3-D Scanning: Technologies and Global Markets

May 16th 2016 Mumbai, India: Bharatbook.com announces a report on “ 3-D Scanning: Technologies and Global Markets ”.

The term “active” in this report relates to 3-D scanner projects, specifically the means by which a 3-D scanner detects the scanned object, with the specific means being either a laser beam or a pattern of light and dark areas, depending on the technique utilized.

The global market for three-dimensional (3-D) scanning totaled $5.1 billion in 2014 and nearly $5.9 billion in 2015. This market should total nearly $13.3 billion in 2020, rising at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.7% from 2015 to 2020.

This report provides:

-An overview of the global markets and technologies for three-dimensional scanning

-Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2014, 2015, and projections of CAGRs through 2020

-Specific information on various 3-D technologies such as structured light modulation, laser triangulation, and conoscopic holography

-A detailed patent analysis, especially pertaining to picoprojector developments

-Details pertaining to the market's dynamics, specifically growth drivers and inhibitors

-Analysis of the opportunities for both current industry participants and new entrants

-Profiles of major players in the industry

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

Originating as little more than laboratory curiosities in the 1980s, three-dimensional (3-D) scanners have emerged and expanded into a wide variety of commercial, scientific and artistic market niches. As technology improves and awareness of the capabilities of 3-D scanners becomes more widespread, their role will continue to increase. While there are competing technologies whose development can slow this growth in certain market verticals, the immense untapped potential allowed by the relatively simple digitalization of physical objects means that market growth even in those areas will be slowed, rather than stopped or reversed.

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