Ceramic AM Market 2026

Ceramic AM Market 2026

Published on: March 2026
  • 142 (+8%) ceramic AM companies surveyed and studied.
  • Ceramic AM generated over $186 million in 2025.
  • Market forecast to more than triple by 2030 at 27.8% CAGR.

This new market study from VoxelMatters provides the most in-depth analysis and forecast of the ceramic additive manufacturing market (units and revenues), including hardware, materials and services, by end-user segment and geography.

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The technical ceramic additive manufacturing market is at a turning point. A sector that was once defined primarily by hardware investment and R&D adoption, which at times sometimes led to exagerated expectations, is now increasingly shaped by production activity, outsourced manufacturing, and the growing economic weight of ceramic AM services, with a more pragmatic and commercially viable outlook. This edition of VoxelMatters’ comprehensive market study captures that transition, providing the most detailed analysis of the global technical ceramic AM market across hardware, materials, and service bureaus.

The total ceramic AM market grew to $186.5 million in 2025, up +13.5% year-on-year. For the first time, services nearly matched hardware as the largest segment by revenue, reaching $75.8 million (+22.3% year-on-year) compared to hardware’s $77.6 million (+8.2%) and materials’ $33.1 million (+8.1%). While all three segments grew, hardware and materials came in well below the growth rates projected by manufacturers and suppliers at the time of the previous edition’s survey, reflecting a more cautious demand environment than had been anticipated. However, this near-parity between hardware and services (41.6% versus 40.6% of total revenue) signals a maturing market in which end-users are increasingly paying for final ceramic parts rather than investing solely in equipment.

By 2030, total market revenue is projected to reach $635 million, with services becoming the largest segment by some margin. This forecast has been moderated from the previous edition. As mentioned, hardware and materials revenues grew at a slower pace than manufacturers had anticipated, and near-term projections have thus been adjusted accordingly, with stronger growth expected from 2026 onward. The inclusion of several previously untracked Chinese manufacturers in this edition’s database has also broadened the competitive landscape, contributing to lower average hardware selling prices and, by extension, a lower overall market projection. The services forecast, however, has proved relatively resilient.

Behind these numbers, the competitive landscape has evolved quite significantly since the last edition. Vat photopolymerisation (VPP) remains the dominant technology, led by 3DCeram (SLA) and Lithoz (DLP), but the market is no longer defined solely by these two European leaders. Asian manufacturers from China, Japan, and South Korea are expanding rapidly with industrial-grade systems at more accessible price points, and APAC has become the largest region by hardware unit sales. The Japanese group Sinto, which acquired 3DCeram back in 2017, acquired Bosch Advanced Ceramics in late 2025 (now Sinto Advanced Ceramics Europe), one of the leading ceramic 3D printing service providers, to become the overall market leader across the ceramic AM value chain. Binder jetting on the other hand has undergone major corporate restructuring. Desktop Metal, which originally acquired ExOne and its ceramic binder jetting technology, was itself acquired and then divested by Nano Dimension. The resulting split saw ExOne’s sand 3D printing business united with voxeljet, while the technical ceramic and metal business was relaunched under the Desktop Metal brand with a stronger ceramics focus. Roland has also entered the segment as a new competitor. Material jetting is gaining momentum, with XJet refocusing on serial ceramic part production, and joined by newer entrants D3-AM (part of Durst Group) and AMAREA.

In ceramic AM materials, the supply landscape is distinctive. Unlike in polymer or metal AM, hardware manufacturers are often the primary suppliers of materials, particularly in VPP (where proprietary slurry formulations are closely tied to system performance) and material jetting. In binder jetting, while first-party material suppliers remain important, third-party powder suppliers such as Schunk (via the acquisition of ESK-SiC) are shipping increasing volumes as the installed base grows. Alumina and zirconia remain the most widely used materials across slurry and bound forms, with silicon carbide accounting for the vast majority of powder volumes through high-throughput binder jetting. Bioceramics (HA and TCP), driven by medical and dental adoption, and non-oxide materials such as silicon nitride and boron carbide are among the fastest-growing materials. Silicon nitride has attracted particular interest on the applications side, with SINTX Technologies acquiring SiNAPTIC Surgical in June 2025 to enter the foot and ankle implant market and signing a supply agreement with Evonik in December 2025 for a silicon nitride-PEEK compound targeting AI-assisted, 3D printed patient-specific implants. On the materials supply side, Tethon 3D acquired TA&T from SINTX in early 2025, strengthening its position as a vertically integrated US-based ceramic AM materials supplier.

One of the most interesting trends seen in this edition is that ceramic AM service providers are playing an increasingly central role in the market’s development. For the first time, final parts crossed the 50% threshold of total service bureau outpu, with production and tooling together now accounting for more than three-quarters of all parts produced. Leading service bureaus are benefiting from a favourable economic dynamic in which industrial hardware acquisition costs are declining, while per-part pricing has held essentially flat or risen modestly, meaning the economic value in ceramic AM is shifting downstream from equipment to application expertise, post-processing, and quality assurance. EMEA is home to the deepest ecosystem of specialist ceramic AM service providers, including Schunk, Steinbach, Sinto ACE (owned by Japanese company Sinto but based in Germany), Ceramaret, Alumina Systems, and WZR Ceramic Solutions, among others.

Leveraging VoxelMatters Directory, the world’s largest verified AM company database with over 7,000 listings, our research team identified 42 hardware manufacturers, 44 material suppliers, and 56 service providers (~8% up from 132 companies in the previous edition, reflecting improved coverage of a young and fragmented industry). The underlying dataset includes over 18,000 data points, and the report is supported by more than 70 charts and data tables, offering one of the most comprehensive and accurate snapshots of the global technical ceramic AM sector.

Prominent and emerging companies featured in the report include:

3DCERAM (part of Sinto Group), Admatec Additive Solutions, Alumina Systems, AMAREA Technology, Ceramaret, Ceramco, CeramTec, Concr3de, D3-AM (part of Durst Group), Desktop Metal, FGK, iLaser, Kyocera Fine Ceramics, Lithoz, Nanoe, Prodways, Ricoh, Roland, Saint Gobain, Schunk Carbon Technology, Sinto ACE (formerly Bosch Advanced Ceramics), SINTX Technologies, SK Fine, SprintRay, Steinbach, Tethon 3D, Ten Dimensions, WZR Ceramic Solutions, XJet, and many more.

Beyond supporting existing suppliers’ market analysis and development efforts, this report is designed to help companies enter the technical ceramic AM market and capitalize on emerging opportunities. OEMs interested in adopting ceramic AM for part production will gain a clear understanding of currently available technologies, materials, and services, along with their benefits and challenges. This study is also a valuable resource for investors looking to understand the dynamics, risks, and growth potential of one of additive manufacturing’s most specialized segments.

 To learn more about the scope of this study and the methodology behind this research please contact us.

Chapter 1

1. The state of technical ceramic additive manufacturing

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Key trends in technical ceramic additive manufacturing

1.2.1. Trends in ceramic AM hardware

1.2.2. Trends in ceramic AM materials

1.2.3. Trends in ceramic AM services

1.3. Analysis of the total technical ceramic AM market, 2024 vs. 2025

1.3.1. Revenue

1.4. Five-year forecast of the total technical ceramic AM market, 2025–2030

1.4.1. Revenue forecast

1.4.2. Forecast by vertical adoption segment

1.4.3. Forecast by region

1.5. Considerations on ceramic AM market dynamics in 2026

1.5.1. Application-driven growth

1.5.2. Value concentration across segments

1.5.3. Hardware segment dynamics

1.5.4. A shifting narrative for ceramic AM

 

Chapter 2

2. Overview of technical ceramic AM hardware technologies

2.1. General evolutionary trends for technical ceramic AM technologies

2.2. Stereolithography

2.2.1. Stereolithography-specific key evolutionary trends

2.2.2. SLA stereolithography

2.2.2.1. SLA key trends, players and systems

2.2.3. DLP stereolithography

2.2.3.1. DLP key trends, players and systems

2.3. Binder jetting

2.3.1. BJP key trends, players and systems

2.3.1.1. FAST-SPS sintering

2.4. Material extrusion

2.4.1. Bound filament extrusion technologies

2.4.1.1. MEX (Bound) key trends, players and systems

2.4.2. Paste deposition/extrusion technologies

2.4.2.1. MEX (Paste) key trends

2.5. Material jetting

2.5.1. MJP key trends, players and systems

2.6. Screen printing

2.7. Analysis of the technical ceramic AM hardware market in 2025

2.7.1. Top hardware companies by unit sales and revenue

2.7.1.1. Top hardware companies by revenue

2.7.1.2. Top hardware companies by unit sales

2.7.2. Hardware units and revenue by technology

2.7.2.1. Revenue

2.7.2.2. Units sold

2.7.3. Hardware units and revenue by VPP sub-technology

2.7.3.1. Revenue

2.7.3.2. Units sold

2.7.3.3. MEX sub-technology breakdown

2.7.3.4. JET sub-technology breakdown

2.7.4. Hardware units and revenue by price segment

2.7.4.1. Revenue

2.7.4.2. Units sold

2.7.4.3. Technology mix by price segment

2.7.5. Hardware by vertical adoption segment

2.7.5.1. Revenue

2.7.5.2. Units sold

2.7.6. Hardware by region

2.7.6.1. Revenue

2.7.6.2. Units sold

2.7.6.3. Technology mix by region

2.8. Forecast of technical ceramic AM hardware market (2025–2030)

2.8.1. Forecast of hardware units and revenue by technology

2.8.1.1. Revenue forecast

2.8.1.2. Unit forecast

2.8.2. Forecast of hardware by vertical adoption segment

2.8.2.1. Revenue forecast

2.8.2.2. Unit forecast

2.8.3. Forecast of hardware by region

2.8.3.1. Revenue forecast

2.8.3.2. Unit forecast

2.8.3.3. Technology composition of regional growth

 

Chapter 3

3. Overview of technical ceramic AM materials

3.1. Technical ceramic materials for AM

3.1.1. Alumina

3.1.2. Zirconia

3.1.3. Silicates and technical silica

3.1.4. Silicon carbide

3.1.5. Silicon nitride

3.1.6. Boron carbide and other ceramics

3.1.7. Calcium-based bioceramics

3.2. Technical ceramic material forms

3.2.1. Technical ceramic slurries

3.2.1.1. Technical ceramic slurry products and suppliers

3.2.2. Technical ceramic powders

3.2.2.1. Technical ceramic powder products and suppliers

3.2.3. Technical ceramic bound filaments

3.2.3.1. Technical ceramic bound filament products and suppliers

3.2.4. Technical ceramic nanoparticles for material jetting

3.3. Analysis of the technical ceramic AM materials market in 2025

3.3.1. Top materials companies by volume and revenue

3.3.1.1. Revenue

3.3.1.2. Volume

3.3.2. Materials volume and revenue by material form

3.3.2.1. Revenue

3.3.2.2. Volume

3.3.3. Slurry volume and revenue by material

3.3.3.1. Revenue

3.3.3.2. Volume

3.3.4. Powder volume and revenue by material

3.3.4.1. Revenue

3.3.4.2. Volume

3.3.5. Bound material revenues and volumes by material

3.3.6. Materials by vertical adoption segment

3.3.6.1. Revenue

3.3.6.2. Volume

3.3.7. Materials by region

3.3.7.1. Revenue

3.3.7.2. Volume

3.4. Forecast of technical ceramic AM materials market (2025–2030)

3.4.1. Forecast of materials volume and revenue by material form

3.4.1.1. Revenue forecast

3.4.1.2. Volume forecast

3.4.2. Forecast of materials by vertical adoption segment

3.4.2.1. Revenue forecast

3.4.2.2. Volume forecast

3.4.3. Forecast of materials by region

3.4.3.1. Revenue forecast

3.4.3.2. Volume forecast

 

Chapter 4

4. The evolving landscape of technical ceramic AM service providers

4.1. Ceramic AM hardware manufacturers providing AM services

4.2. Ceramic material suppliers providing AM services and parts

4.3. Ceramic part manufacturers using AM to provide parts via outsourced production

4.4. Specialized ceramic AM service providers

4.5. Medical and dental ceramic AM service providers

4.6. Technical ceramic AM production workflows

4.6.1. DfAM for technical ceramic AM

4.6.2. Loading materials and building ceramic parts

4.6.3. Cleaning and debinding

4.6.4. Sintering

4.6.5. Sintering furnaces

4.7. Analysis of the technical ceramic AM services market in 2025

4.7.1. Top service companies by parts produced and revenue

4.7.1.1. Top service companies by revenue

4.7.1.2. Top service companies by parts produced

4.7.2. Parts produced and revenue by technology

4.7.2.1. Services revenue by technology

4.7.2.2. Parts produced by technology

4.7.3. Parts produced and revenue by part type

4.7.3.1. Services revenue by part type

4.7.3.2. Parts produced by part type

4.7.4. Parts produced and revenue by VPP sub-technology

4.7.4.1. VPP services revenue by sub-technology

4.7.4.2. VPP parts produced by sub-technology

4.7.5. Services by vertical adoption segment

4.7.5.1. Services revenue by vertical

4.7.5.2. Parts produced by vertical

4.7.6. Services by region

4.7.6.1. Services revenue by region

4.7.6.2. Parts produced by region

4.8. Five-year forecast of the technical ceramic AM services market, 2025–2030

4.8.1. Forecast of parts produced and revenue by technology

4.8.1.1. Services revenue forecast by technology, 2025–2030

4.8.1.2. Parts produced forecast by technology, 2025–2030

4.8.2. Forecast of parts produced and revenue by part type

4.8.2.1. Services revenue forecast by part type, 2025–2030

4.8.2.2. Parts produced forecast by part type, 2025–2030

4.8.3. Forecast of services by vertical adoption segment

4.8.3.1. Services revenue forecast by vertical, 2025–2030

4.8.3.2. Parts produced forecast by vertical, 2025–2030

4.8.4. Forecast of services by region

4.8.4.1. Services revenue forecast by region, 2025–2030

4.8.4.2. Parts produced forecast by region, 2025–2030

 

Table of Figures

Chapter 1

Figure 1. Total market revenues (USD M) by segment, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 2. Forecast of total market revenues (USD M) by segment, 2025–2030

Figure 3. Forecast of total market revenues (USD M) by vertical adoption segment, 2025–2030

Figure 4. Forecast of total market revenues (USD M) by region, 2025–2030

Chapter 2

Figure 5. Top hardware companies by revenue

Figure 6. Top hardware companies by unit sales

Figure 7. Hardware revenue (USD M) by technology, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 8. Hardware unit sales by technology, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 9. Hardware revenue (USD M) by VPP sub-technology, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 10. Hardware unit sales by VPP sub-technology, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 11. Hardware revenue (USD M) by price segment, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 12. Hardware unit sales by price segment, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 13. Hardware revenue (USD M) by vertical adoption segment, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 14. Hardware unit sales by vertical adoption segment, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 15. Hardware revenue (USD M) by region, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 16. Hardware unit sales by region, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 17. Forecast of hardware revenue (USD M) by technology, 2025–2030

Figure 18. Forecast of hardware unit sales by technology, 2025–2030

Figure 19. Forecast of hardware revenue (USD M) by vertical adoption segment, 2025–2030

Figure 20. Forecast of hardware unit sales by vertical adoption segment, 2025–2030

Figure 21. Forecast of hardware revenue (USD M) by region, 2025–2030

Figure 22. Forecast of hardware unit sales by region, 2025–2030

Chapter 3

Figure 23. Top materials companies by revenue

Figure 24. Top materials companies by volume

Figure 25. Materials revenue (USD M) by material form, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 26. Materials volume (kg) by material form, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 27. Slurry revenue (USD M) by material, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 28. Slurry volume (kg) by material, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 29. Powder revenue (USD M) by material, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 30. Powder volume (kg) by material, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 31. Materials revenue (USD M) by vertical adoption segment, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 32. Materials volume (kg) by vertical adoption segment, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 33. Materials revenue (USD M) by region, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 34. Materials volume (kg) by region, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 35. Forecast of materials revenue (USD M) by material form, 2025–2030

Figure 36. Forecast of materials volume (kg) by material form, 2025–2030

Figure 37. Forecast of materials revenue (USD M) by vertical adoption segment, 2025–2030

Figure 38. Forecast of materials volume (kg) by vertical adoption segment, 2025–2030

Figure 39. Forecast of materials revenue (USD M) by region, 2025–2030

Figure 40. Forecast of materials volume (kg) by region, 2025–2030

Chapter 4

Figure 41. Top service companies by revenue

Figure 42. Top service companies by number of parts produced

Figure 43. Service revenue (USD M) by technology, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 44. Number of parts produced by technology, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 45. Service revenue (USD M) by part type, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 46. Number of parts produced by part type, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 47. Service revenue (USD M) by VPP sub-technology, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 48. Number of parts produced by VPP sub-technology, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 49. Service revenue (USD M) by vertical adoption segment, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 50. Number of parts produced by vertical adoption segment, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 51. Service revenue (USD M) by region, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 52. Number of parts produced by region, 2024 vs. 2025

Figure 53. Forecast of service revenue (USD M) by technology, 2025–2030

Figure 54. Forecast of number of parts produced by technology, 2025–2030

Figure 55. Forecast of service revenue (USD M) by part type, 2025–2030

Figure 56. Forecast of number of parts produced by part type, 2025–2030

Figure 57. Forecast of service revenue (USD M) by vertical adoption segment, 2025–2030

Figure 58. Forecast of number of parts produced by vertical adoption segment, 2025–2030

Figure 59. Forecast of service revenue (USD M) by region, 2025–2030

Figure 60. Forecast of number of parts produced by region, 2025–2030

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