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3D Printing News Briefs, March 28, 2026: TCT Asia, Distribution Agreement, FDA Clearance
We’re starting 3D Printing News Briefs this weekend with some news out of TCT Asia, and then moving on to a metal AM distribution agreement between MULTISTATION and WAAM3D. We’ll…
Florida’s New Coastal Protection Law Opens Door for 3D Printing
Florida just gave a boost to a new kind of coastal protection, and 3D printing companies are right in the middle of it. On March 19, 2026, Governor Ron DeSantis…
The AM Workforce Is Entering a New Phase — and the Industry Is Starting to Feel It
Across the additive manufacturing industry, a shift is underway. One that is becoming increasingly visible in both strategic discussions and day-to-day hiring realities. At this year’s Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS…
3D Printing Financials: Velo3D Sees Rising Demand and Defense Growth, but Losses Persist
Velo3D (Nasdaq: VELO) is moving further into production-focused 3D printing, with growing demand from defense and aerospace customers shaping its strategy. The company is shifting beyond selling machines toward producing…
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…
Polymaker Goes Direct in Europe
Rather than just going through resellers, Chinese filament giant Polymaker is also going direct in Europe. The company wants to continue to work with 3D printing shops, webshops, OEMs, and…
Tethon 3D Acquires Fortify IP to Target RF and Defense Applications
Tethon 3D has acquired Fortify’s advanced materials intellectual property. Fortify wanted to bring fiber-reinforced vat-polymerized parts to market before pivoting to electronics and later to RF applications. This got them…
Bambu Lab 3D Prints Miniature Playground City for Kids in China
Bambu Lab has partnered with meland to open what they describe as China’s first 3D printing creativity center for children. The new space, officially named “meland x Bambu Lab,” launched…
3DPOD 296: 3D Printed Rocket Engines From Industrial to Hobbyist with An Duong, Morethan3D
An Duong, a former Rolls-Royce innovation manager working on 3D printed aeroengines, made an unexpected shift from aerospace to entrepreneurship. The work was challenging and engaging, and he very much…
Additive Manufacturing Is Rewriting the Rules of Reshoring
Reshoring sounds straightforward: bring production back home. In practice, it’s far more complex. According to recent research by Hexagon in 2025, about 36% of U.S. manufacturing leaders are actively looking…
PALFINGER and ICON Partner to Push 3D Printed Construction Into Heavy Industry
Construction 3D printing pioneer ICON is teaming up with Austrian crane specialist PALFINGER in a move that could help bring large-scale 3D printing closer to mainstream construction use. The two…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 19, 2026: 3D Printing Waste, Technical Ceramics, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Meltio announced an official sales partner for Ireland and Northern Ireland, Roboze received an investment from a U.S. venture capital firm, and Future Form…
BMF Turns Up the Speed with microArch S150 Series
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) is releasing the microArch S150 Series. This series comprises two compact desktop systems. There’s a speedy microArch S150 Ultra and a more lab- or experiment-oriented microArch…
SWISSto12 Extends Swiss Factory
Swiss Omega Speedmaster watches went to space and the moon with the Apollo program. While the watches were Swiss, virtually all of the other equipment was made in the US,…
3D Printing Moves Deeper Into Production as Parts Near $110B by 2034
A new report takes a closer look at how much 3D printing is actually being used in real production. The numbers point to a market that is already growing at…
Lincoln Electric’s Big Metal Bet: Using WAAM 3D Printing to Replace Castings
When heavy industry runs into a parts problem, the bottleneck usually isn’t machining; it’s often castings and forgings. Those processes, essential for making large, heavy-duty metal components, can take months…
Why Additive Manufacturing Adoption Looks the Way It Does — Part III
The development of additive manufacturing has closely tracked broader trends in industrial digitalization. Additive manufacturing is digital at its point of origin. Geometry, process parameters, and machine instructions are all…
The AM Applications Game: Where Additive Manufacturing Is Actually Winning
When Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) announced its upcoming webinar, “3DP/AM Market Insights: 2025 Review and 2026 Preview,” it pointed to a key issue for the industry: which sectors are…
Intergalactic Turns to Velo3D to Accelerate Aircraft Heat Exchanger Development
A new aviation project shows how metal 3D printing can dramatically shorten the time it takes to turn a design into a working aircraft component. Velo3D announced that aerospace supplier…
MIT’s Enterprise Additive Manufacturing Program Heads to RAPID + TCT 2026
MIT will offer the class Enterprise Additive Manufacturing over the course of five days. Three and a half days will take place at MIT, while two half days will see the…
Singapore 3D Prints Childcare Center Walls in Two Days
The exterior walls of a childcare center were 3D printed in two days in Singapore. The first story was made with additive while the second was made with conventional methods….
ICON Opens Sales of Its Titan Construction 3D Printer, Promises Walls for $20 per Square Foot
Construction 3D printing company ICON has taken a major step toward commercializing its technology. The Austin-based firm announced the launch of the Titan program, which will allow builders to directly…
AM Forum Berlin 2026: Tough Love From BMW’s Timo
We’re once again in the lovely city of Berlin, at the absolutely immense Estrel Center. The congress center, a musical and theater venue, towers over the easternmost reaches of the…
TCT Asia 2026: Empowering Asia · Connecting the World
TCT Asia, now in its 12th year, is more than just a 3D printing exhibition — it embodies its original concept: Time Compression Technology, a vision of making the entire…
