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From Concept to Reality: Nikon AM CEO Hamid Zarringhalam on Executing a Metal 3D Printing Strategy
There are countless metrics you can use, whether quantitative or qualitative, to judge the success of an organization. One of the most important may simply be the organization’s ability to…
Analysis: TRUMPF Sells Additive Manufacturing Business to LEO III Fund
TRUMPF is leaving the AM industry. The German manufacturing solutions company has sold its additive manufacturing business to the Lenbach Equity Opportunities III private equity fund, a “special situations” credit…
Nanochon Gets Health Canada Approval for First-in-Human Clinical Trial of 3D Printed Implant
Biotechnology company Nanochon, based in Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland, is focused on developing orthopedic medical device solutions. Specifically, the company is working on a new approach to cartilage treatment,…
Could 3D Printing for Biocomputing Make Wetware Aware?
As an AI arms race consumes ever more electricity, and every ChatGPT search query costs $0.36, the search for new ways of computing has intensified. One answer could be in better…
Sakuu to Auction Off Surplus Equipment in August — Company Says It’s Part of Normal Operations
Sakuu, a company known for developing additive manufacturing (AM) systems for battery production, is holding an online auction to sell a wide range of equipment. The auction will run from…
3D Printed Aorta Model Helps Surgeons Remove “Ticking Time Bomb” Artery
Surgeons at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, recently carried out an incredibly complex procedure after discovering that a patient’s aorta had expanded to about four times its normal…
Novenda Secures $6.1 Million in Series A Funding for Dental 3D Printing
There once was a company called Lake3D which made and sold continuous DLP systems. They even sold a system to DuPont, and the material jetting printer had a lot of…
The Market and Industry Potential of Multi-Material 3D and 4D Printing in Additive Electronics
Additive manufacturing leverages computer-based software to create components for products by depositing either dielectric or conductive materials, layer by layer, into different geometric shapes. Since its birth in the 1980s,…
3DPOD 262: Bio-inspired Design for AM with Dhruv Bhate, Arizona State University
Dhruv Bhate is an associate professor at Arizona State University. There, he looks at structures, materials, and design. Previously, he worked at PADT as well as in the semiconductor and…
Creality 3D Printing Hits the Catwalk with AMISS for WINGS Independent Fashion Festival
From accessories and shoes to dresses and more, we’ve seen 3D printed fashion hit the runway numerous times over the years. The latest example is by Sydney-based fashion label AMISS,…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 12, 2025: Nerve Repair, Glass Nanostructures, adidas, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with medical news from 3D Systems, and then moving on to research about glass nanostructures and synthetic lichen. Then, 3D printing…
Havaianas Collaborates with Zellerfeld to Launch 3D Printed Flip-Flops
The shoe of the summer is undoubtedly the flip-flop. Easy on, easy off, your feet won’t get sweaty because there’s not much material, and they’re available in a veritable rainbow…
Data Dunes, AI Dreams: Additive Manufacturing’s Investment Puzzle
Remember Villeneuve’s Dune? The pursuit of rare and powerful spice (“venture alpha“) brought heroes into deserts hiding sandworms and shifting dangers (for those unfamiliar, think of a high-stakes quest through…
Nikon SLM Solutions Sells SLM 500 to Primary Weapon Systems to Expand Suppressor Production
Primary Weapons Systems (PWS) is a Boise, Idaho-based manufacturer of suppressors, firearms, and related components. A subsidiary of Vigilant Gear and a sister company to aftermarket Glock slide manufacturer Lone…
U.S. Navy Signals Further Metal AM Buildup, Taps AML3D in New LOI
In the government contracting process, public sector agencies often issue a letter of intent (LOI) in the lead-up to forging formal deals with specific companies for future delivery of goods…
Lawmakers Reignite Effort to Block Online Sharing of 3D Printed Gun Files
Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced a new bill in the U.S. Senate that would ban the online distribution of digital files used to 3D print firearms. The proposed legislation, called…
Juggerbot 3D and ORNL Collaborate on 3D Printing of Thermosets and Thermoplastics
Youngstown-based JuggerBot 3D makes medium-format pellet printers. The firm is also doing some exciting defense work with a combination of Direct Ink Write, thermosets and pellet printing, and received a…
Consolidation in AM: How 2025 Is Shaping the Industry’s New Normal
The first half of 2025 has been marked by a clear shift in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. Companies are no longer just focused on developing new tech by themselves….
3D Printing & the Vegan Leather Opportunity
With veganism on the rise, more eco-conscious consumers, and more of a worry about where all the things we consume come from, a lot of firms are taking a hard…
Additive Manufacturing in the Small Arms Silencers Market – Eight Years Later
In 2017, AM Research (then known as SmarTech Publishing) published what probably seemed like an odd research note to the AM industry at the time – an opportunity brief and opinion…
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