (FDM), and stereolithography. Each has different material compatibilities and precision/throughput tradeoffs.
Metal AM (e.g. EBM, laser sintering): Often a focal R&D area given the demand for high-temperature, high-strength parts (e.g. engine components).
Polymeric/FDM processes: Useful for non-structural, interior, or ducting parts where mechanical loading is lower.




