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Building Profiles in the Additive Print Services Market – Market Research Beyond AI Scraping
AM Research New market research: AM Research is building its new Additive Manufacturing Services Market 2.0 model. View the report and preorder here → In case you haven’t heard, at…
3D Printing Services Near $2.5B as AM Market Shifts Beyond Hardware
The additive manufacturing market may be growing again, but one of the more interesting numbers behind that recovery has little to do with selling 3D printers. AM services generated nearly…
The Money Behind AM: What to Watch at AM Investment Strategies 2026
For years, simply being a 3D printing company could attract attention from investors. New machines, new materials, faster speeds, and the promise of mass production were often enough to get…
3D Printing Market Hits $4.48B After Six Straight Quarters of Growth
The additive manufacturing market continued to grow in the second quarter of 2026, adding another quarter to what is becoming a much more consistent expansion for the industry. Worldwide revenue…
Silencer Market Set to Test Metal Additive’s Readiness for Production Prime Time With Enormous Market Expansion
Throughout the history of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, there are only a couple of really interesting case studies in which we see a market significantly disrupted and revolutionized by AM….
The Evolution and Future of The AM Services Market (and How We’re Tracking It)
If it feels like additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies are finding a place in the mainstream of everyday products and life, it’s because they are. It has been a…
Can Metal Recycling Help Scale Additive Manufacturing? Continuum and AM Research White Paper Takes a Look
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is growing, but making more parts also means using more metal powder. That raises a simple question: where will all that material come from? A new…
Continuum Powders & AM Research White Paper Argues that Circular Economics is Central to Scaling Metal AM
Pretty much everyone is aware that, over the last several decades, Western nations have continuously ceded control over manufacturing supply chains to China. It has been less widely appreciated that…
AM Research Data Shows 3D Printing Markets Increased from $4.29B in Q4 2025 to $4.35B in Q1 2026
Leading industry analyst firm Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research or AMR) has been providing market reports for the 3D printing/AM sector since 2013. It recently published the “Q1 2026 3DP/AM…
3D Printing Markets Totaled $4.35 Billion in Q1 2026, AM Research Report Shows
According to the latest data from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research or AMR), the 3D printing markets totaled $4.35 billion in the first quarter of 2026. The leading industry analyst…
The Drone Industry is Showing Where 3D Printing Delivers Real Value, AM Research Report Finds
The rapid rise of drones is creating one of the biggest opportunities for additive manufacturing (AM). Whether they’re used on battlefields, inspecting bridges or crops, or delivering supplies, drones need…
The Longevity Economy Needs a Factory
Longevity has become one of the biggest stories in healthcare. Every week seems to add a new announcement about an anti-aging therapy, an AI-powered drug discovery platform, or a startup…
3D Printing in Drones Could Reach $900 Million by 2034, AM Research Report Says
For years, additive manufacturing has searched for applications where its advantages clearly outweigh the limits of traditional production methods. Now, according to a new report from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM…
What the AM Workforce Is Telling Us About the Industry’s Growth Priorities
The most interesting workforce trends in additive manufacturing have little to do with salaries and everything to do with where companies are placing their bets. One of the clearest signs…
A Year in an Hour: Refresh Your 3D Printing Outlook with AM Research’s 2025 Review/2026 Preview Webinar
One major advantage that helps us at 3DPrint.com in analyzing the additive manufacturing (AM) market is our direct access to data from industry consultancy AM Research, 3DPrint’s sister company. The…
Rocket Lab & Aussie Startup Hypersonix Team Up for DIU-Backed, 3D Printed Hypersonic Testbed Trial
Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research just published its latest study, “AM Applications Analysis: Parts Produced 2025-2034,” which AM Research SVP Scott Dunham said includes by far the consultancy’s largest data package…
AM Applications Expected to Reach $110B in 2034, New Report Finds
Additive manufacturing may still be a relatively young industry, but the number of real parts being produced with 3D printing is growing quickly. According to a new report from Additive…
Adoption of Advanced Powder Metal Manufacturing in the Global Small Arms Space – SHOT Show 2026 Additive Manufacturing Analysis
Back in 2013, I remember being completely blown away when a company called Solid Concepts reportedly additively manufactured nearly a complete firearm as a proof of concept. Although desktop polymer…
Polymer Extrusion 3D Printing Market Expected to Reach $6.1B by 2034, According to AM Research
According to a new report by Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research or AMR), “Polymer Extrusion 3D Printing Markets 2025–2034: Analysis and Forecast in the Age of Low-Cost Upstarts,” the global…
AMR Report Says Polymer Extrusion 3D Printing Market Reached $2.2 Billion in 2025
A new market report from Additive Manufacturing Research (AMR) shows that polymer extrusion 3D printing continues to grow quickly, driven largely by low-cost machines and materials. The report, titled “Polymer…
A Sudden Turning Point: AM Research’s Q3 Offerings Dissect a Pivotal Three Months
One of the most reliable ways to stay updated on activity in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry is to subscribe to AM Research’s data services, available for both the polymer…
AM Research to Unpack 3D Printing Market Trends at AM Investment Strategies
The global additive manufacturing (AM) market reached $3.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025, according to new data from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research). The results mark an 8.8%…
Read the Stratasys & AM Research Tooling White Paper, Then Attend the Webinar October 16
Earlier this month, AM Research released a white paper produced in collaboration with Stratasys titled “3D Printed Tooling: A Generational Opportunity to Reshape Supply Chains,” which you can download here. Now,…
Getting a Foothold in Additive: White Paper from AM Research and Stratasys Makes the Case for 3D Printed Tooling
Despite all the assumptions that Western reshoring efforts would be bolstered by the tariff-centric trade war policies initiated by the second Trump administration, it’s still far too early to guess…






































