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Replique Deepens Work With Alstom
Production and MRO service Replique is deepening its collaboration with transport giant Alstom. Alstom itself is doing great work in additive, working with 3D Spark to save money, printing train…
ASTM International Works with UK MoD on America Makes Project
The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) will work with ASTM International on a $1.1 million project to let it work in closer concert with the US Department of War (DoW)….
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,…
US Army Awards Contract to Phillips Federal for Containerized WAAM Factories
Everything that the U.S. Army has been doing with additive manufacturing (AM) over the last year or so suggests that the branch is getting serious about deployable production systems. One…
The 2026 Additive Manufacturing Salary Survey Signals a Shift Toward Operational Maturity
Alexander Daniels Global has released the 2026 Additive Manufacturing Salary Survey, marking a decade of tracking how talent, compensation, and workforce priorities are evolving across the global AM industry. Now…
ABCorp Builds on Five Years of 3D Printing Experience with 60,000-Square-Foot Facility
ABCorp 3D was established in 2020, but the parent company, which originated under the name American Banknote Company, started out in 1795 as “the first official engraver of the U.S….
Xometry President Sells $1.7M in Shares in Pre-Planned Transaction
After a strong year for its stock, Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) is back in focus after a recent insider share sale. The transaction has also renewed interest in how investors are…
Velo3D’s Space Hardware Win Comes Just Weeks After $30 Million Capital Raise
A new spacecraft manufacturing milestone from Velo3D (Nasdaq: VELO) is drawing attention not only for its technical importance, but also for the timing. On January 5, 2026, Momentus announced that…
Graphy & FUGO Partner for Shape Memory Aligner Manufacturing
Korean materials developer Graphy has partnered with US-based FUGO Precision 3D to make Shape Memory Aligner (SMA) manufacturing at scale possible. Graphy’s SMA technology is indeed very innovative. Its Tera…
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…
3D Printing Top Technologies & Trends to Watch in 2026
What if we take a helicopter view of the additive manufacturing market? Beyond silos, technologies, and market segments, what are going to be the most interesting trends, strategies, tactics, technologies,…
Additive Construction Firm Black Buffalo 3D Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Black Buffalo 3D Corporation has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The U.S. company, known for manufacturing large-scale 3D construction printers and proprietary building materials, has not yet issued a…
3D Printing Predictions 2026: The Material Extrusion Market in 2026
The material extrusion market has seen titanic shifts over the past few years. A new bevvy of low-cost 3D printers have turned to software and sensors to make reliable high-speed…
ADDMAN Buys Forecast 3D — Market Impact Analysis
ADDMAN has purchased Forecast 3D. Private equity-backed ADDMAN has previously bought Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing, Castheon, Dinsmore, and others to become a major player in metal and polymer additive manufacturing. We…
2026: The Year of the Low Cost Print Farm
The rise of high-speed, reliable desktop Material Extrusion and Vat Polymerization systems by Creality, Bambu, Elegoo, and Prusa Research, the onward march of Formlabs in Pro LPBF and VP, as…
Top 10 3DPrint.com Stories of 2025: Kickstarter, Consumer Goods, Bankruptcy, & More
As Vanesa Listek wrote, last year was a major turning point for additive manufacturing (AM), as the industry is working to sort itself out. Customers want proven use cases and…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 3, 2026: F-15 Replacement Part, Ice Trees, & More
Happy New Year! We’ve got an abbreviated 3D Printing News Briefs for you today, so we can all enjoy our holiday weekend but still keep up on the industry’s news….
3D Printing Stocks in 2025: Performance and Market Trends
In 2025, the best-performing 3D printing stocks weren’t mostly the classic Western printer makers. Some of the strongest performers were digital manufacturing platforms and software-intensive players; these are businesses that…
3D Printing Predictions 2026: Industrial Production in Metal Additive Manufacturing
The industrial metal additive manufacturing world is splitting, with commoditization and lower-cost parts driving the production of millions of components for consumer electronics, machinery, dental, and beyond. Meanwhile, large parts…
Inside Xometry’s 2026 Outlook: Why AM Is Becoming Essential — and What’s Still Holding It Back
In the first part of this series, we spoke with Xometry’s Senior Vice President of Marketplace Operations, Mike Cavalieri, about how manufacturers are reshoring, diversifying their suppliers, and building more…
3D Printing Predictions for 2026: Scaling AM Through Software
For several years, we have seen additive manufacturing software play a more central role in our industry. LPBF machines achieve higher yields and can produce thinner-walled parts thanks to the…
Will Growth in Robotics Spawn More 3D Printing?
The bankruptcy of Roomba contains within it a story of value engineering, relentless innovation by Chinese firms, and a novel segment that became ho-hum. At the same time, robot lawn…
Who Merged, Who Was Acquired, and Who Disappeared in 3D Printing in 2025
2025 was a year of change for 3D printing, with much of the year’s activity coming from mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and company exits. Together, these moves indicate a broader shift:…
3DPOD 286: CAD/CAM Components with Yavuz Murtezaoglu, ModuleWorks
In this episode of the 3DPOD, Founder and Managing Director of ModuleWorks, Dr. Yavuz Murtezaoglu, joins the conversation to talk about the often less visible role of CAD/CAM software in…
