Additive Manufacturing
From SpaceX to Portal: Jeff Thornburg on 3D Printing’s Space Edge, Part II
Jeff Thornburg has worn many titles: SpaceX propulsion chief, Amazon Kuiper executive, and now CEO of Portal Space Systems. In the first part of this series, he explained how falling…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 18, 2025: Software Integration, Glass Bone Substitute, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Velo3D and Dyndrite have announced an integration partnership. NCDMM announced the Director for the new Youngstown Innovation Hub for Aerospace and Defense, and…
NAMIC GAMS 2025: Additive as a Tool for Resilience and Agility
This year’s National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) Global AM Summit (GAMS) began once again with a speech by Dr. Ho Chaw Sing, the head of NAMIC. He opened the…
AMS Quotes From the Host: An Interview with 3DPrint.com’s Joris Peels
Maybe you assumed you already hear enough from Joris Peels on 3DPrint.com and the 3DPOD. Well, that’s why you should never assume! The most opinionated man in the AM industry…
Seek Success In Additive: Strawberry Fields
The paths to success in additive may appear limited, but this is only because of so much strategic replication and so many copycat businesses. One potentially lucrative path to additive…
5 Facts About Advanced Manufacturing for Firearms & Suppressors
The firearm industry is rapidly growing in the United States, and the need for high-performance suppressors grows in tandem. What was previously estimated to be a $840 million suppressor market…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 8, 2025: CSAM Research, 3D Printed Product Warning, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Florida International University acquired a WarpSPEE3D printer from SPEE3D for rapid production of large-scale metal parts. QuickParts announced an extension to its 3D printing…
ASTRO America Receives $1.6 Million for Inspection & Qualification Project
ASTRO America is set to receive $1.66 million from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech), via America Makes and the National Center for…
Seeking Success in Additive: You Should Probably Have a Strategy
A lot of companies have a plan, an idea, some semi-coherent tale, or maybe even an outline of a business. They have a deck of PowerPoints they once sold to…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 24, 2025: Survey, AM Curriculum, UHPC Rheology, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll get things started with a comprehensive post-processing survey by PostProcess Technologies. Jacksonville State University is partnering with EOS Additive Minds to develop AM…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 11, 2025: Project Call, Auto Color Mapping, & More
We’re starting with America Makes news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as a new project call for continuous fiber AM was recently announced. Moving on, there are two stories…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 3, 2025: AMUG Registration, 3D Models, & More
First up in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs: registration is officially open for the 2026 AMUG Conference, which will be held in a new location this year. Then, it’s on…
MMX 2025: America Makes Leadership Team Shares Institute Updates
Featured image: chairs, podium, and letters 3D printed by JuggerBot 3D. America Makes is a public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM), driven by the non-profit National Center for Defense Manufacturing…
AMS 2026: Registration Rates Increasing for 3D Printing Business Conference
From February 24-26, 2026, our Additive Manufacturing Strategies event will return once again to New York City for three days of panels, presentations, and keynotes on critical topics in the…
The Business Case for Binder Jet in an Uncertain World: Shook Ones, Part 3
In the classic tune Shook Ones Pt II by Mobb Deep, we get introduced to “all of those who wanna profile and pose,” but when the going gets tough, they…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 13, 2025: Public Utility, Rocket Engine, Brains, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, AML3D’s large-scale metal 3D printing system is now online at the largest public utility in the U.S. Moving on, Bright Laser Technologies is 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 9, 2025: U.S. Production, Optical Force Sensors, & More
We’re kicking things off today in 3D Printing News Briefs with some business news, starting with UK-based WB Alloys, which will build its first U.S. wire alloy production facility in…
America Makes Launches $1.7M Project Call to Train & Qualify AM Suppliers for Defense at MMX 2025
America Makes has announced a new funding opportunity to strengthen the U.S. defense supply chain through additive manufacturing (AM). Backed by $1.7 million from the Department of Defense (DoD), the…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 6, 2025: US Navy, Plant-Based Fish, Food Waste, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Austal USA ordered a second AML3D system for the US Navy Centre of Excellence. Filamentive is working to improve material transparency in 3D printing….
3D Printing News Briefs, August 2, 2025: Acquisition, LFAM, & More
We’re starting off with business news in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Hanger announced its impending acquisition of Point Designs. Meltio shared several industrial use cases for its…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 23, 2025: ASTM Standard, Defense, Bioinks, & More
We’re starting with business news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Nikon AM Synergy has appointed a new CEO. Moving on, a proposed ASTM International standard will support 3D…
Fortius Metals’ Jeph Ruppert on Why Wire-Based AM is Ready for Takeoff
Jeph Ruppert may have only been at Fortius Metals for a couple of months, but he knows the intricacies of additive manufacturing (AM) like someone who’s been steering the company…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 9, 2025: Powder Supply, Software Bundle, Utilities, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with stories about partnerships, first between Sandvik and Additive Industries for powder supply, and then between AMT PostPro and TriMech Group for…
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…
