Adoption of 3D Printing in Indonesia and Prediction of Its Application in 2025

Abstract

Abstract Additive manufacturing, known as 3D printing (3DP) is currently growing rapidly in many countries. The applications of 3DP may vary in each country, depending on the country’s 3DP development and local needs. This study aims to find out the adoption of 3DP in Indonesia and the prediction of its application in the future. Data were collected either by interviews or questionnaires. Data retrieval was done 3 times. First, data were collected from society with 109 respondents. The second data comes from 3DP user with 40 respondents, and the third data comes from the expert with 15 respondents. This study used a pairwise comparison method to predict the application of 3DP in the future. The results of this study indicate that 67% of respondents in society have known about 3DP. The number of 3DP users was increasing every year, a considerable increase in the last 3 years. From the pairwise comparison results, it was found that in the health sector, the highest prediction is in the fabrication of medical equipment. In the industrial sector, the highest prediction is fabrication for electronic and robotic. Then in the sociocultural sector, the highest prediction is education.