Editorials / Opinions
Divergent Raises $290 Million: Beyond the Numbers
Divergent Technologies has raised $290 million in a Series E round, giving the firm a $2.3 billion valuation. The round included $250 million in equity capital and $40 million in…
Who is Apple Targeting With Its 3D Printing Messaging?
In covering additive manufacturing (AM) industry news, I’ve noticed a curious phenomenon whereby people in the industry find it to be a matter of routine for manufacturers to publicly disclose…
Crawl/Walk. Then, Run: 3D Systems’ Aerospace & Defense VP Mike Shepard on How to Scale Military 3D Printing
Defense spending around the world has been skyrocketing in the last few years, with the 9.4 percent growth in 2024 constituting “the steepest year-on-year [YOY] rise since at least the…
Understanding The Risks of Vibe Coding
Vibe coding is an emergent practice where people use AI tools and Large Language Model (LLM) Chatbots to write code. An experienced developer could accelerate their work considerably through vibe…
SAE International Celebrates its 10th Anniversary of AM Aerospace Standards
Ten years into SAE’s AMS AM standards work, Bill Bihlman examines progress, pain points, and the path to wider aerospace adoption. This summer, SAE celebrated its 10th anniversary of its…
The Business Case for Binder Jet in an Uncertain World: A Foxconn in the Henhouse, Part 5
In this series, we’ve looked at how we came to be deluded and how binder jet technology could grow. We’ve explored the players in the industry and where binder jet…
Bambu Lab Launches H2S at $1,249 — Exploring the Strategy Behind Its Price and Positioning
Bambu Lab has launched the H2S, a single-nozzle 340×320×340 mm printer that starts at $1249. The printer has twice the build volume of the X1C and is 30% faster. Billed…
The Business Case for Binder Jet in an Uncertain World: Changes, Part 4
In rough seas, binder jet as a market is underpinned by a collection of firms, some large and small. We looked at their potential staying power, the applications and parts,…
OUTLAW3D: Singapore’s 3D Printing Service Bureaus Ask for Better Regulations on Gun & Vape Parts
Back in 2021, the Parliament of Singapore passed a law called the Guns, Explosives, and Weapons Control (GEWC) Bill, banning individuals without the appropriate licenses from owning digital blueprints for…
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…
The Business Case for Binder Jet in an Uncertain World: On A Jet Plane, Part 2
We’re in the doldrums. And binder jet is more in the doldrums still. In the first article in this series, we looked at how Jedi Mind Tricks got us to…
Bioprinting in Space Pioneers the Future of Medicine
Recent additive manufacturing experiments in microgravity have delivered promising results that could one day revolutionize the healthcare industry on Earth, from personalized wound care to the printing of viable organs…
From Prototype to Patient in Weeks, Not Years: Inside Latin America’s Fast-Track for 3D Printed Implants
While the global 3D printing industry continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare, a critical bottleneck threatens to stall the sector’s momentum: the clinical validation gap. International…
The Business Case for Binder Jet in an Uncertain World: Jedi Mind Tricks, Part I
You’ve probably noticed that the binder jet market has been rather rocky as of late. Voxeljet was delisted, was not sold, and is now restructuring. Nano Dimension subsidiary Desktop Metal…
Understanding Failure and How to Avoid It: Lessons from Forensics and Predictive Analysis in AM
Forensics and predictive failure analysis play a critical role in the safe and effective adoption of additive manufacturing—especially as the technology enters more high-stakes industries. Understanding failure is, ironically, one…
Could 3D Printing for Biocomputing Make Wetware Aware?
As an AI arms race consumes ever more electricity, and every ChatGPT search query costs $0.36, the search for new ways of computing has intensified. One answer could be in better…
The Market and Industry Potential of Multi-Material 3D and 4D Printing in Additive Electronics
Additive manufacturing leverages computer-based software to create components for products by depositing either dielectric or conductive materials, layer by layer, into different geometric shapes. Since its birth in the 1980s,…
Data Dunes, AI Dreams: Additive Manufacturing’s Investment Puzzle
Remember Villeneuve’s Dune? The pursuit of rare and powerful spice (“venture alpha“) brought heroes into deserts hiding sandworms and shifting dangers (for those unfamiliar, think of a high-stakes quest through…
The Ethics of Reviewing 3D Printers and How I Go About Them
What makes a good review? Technical knowledge? Image quality? Verbiage? Honesty? Yes, but there’s an order. As a reviewer of 3D printers, I have wanted to prioritize not making “ads”…
AMBelievable Could Revolutionize the Sport of Tennis
When I first saw AMBelievable’s tennis racket dampener, I’ll be honest, I was skeptical. I was skeptical about its claims, questioned the product’s ability, and wondered what impact this technology could…
Beyond Killer Apps: Why Additive Manufacturing Access Matters More Than Ever
February’s Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) 2025 was a whirlwind of innovation. A dominant narrative, championed by industry leaders like Stratasys CEO Yoav Zeif, was AM’s need to prove its value…
Is There a 3D Printing Opportunity in Rare Earth Metals?
For the past decade, voices have been heard exclaiming of a crisis in rare earths. Now, with Chinese restrictions on the exports of Rare Earths, a crisis foretold a thousand times…
Steadfast XO: Will USVs and UUVs Disrupt Existing Naval Power?
A quiet revolution is underway in Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) & Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV). Ukraine didn’t have much of a Navy when Russia invaded, but has been able to…
Chaos & Opportunity
Great fortunes are lost and won amidst quicksand. When well-trodden paths turn to labyrinths, the concrete is sublimated into morass, sunshine turns to hail, and 20/20 vision becomes blindness; new…
