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This New UK Factory Will 3D Print Concrete at Scale
A new factory in North Lincolnshire will use robots to 3D print concrete parts for construction when it opens next June. The facility will focus on producing components like foundations…
Scaling 3D Printing Takes More Than You Think; HP’s Webinar Looks at Making It Work Long Term
3D printing is no longer new. In fact, most manufacturers already know what it is, where it fits, and what it can do. But knowing the technology and actually scaling…
Cantor Fitzgerald Behind Velo3D Raise and Elmet IPO
Cantor Fitzgerald is showing up across two advanced manufacturing deals at the same time, acting as sole book-runner on a $50 million stock raise by Velo3D and also involved in…
Astrobotic Tests Rocket Engine Made with Elementum 3D Materials
Astrobotic has completed a series of hot-fire tests for its Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine, with additive manufacturing (AM) playing an important role in how the engine was built. The…
A Museum Dig, Brought to Life with 3D Printing
At the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, a team inside the Frontier Tech Lab has built one of the most engaging examples of additive manufacturing (AM) in education right now. Led by…
HP Stock Jumps on 3D Printing Buzz
HP (NYSE: HPQ) had its best day in over a year this week, with shares jumping more than 7% on Tuesday. Interestingly, the move was quickly tied to 3D printing,…
Artemis II Returned & The Economics of Getting to Space
When the Artemis II crew returned to Earth, the headlines focused on what the mission achieved: a successful crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), systems validated, and a program…
3D Printing Could Show How Cells Respond to Shape — and Heal, New UK Research Finds
Researchers at the University of Nottingham are using 3D printing to learn how human cells sense and react to their surroundings. The project focuses on cells involved in healing, like…
Scientists Create 3D Printed Neurons That Can Talk to Brain Cells
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed 3D printed neurons that can send signals to real brain cells and get a response back. According to the team, the printed structures could…
3D Printed Weapons Keep Showing Up in Crime
In the past few weeks, activity around 3D printed weapons in the U.S. has increased across several fronts. States including California, Colorado, New York, and Washington are moving forward with…
Portal Space Systems Raises $50M Series A, Hits $250M Valuation
Portal Space Systems has raised a $50 million Series A round, valuing the company at $250 million. The startup is developing maneuverable spacecraft designed to operate more dynamically in orbit,…
ExOne Cuts Costs for U.S. Customers as Printhead Production Moves to Detroit
ExOne Global Holdings, created through the 2025 integration of ExOne and voxeljet, is making changes across its U.S. operations. These include starting printhead manufacturing in the Detroit area and lowering…
Alloy Enterprises Is Being Acquired as AM Consolidation Continues
Johnson Controls has agreed to acquire Alloy Enterprises in a deal expected to close in the third quarter of the year. The move brings Alloy’s advanced manufacturing and thermal management…
How Decibel Landed the Brands Everyone Wants
The first thing Adam Hecht will tell you is that 3D printing already has the technology. The harder part has been finding applications people actually want. That’s the gap Decibel…
ExOne + voxeljet Are Trying to Do the One Thing Customers Need Right Now: Keep Machines Running, and Rebuild Confidence
For years, ExOne and voxeljet were two of the best-known names in binder jet 3D printing, especially in sand printing for foundries. But in recent years, ExOne “got buried” inside…
3D Printing’s Chicken-and-Egg Problem: No Demand Without Scale, No Scale Without Demand
There’s a simple problem at the center of the 3D printing industry, and it hasn’t really gone away. Companies say they will invest in additive manufacturing when there is steady…
Most 3D Printing Metals Are Adapted. This One Was Designed with AI
A research team from the University of South China and Purdue University developed a new type of steel designed specifically for 3D printing, using machine learning to guide the process….
3D Printing Market Hits $16B in 2025 as Growth Picks Up Again
The global 3D printing market reached $16 billion in 2025, growing just over 10% year over year, according to new data from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research). After a slower…
Canada Backs Aspect Biosystems With $280M to Scale Bioprinted Tissue Therapies
The Government of Canada is supporting bioprinting company Aspect Biosystems with a new $280 million project to help develop and manufacture its bioengineered cellular medicines. The project will run over…
3D Printed Bone Grafts From Georgetown Researchers Could Replace Traditional Implants
Researchers at Georgetown University are developing a new type of 3D printed bone graft designed to work more like real human bone. Instead of relying on metal implants or donor…
Asia AM Watch: China’s 5 Million-Printer Export Year Signals Desktop AM at Scale
For years, a lot of the discussion around China and additive manufacturing has focused on industrial competition. Can Chinese companies move into higher-end markets? Can they challenge Western machine makers…
Artemis II Launches With 3D Printing Onboard, and a Much Bigger Role Ahead
A new chapter in human spaceflight began today as NASA launched Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center, sending astronauts on a journey around the Moon for the first time in…
U.S. Army Begins Construction of 10 3D Printed Barracks at Fort Bliss
The U.S. Army has begun construction of 10 3D printed barracks at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, in what is being described as the Department of Defense’s largest 3D…
Superman, One Year Later, and the 3D Printing You Didn’t Notice
Last year’s Superman film had a lot going for it. A new director, James Gunn, who came over from Marvel after the success of his Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy,…
