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Summary of our market study
The number of printers sold in France in 2023 will be 2.7 million, compared with 3.1 million in 2022.
The global printing market is estimated at between $50 and $55 billion.
The international printer market is dominated by giants such as Canon and HP.
The 3D printer segment is set for very rapid growth. Companies such as Stratasys ($520.8 million in 2020) are emerging in the 3D printing segment.
Trends and dynamics in the French printer market
The French market saw a sharp decline in 2020 of over 28%, followed by a 14% recovery in 2021. Annual sales are around 3 million units.
A4 copiers lead the way in terms of units sold. Sales of A4 multifunction copiers rose with the increase in teleworking due to the health crisis, but sales of large-format printers fell.
The print-on-demand sector is expanding.
One strong trend is the emergence and growth of 3D printing. Often associated with additive manufacturing, this segment covers the sale not only of 3D printing machines, but also of printed products.
The adaptability of 3D printers to various materials such as plastic, wax, metal or plaster, and their ability to print objects as small as 30 x 30 x 30 cm, are revolutionizing the market.
France has a trade deficit in printing machinery.
Key players in the global 3D printing market
- HP (Hewlett-Packard)
- Canon
- Epson
- Stratasys pioneer and leading provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions.
- Prodways is a relatively young company that is rapidly making a name for itself in the world of printing
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1 Market overview
1.1 Introduction
A printer is a peripheral device that allows computer data to be printed on paper. The printer market is dominated by international manufacturers (Canon, HP ...), which leaves little room for new entrants with strong barriers to entry already well established. The players in the printer market are focusing on turnkey services, allowing their customers to integrate their print flows and documents into their IT infrastructure.
New types of printers are emerging, such as 3D printers: the 3D printer (or additive manufacturing) segment represents the sale of 3D printing machines and solutions as well as the sale of printed products via specialized machines to customers wishing to prototype products. A 3D printer is a machine that can design real objects in 3 dimensions from a file created with 3D design software. The objects created can be models, parts, scale models or prototypes. In general, the size of the objects produced is 30 x 30 x 30 cm.
The printer market is expected to experience a revolution in the coming years with the democratization of the 3D printer, which offers SMEs and even individuals the ability to print small objects in plastic, wax, metal or plaster. In 2016, 200,000 3D printers with a global turnover of $1.6 billion were sold worldwide. In the next three years, the volume of 3D printers is expected to explode to 3 million units in 2018, representing sales of more than $13 billion.
1.2 The global market
The global printing market was valued at $**.** billion in ****. The following chart shows a forecast of $**.** billion in ****, which corresponds to a CAGR of *.**%.
Global Printing Market World, ****-****, USD billion Source: ****
This global growth can be attributed to the dynamism of emerging markets such as China, India and South East ...
1.3 The French market is losing momentum
The manufacture of printers corresponds to the designation "manufacture of printing machinery", whose annual sales evolution is represented below. Thus, it can be noted that while the activity described a slight growth until ****, the slight decline in **** was followed by a strong decrease in **** of more than **% compared to ****. ****, however, offered ...
1.4 International Trade
The following graph describes a significant trade deficit for France in printing machinery. Indeed, if we note a decrease of the total flows in ****, exports exceed every year largely the imports.
Foreign trade in printing machinery (***) France, ****-****, in USD billion Source: ****
The following chart shows the main countries from which ...
2 Analysis of the demand
2.1 Printer sales in France
The Syndicat National des Entreprises de Solutions et Systèmes d'Information et d'Impression provides an overview of annual sales of printing machines. Thus, we note that these sales know a constant decrease which increased in **** to reach a little more than * million machines sold.
Sales of printing machines in France France, ...
2.2 The 3D printer, an increasingly popular product
According to a **** market report by market leader Sculpteothe penetration rate of *D printers is constantly evolving. In fact, as we can see from the graph below, this penetration rate has increased from *% in **** to nearly **% in ****. Beyond the growing popularity of *D printers, the continuous growth of the penetration rate ...
3 Market structure
3.1 French manufacturing of printing machines
The following graph shows the evolution of employment and establishments in the French printing machinery manufacturing sector. Thus, we note a slight growth in the number of employees until ****, in parallel with the opening of new establishments in **** and ****.
Printing machinery manufacturing sector France, ****-****, in units Source: ****
The majority of ...
3.2 Delivery difficulties
According to the SNESSII, three quarters of companies in the sector encountered delivery difficulties in the first half of ****. The following graph shows the origins of these difficulties, which may have caused delivery times to increase by an average of * weeks.
Origin of delivery difficulties encountered France, ****, in Source: ****
3.3 3D printing market players in France
The *D printing market is in full swing. In fact, we can see that several types of players coexist in this market:
Large groups: Large, diversified, multi-activity groups such as General Electric, HP, Michelin or Siemens Pure players: *D printing specialists (***) such as *D Systems, Stratasys and Xerox
The cohabitation of ...
4 Analysis of the offer
4.1 Printing technologies available on the French market
We currently distinguish three printing technologies on the French market:
Theink jet printing consists in a projection of drops of inks on the support of the impression. Channels filled with ink see their pressure vary in order to induce these projections. This variation of pressure is often obtained by a play ...
4.2 3D printers offer
*D printing relies on several underlying technologies. NeaAccording to a **** market report by market leader Sculpteo* main technologies are used in the *D printing industry:
Fused deposition modeling(***): this is a type of additive manufacturing technology that allows the construction of three-dimensional objects, prototypes and products through a computer-aided or computer-driven ...
5 Regulation
5.1 Regulatory framework
Due to the recent emergence of additive manufacturing technologies, there is a relative lack of national or international regulation. However, the multiplication of standards allows for a precise framework of *D printing processes.
A regulation resulting from the use of chemical products
In a professional context, the site where a *D ...
6 Positioning of the actors
6.1 Segmentation
- HP Hewlett Packard
- Canon
- Epson
- Stratasys
- Prodways
- 3DCeram Sinto
- Kyocera
- Lexmark
- Sharp
- Brother France
- OKI Electric
- Dymo (Newell Brands)
- Kodak
- Pantum
List of charts presented in this market study
- Global Printer Market
- Manufacturing of printing machinery in France (NAF 28.99A)
- Sales of printing machines in France
- Distribution of printing machine sales
- Evolution of sales volume by type of printing machine
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Latest news
Telecoms: equipment manufacturer Juniper joins Hewlett-Packard Enterprise - 10/01/2024
- Juniper, the US specialist in routers, switches and Juniper IT security firewalls, is sold to Hewlett-Packard Enterprise for €14 billion.
- HPE's Intelligent Edge business recorded $5.2 billion in revenues in the fiscal year November 2022 to October 2023.
- Juniper's sales are expected to exceed $5 billion, up 6%.
HPE boasts that it has sold the world's most powerful computer. - 09/03/2023
- In 2016, the Palo Alto firm swallowed SGI, a supplier of high-performance servers, for $275 million
- In 2019, the acquisition of supercomputer manufacturer Cray enabled it to further expand its offering.
- The HPC (High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence) market is growing fast. According to data from MarketsandMarkets, the global market is set to grow from $36 billion in 2022 to around $50 billion by 2027
- With around 100 machines listed, HPE scores well against its challengers, China's Lenovo and Inspur (160 and 50 supercomputers respectively) and France's Atos (43)
Innovation: 3DCeram continues its industrial success story at Bonnac-la-Côte". | 3DCeram: Success at Bonnac-la-Côte - 13/11/2021
- The company has inaugurated a new 3,000 m² building in Bonnac-la-Côte.
- The building stands on a plot of 11,000 m².
- The investment for this new building is 3.2 million euros.
Satellite antennas: Anywaves and ceramic 3D printing. - 07/01/2021
- Anywaves, a Toulouse-based spin-off from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), aims to become the world's leading manufacturer of antennas for small satellites.
- Anywaves has teamed up with 3DCeram, a French manufacturer of ceramic 3D printers, to work on the design of a new ceramic antenna for future SmallSats satellites.
- The partnership between Anywaves and 3DCeram was developed thanks to 3DCeram's 3D-AIM service, which is dedicated to companies in the aerospace sector.
- The collaboration between Anywaves and 3DCeram has led to the development of a zirconia antenna concept with a lattice structure for enhanced RF performance.
How 3DCeram is rethinking the ceramic 3D printing business model | 3DCeram reinvents ceramic 3D printing. - 11/06/2020
- Founded in 2001, 3DCeram develops and markets a range of ceramic 3D printers.
- Ceramic 3D printers in the Ceramaker range include the C100 EASY (100x100x150 mm printing plate), the C3600 ULTIMATE (600x600x300 mm) and the C900 FLEX (300x300x100 mm).
- The SLA technology used by 3DCeram has enabled new solutions to be developed to improve the manufacturing process, notably stripping support and free link.
- The electrical engineering, pharmaceutical, energy, automotive, medical and aerospace/aviation industries are all fields in which ceramic 3D printing is used.
- Digitization and process automation are key steps in the future development of ceramic 3D printing and 3DCeram.
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