Economic value of the GVCS - size of related global markets

3D Printer

• $1.325 Billion - 2010

http://www.wohlersassociates.com/press54.htm

3D Scanner

- size of existing market

Aluminum Extractor

• $999.6 Billion in 2013 - Aluminum Sales (357,000 Tonnes at $2,800/Tonne)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/13/aluminium-marubeni-outlook-idUSL3E7ND2Z020111213

Bakery Oven

- size of oven manufacturing industry, and bread sales worldwide

Bread industry

• $196 Billion - global consumption - 126 million tons

http://www.bsimagazine.com/Features/Regional%20Profiles/2011/9/International%20bread%20consumption%20on%20the%20rise.aspx

Baler

- value of bales produced; value of balers produced annually

Wheat industry

Bioplastic Extruder

- size of global plastic market, which will eventually be substituted with bioplastics

• $1b in 2007

http://www.hkc22.com/bioplastics.html

• $51 Billion - Plastics Wholesaling (U.S.)

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=985

CEB Press

• $179 Billion - Home Builders in the U.S.

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=169

CNC Circuit Mill

• $10 Billion - Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (U.S.)

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=683

CNC Precision/Multi-machine

- value of machines produced yearly

Dairy Milker

- yearly milk consumption

• $34 Billion - Dairy farms in the U.S.

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=49

Dimensional Sawmill

- lumber production worldwide; value of machines produced yearly

• $10 Billion - Logging in the U.S.

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=78

• $76 Billion - Lumber Wholesaling in the U.S.

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=921

Electric/Motor Generator

• $25 Billion - Automobile Engine and Parts Manufacturing (U.S.)

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=826

Gasifier Burner

- value of natural gas produced yearly, as this will be replaced eventually with biomass-generated fuel gas

• $90 Billion - Biofuels Sales

http://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/global-biofuel-outlook/898

• $120 Billion - Natural Gas Distribution in the US

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=159

Hay Cutter

• $17 Billion - Hay and Crop Farming in the U.S.

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=40

Induction Furnace

• $1.372 Trillion in 2014 - Steel Sales. We really need value of billet and raw steel produced.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110128005996/en/Research-Markets-Global-Steel-Industry-Guide-Forecasts

• 93,727,000 Tonnes of Raw Steel in 2011

http://www.steel.org/en/About%20AISI/Statistics.aspx

• 1,224,024,000 Metric Tons of Crude Steel Production - 2009 - Global Figure

http://www.worldsteel.org/dms/internetDocumentList/yearbook-archive/Steel-statistical-yearbook-2010/document/Steel%20statistical%20yearbook%202010.pdf

• $800/Metric Ton of Hot Rolled Steel - 2011

http://www.indexmundi.com/commodities/?commodity=hot-rolled-steel

Industrial Robot

- global automated production value generated

• $1.4 Billion - global welding robotics revenue

http://robotics.tmcnet.com//channels/industrial-robotics/articles/150070-industrial-robotics-climbing-revenue-popularity-everyday-use.htm

Metal Rolling

- value of all steel sales, as most steel worldwide is hot rolled

• $277.9 Billion - Value of US Steel Mill Products

http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/cir/historical_data/ma331b/

Modern Steam Engine

- value of all engine sales

Nickel-Iron Batteries

• $48 Billion – Batter Sales

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_industry

• $5.5 Billion – Rechargeable Battery Sales

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/battery_statistics

Open Source Automobile

• $1.2 Trillion - Automobile Sales – 77,857,705 Cars and Trucks

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_industry

• Motorcycle - $90B - see Cycling Power and Speed Calculator

Open Source Truck

- truck sales worldwide

Pelletizer

• $18.1 Billion - Refiner Sales of Diesel - 2010

• 15.3 million gallons consumed / day in the US x $3.25 / gallon x 364 days

http://205.254.135.7/dnav/pet/pet_cons_refoth_d_nus_VTR_mgalpd_a.htm

Solar Concentrator

• $14.5 Billion in 2010

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/26/solarpower-renewableenergy

• $30 Billion 2011 - Solar Photovoltaics Industry - Global

http://www.covalentsolar.com/contact.html

Tractor

• $4.8 Billion - 160,000 Tractors Sold Annually

http://www.aem.org/AllDocuments/AEM/MI/Reports/11_11_USAG.pdf

• $30 Billion - Tractors and Agricultural Machinery (U.S.)

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=672

Well-Drilling Rig

- wells dug yearly and their cost; value of the machines

Wind Turbine – 50kW

• $13 Billion - Wind Turbine Manufacturing (U.S.)

http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/default.aspx?indid=715