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China’s AM Investment Dropped 50% in 2024. What’s in Store for 2025?
China’s 3D printing sector saw a striking shift in 2024. According to data from Nanjixiong, total additive manufacturing (AM) funding in China dropped nearly 50% from the previous year, settling…
Bound Filament for Defense & MRO—Waiting for Godot
Bound metal 3D printing, also known as bound metal deposition, is a process in which a filament containing metal powder—held together by polymer, wax, or a combination—is extruded using a…
AM Under Trump: Nearshoring
As global manufacturing priorities shift, Mexico has emerged as a central player in the North American supply chain. Nearshoring—the strategic relocation of production closer to end markets—has gained momentum, with…
How One Month Will Reshape the 3D Printing Industry
As 3DPrint.com readers retreated to their homes to kick off the holiday season, numerous developments occurred within the additive manufacturing (AM) sector that will surely change the overall shape of…
Zhejiang’s Strategic Push in Advanced Manufacturing: 2027 Vision
On December 3, 2024, the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economics and Informatization unveiled an implementation plan aimed at high-quality development in the industrial machinery sector by 2027. This initiative spans…
Could Axiom Space and India Disrupt the Global Space Market?
Axiom Space has set its sights on building the next space station to replace the International Space Station (ISS) and is currently in the early stages of developing its first…
AM Under Trump, First Thoughts: Reshoring
Constrained resources and the need to fight climate change have led to a new era of manufacturing focused on re- and nearshoring paired with supply chain resilience. In the battle…
The Problem with Valuations in Additive Manufacturing
Valuing additive manufacturing firms has always been challenging, and it’s now more complex than ever. This complicates investment decisions for both investors and corporations. Founders and shareholders are often uncertain…
And Then There Were 15: The Remaining Pure-play 3D Printing Companies on Global Stock Exchanges
In the early 2020s and until 2022, the 3D printing industry saw a boom in initial public offerings (IPOs). Many investors took advantage of the excitement around additive manufacturing (AM),…
5 Stages to True Scale: Make Your Own Fleet of Metal 3D Printers
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry is now approaching true scale, where manufacturing is happening at volume. Critical parts, including millions of implants and thousands of rocket propulsion units, are being…
Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: Where Are They Now, Part 3
In March 2023, AM Research published the “Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: 10 Companies to Watch” report highlighting 3D printing companies with the potential to disrupt the additive manufacturing (AM) industry….
Will Lower Interest Rates Help the 3D Printing Industry?
Alongside everyone else, manufacturers were quick to respond to the US Federal Reserve’s announcement last week that it would be lowering its target rate by a half a percentage point,…
Velo3D’s $8 Million IP Deal with SpaceX: A Lifeline or a Double-Edged Sword?
Metal laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) manufacturer Velo3D has signed an Intellectual Property License and Support Services Agreement with leading private launch firm SpaceX. The agreement grants SpaceX a non-exclusive…
Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: Where Are They Now, Part 2
In March 2023, AM Research published the “Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: 10 Companies to Watch” report highlighting 3D printing companies with the potential to disrupt the additive manufacturing (AM) industry….
Position Paper: 3D Printing Motors and Generators to Combat Global Warming
As the world faces the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, technological innovations that offer substantial environmental benefits are increasingly crucial. Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a…
Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: Where Are They Now, Part 1
In March 2023, AM Research published the “Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: 10 Companies to Watch” report highlighting 3D printing companies with the potential to disrupt the additive manufacturing (AM) industry….
Redefining Manufacturing in Asia: Embracing Personalization and the Long Tail
Asia stands at a pivotal crossroads in the rapidly evolving landscape of manufacturing. Long renowned as the world’s factory, the region now faces the challenge of adapting to an increasingly…
3D Printing Is Key to the New Energy Space
While it’s difficult to observe from the standpoint of a subjective individual, human society is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation. Driven primarily by resource depletion and lack of deeper economic…
AM & Trade Wars: China Imposes Export Controls on Aerospace and Defense Tech
At the end of May, China’s Commerce Ministry announced that, starting on July 1, the Chinese government will tighten export controls on certain hardware and technology vital to manufacturing in…
3D Printing, China, and the Struggle to Produce Exactly Enough
Global supply chains have demonstrated an almost eerie resilience in the face of one ongoing crisis after another in the last half a decade. Still, one often gets the feeling…
Can Higher Power Density Engines Lead to Broader 3D Printing Use?
Traditionally, when it comes to sports cars, interest has centered around metrics such as horsepower per cubic inch and power-to-weight ratios. These metrics are calculated and interpreted differently by various…
Supply Chain Management and the Role of 3D Printing Digital Inventories
As the additive manufacturing (AM) industry grows beyond its humble roots as a rapid prototyping technology, it has been adopted by some of the world’s leading companies to produce not…
To Tax Credit or Not to Tax Credit: Navigating R&D Opportunities in the 3D Printing Industry
When it comes to research and development (R&D), the landscape can be downright Kafkaesque, with startups and established firms alike grappling with whether to use tax credits—particularly as new developments…
This Isn’t the End for Boeing. It’s a New Beginning for AM
Boeing is a terrible company. Right? It depends on what you mean by “terrible” — and, I suppose, what you mean by “company.” Boeing is less a company than it…
