Additive Manufacturing
AMPulse Asia: APAC 3D Printing Market Roundup
Key Takeaways Coverage window: April 27 to May 10, 2026. Roughly 30 additive manufacturing (AM)-relevant announcements were tracked across eight Asia-Pacific countries. Largest disclosures: Farsoon Technologies (688433.SH) filing a RMB…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 14, 2026: Project Calls, Reseller, Reconstructive Surgery, & More
We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with two new Project Calls from America Makes. We’ll move on to some more business, with Axtra3D expanding its presence in North…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 9, 2026: Financials, Large-Format Printer, Steels, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs this weekend, 6K Additive has appointed a new COO and released its Q1 financials. Rolls-Royce opened a new AM Development Cell, and MODIX launched its…
Industrial Applications on Display at RAPID 2026: CERATIZIT & 3D Systems
Applications are where it’s at in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. At the recent RAPID+TCT in Boston, I met with a few companies to learn about some of their very…
RAPID 2026: 6K Additive’s Domestic Metal Powders & Consolidation Plan
6K Additive (ASX: 6KA), a U.S. supplier and manufacturer of metal powders for additive manufacturing (AM), has been very busy lately. I caught up with CEO Frank Roberts and Chief…
RAPID Roundup 2026: Simulation, IPQA, Materials, Depowdering, & More
This year’s RAPID+TCT trade show is in full swing in Boston this week, and we already have plenty of news to share with you, from a simulation and optimization platform…
Our Industry’s Shipping Container Moment
The additive manufacturing industry likes to think of itself as disruptive, fast-moving, and future-oriented. In many ways, that is true. The technology works. The machines are better than ever. The…
Divergent & GA-ASI: How Connecting at AMUG Led to an Important Industry Partnership
As I mentioned in my AMUG 2026 overview, I had a lot of delays traveling to Reno, Nevada to attend the conference. So unfortunately, I missed “From Hypercars to Defense…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 26, 2026: AMUK, IP Dispute, Asbestos, & More
We’re kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with an America Makes Project Call, and then moving on to additive manufacturing in the UK. Then we’ve got some legal news…
HP Webinar Breaks Down Where Industrial Filament 3D Printing Works Best
As additive manufacturing continues to move into production, one question keeps coming up: not just whether a technology works, but where it actually makes sense to use it. HP’s upcoming…
At TCT Asia 2026, China’s AM Industry Looked Ready for Scale: Part 2
At TCT Asia 2026, the shift did not stop at metal production. It extended into the consumer and prosumer side of the market, where the same logic of scale, integration,…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 21, 2026: Resin Safety, 3D Printed Bandages, & More
We’re kicking off this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs with some America Makes project call news, and then moving on to resin safety myths. We’ll end with a 3D printed…
Apple To Further Scale Up Additive Manufacturing?
Apple’s Apple Watch implementation is a shining example of additive manufacturing at scale. Apple now makes two watch cases and a port using additive. Now Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has stated that,…
AMS 2026 in Photos: Snow, Songs, and Serious Conversations
AMS 2026 may have been altered by flight delays and snow-covered streets, but once you made it, the energy felt anything but frozen. This year’s Additive Manufacturing Strategies, which wrapped…
Additive Manufacturing’s Next Chapter: From Prototype Tool to Operating Model
Additive manufacturing is shedding its legacy reputation. While it remains the go-to for prototyping, its potential now extends beyond. Today, it’s increasingly used to support real production requirements, helping teams…
Industrial Additive Manufacturing Reaches Its Most Important Inflection Point
Additive manufacturing is entering the most consequential period in its evolution. After years of experimentation and uneven adoption, the industry is showing renewed momentum, shaped by supply-chain pressures, and a…
Championing a Made-in-America Future for Additive Manufacturing
As the additive manufacturing industry continues its rapid global evolution, one theme has risen to the top of strategic conversations: the importance of strengthening domestic production to support national competitiveness…
Friendshoring and Additive Manufacturing: Turning Australia’s Research Strength into Commercial Impact
Global supply chains are being re-written. After decades of globalisation driven primarily by cost efficiency, geopolitical tensions, trade disputes and pandemic-era disruptions have exposed the risks of concentrating manufacturing and…
Engineering Readiness for the Most Demanding Defense Programs
As additive manufacturing moves from innovation to execution, success is no longer defined by machine capability alone. For the most demanding U.S. defense programs, additive manufacturing must be engineered, qualified,…
Scaling DLP: How Visitech Moves Production Beyond the “Printer Farm”
With hundreds of light engines shipped in 2025, Visitech is leveraging its new Texas facility and scrolling DLP architecture to redefine industrial throughput. By achieving up to 20 times the…
Cybersecurity: A Necessity in a Maturing Additive Manufacturing Industry
Additive Manufacturing is no longer an experimental technology operating on the margins of industrial production. Over the past decade, it has become an integral part of how OEMs design, produce,…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 21, 2026: Scanning Inspection, Manufacturing Upskilling, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with 3D scanning news from Artec 3D. Then, Nanoscribe opened a demolab in Shanghai, and The Ohio State University Center for Design and…
The AM Adoption Problem No One Models
Through its short history, Additive Manufacturing has been presented to the investment community as a classic high growth technology story. Manufacturing is a multi-trillion-dollar market. Even a small percentage looks…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 15, 2026: Project Call, Sports Medicine, Aluminum Alloy, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of a $1.1 million Project Call, Austal USA named a new Vice President for Business Development and External Affairs,…
