The strategy targets five percent of the global three‑dimensional printing market and aims to add roughly one billion U.S. dollars to the nation’s gross domestic product.
Training programmes have surpassed the target of one hundred thousand skilled workers.
A rocket engine printed as a single piece demonstrates the technology’s potential for complex space hardware.
The army’s printed two‑storey dwelling was built in twelve weeks, showing rapid construction possibilities.
A construction printer can build a 2,500‑square‑foot home in less than thirty days while cutting material waste by thirty percent and emissions by ninety percent.
Over 154,000 people have already been trained, exceeding the original goal.
Support has been given to 56 new companies, and 65 home‑grown technologies have been created.
Applications include aerospace engines, army housing, medical implants, printed electronics, and fast‑building homes.
Future steps, called National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing 2.0, will focus on protecting inventions, making machines cheaper, and expanding international cooperation.
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