Japan Needs Global
Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Innovation of AM (Additive Manufacturing) is active worldwide, changing the nature of manufacturing. Japanese manufacturing industry seeks cutting-edge AM products and solutions in the world.

Potential of the Japanese AM Market

Although the Japanese AM market is under growing, the Japanese manufacturing industry, which focuses on high-value, small-batch production, has significant potential for AM suppliers.

Over 420,000

manufacturing companies

400 trillion
yen market
Interest in AM and manufacturing DX that can contribute to solving faced by Japanese companies issues
Japan's AM market

will grow to more than

50 billion yen in the next five years

Challenges for AM suppliers from overseas

The Japanese market extensively uses overseas processing equipment, but with most ensuring product descriptions and support in Japanese. Preparing for the challenges with local partners is key to approach well.

Japanese Communication is Essential
They demand high-quality after support locally
Japanese manufacturers tend to conservative to change
B2B direct E-commerce has not be common yet

The transition from traditional methods to digital is accelerating with generational change,
indicating that the AM industry could significantly transform Japanese manufacturing in the next decade.

Japanese NO.1 AM media ShareLab

We, ShareLab, are Japan's premier media outlet dedicated exclusively to industrial 3D printing and additive manufacturing. We support the marketing efforts of Japanese and global AM suppliers in entering the Japanese manufacturing market.

Test Marketing in the Japanese AM Market

Entering the Japanese market requires understanding of market and setting up good local partners

Market Research

Directory of overseas companies, market report. Number of companies coming to the exhibition, company size, size and number of SBs.
Surveys and Interviews

Competitive research in Japan, user panel surveys, deep interviews with experts.
Japanese Market Guide

Japanese market guide (information on exhibitions, JETRO, domestic SB, etc.)