Encompass Project

3 Trillion (21%) of the EU's GDP
20% of EU's employment » 30 million jobs in 230 000 enterprises (SME mostly)
EU market share of laser based manufacturing declined (39% in 2008 »» 33% in 2012)»» due to competition from Asia

Threatened by lower wage economies and high tech rivals
Grew at a GAGR ≈ 35% to 35 bn € ⇒ will grow to over 90 bn € by 2020 if key technological challenges can be overcome (Wohlers Report 2015)
Industrial machinery and consumer goods account for > 36% of the industries using (AM Valles, 2014)
Automotive, Aerospace and Medical: focus endusers for ENCOMPASS – 43% of the industries using AM