Asia

China’s latest metal AM investments, Japan’s new hybrid manufacturing systems, and Australia’s defense-related projects lead this edition of AMPulse Asia. The 12 stories also cover advances in single-crystal 3D printing,…

Happy Halloween! There’s nothing scary in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, except for how much news there is to share! We’ve got stories about an IPO, additive manufacturing (AM) quality…

Additive manufacturing (AM) funding has shifted in China and the United States over the past five years, but in different ways. In China, metal 3D printing companies accounted for a…

We’re starting with a little business in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to FDA 510(k) clearance and digital dentistry. We’ll end with 3D printing waste…

Last month I wrote about the Chinese laser brand HG Laser and how its increasing focus on metal additive manufacturing (AM) demonstrates that Chinese AM companies benefit from having to…

We’re once again in lovely Singapore. This time, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster‘s (NAMIC) Global Additive Manufacturing Summit (GAMS) has a clear focus on AI. Many panels are dedicated…

An under-appreciated story driving the additive manufacturing (AM) industry this year has been the divergence between what’s driving the market in China and what’s driving it everywhere else. Let’s start…

In addition to MetalBase and ScrapLabs, we now have a new competitor in the low-cost LPBF space. Chinese firm SnowX aims to release its SnowPod through Kickstarter. The 80 ×…

China’s latest investment in metal powder production, new 3D printers in Japan, and regulatory approval for 3D printed helicopter parts in Australia lead this edition of AMPulse Asia. The selected…

TCT Shenzhen 2026 opened on October 14 in Hall 15 of the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center in Bao’an, and ran through October 16. The event brought together equipment…

At China’s inaugural National Advanced Manufacturing Conference (NAMC) that was held last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping asserted that China aims to use advanced manufacturing to “enhance the autonomy and…

Diversifying manufacturing supply chains to locales outside of China has nothing to do with actually cultivating “substitutes” to the Chinese economy. The real stakes are these: China is an irreplaceable…

I recently wrote about how the South Korean additive manufacturing (AM) firm Lincsolution is building an aerospace and defense hub, part of the company’s construction of “the largest AM facility in…

Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) HGTech (Huagong Tech) just reported that it achieved record revenue in H1 2026, amounting to just over $1 billion. The company credited the results to success…

Bambu Lab has gone from one X1 printer, which did very well, to entry-level A1 systems, mid-market P2S systems, and larger H3Ds and more. They’ve also made systems that couple…

Money continues to go into additive manufacturing (AM). From a $30 million raise for a Chinese metal 3D printing company to new funding for naval AM and a European company…

Sangmin Lee went to TCT Asia back in March and reported on the event for 3DPrint.com. He wrote two articles arguing that China’s AM industry looks “ready to scale.” This…

The first half of September brought fresh investment and expansion activity across Asia-Pacific’s additive manufacturing sector. China’s Xinjinghe secured funding for an aerospace AM hub, South Korea’s Lincsolution outlined plans…

Exhibitor lists tell you who is investing in floor space. Conference programs can tell you something different: what the market is ready to talk about. That makes TCT Shenzhen 2026…

Back in 2016, Vietnam abandoned plans to build its first nuclear power plant, with the government viewing the market conditions surrounding electricity demand as being no longer conducive to the…

SWISSto12 will partner with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The duo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering manufacturing payloads, RF products, and expansion in Asia. SWISSto12 will also manufacture phased-array…

The Philippines offers an interesting case study in how 3D printing can develop in Southeast Asia, and Manila-based 3D2GO helps illustrate it. 3D printing in Southeast Asia doesn’t have to…

Chinese powder producers have traditionally had little impact on the additive manufacturing market. Typically, they offer low-cost powders without much in the way of settings or application support. But China’s…

Ukraine was saved by Turkish-made Baykar Bayraktar drones and many brave soldiers in the first stages of the conflict. Then hobbyists and their DJI Mavics showed how drones could be spotters…