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Toyota Joins Japan’s Space Race with $44M Rocket Investment in Interstellar
Toyota is backing Japan’s rocket ambitions with a ¥7 billion ($44.3 million) investment in Interstellar Technologies as part of its Series F funding round. Interstellar, a company aiming to make…
Google’s Eric Schmidt Has Invested in Relativity Space’s 3D Printed Rockets
In November 2024, Bloomberg reported that Relativity Space, the Long Beach, California company leveraging additive manufacturing (AM) to produce rockets, was “running low on cash”, citing an anonymous source. Now, the financial…
Amaero Secures $23.5M Loan from US Export-Import Bank for 3D Printing Metals
Amaero International Limited, an Australian supplier of metal powders used for advanced manufacturing, with corporate and manufacturing headquarters in southeastern Tennessee, has received a $23.5 million loan from the Export-Import…
Peopoly Magneto X 3D Printer Review: The Cutting Edge of FDM Innovation
Disclosure: The Magneto X was provided to me by Peopoly free of charge for the purpose of this review. I have not received any other compensation. All opinions expressed are…
How One Month Will Reshape the 3D Printing Industry
As 3DPrint.com readers retreated to their homes to kick off the holiday season, numerous developments occurred within the additive manufacturing (AM) sector that will surely change the overall shape of…
The Stakeholders’ Conference: Additive Manufacturing Strategies
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry has always been one that’s prone to sudden, drastic changes, and clearly, this is as true now as ever. With that in mind, one of…
3D Printing Predictions for 2025: Industrial Production
The prevalence of 3D printing in manufacturing and industrial component production is steadily increasing. Significant strides are being made in producing end-use parts and advancing into full-scale manufacturing. Industries are…
AM Rewind: The Biggest News and Trends of 2024
After a sluggish 2023, driven by persistent inflation and geopolitical tensions, 2024 has seen some recovery. Economic growth climbed from about 2.8 percent in 2023 to a modest 3.2 percent…
Nano Dimension Ousts Yoav Stern with New CEO
For the latest development on 12/27/24, see an update at the end of this article: Electronics 3D printing and roll-up firm Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) continues to face hurdles as…
From Lab to Lifeline: Anthony Atala’s Vision for Bioprinting at WFIRM
Anthony Atala is transforming the future of medicine—not just with a scalpel, but with a bioprinter. As the director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), he’s pushing…
3DPOD 232: Melissa Orme, Vice President of AM at Boeing
Melissa Orme played a pivotal role as CTO at Morf3D, transforming the company from a standard service bureau into a leader in aerospace 3D printing that went on to be…
Backflip Raises $30M for Text-to-3D Print Software
After taking their previous company, Markforged from inception to a SPAC, Greg Mark and David Benhaim are back with their next ambitious venture: Backflip, a startup that aims to advance…
ICON and Lennar to Build 100 3D Printed Homes for the Homeless
Additive construction startup ICON plans to build 100 3D-printed homes. Partnering with Austin, Texas-based homeless charity Mobile Loaves & Fishes, the initiative builds upon 17 3D-printed homes previously completed at…
On the Ground at Continuum’s New HQ and Sustainable Metal Powder Production Site
Earlier this month, Continuum Powders held the grand opening for its global headquarters in Texas, calling this new environmentally friendly manufacturing facility North America’s “largest” and most comprehensive sustainable metal…
Shapeways Buys 3D Model Community Thangs
3D printing service pioneer Shapeways is showing significant initiative. Just weeks after emerging from bankruptcy, the company is acquiring Thangs, a platform for downloading and sharing designs, from Physna, Inc….
Raytheon Taps Ursa Major for 3D Printed Solid Rocket Motors
Ursa Major, a Colorado-based company specializing in leveraging additive manufacturing (AM) for rocket propulsion, announced a successful missile flight test conducted with Raytheon, an RTX company, as part of a…
3D Printed Harness Could Rescue Turtles with “Bubble-butt Syndrome” Globally
In 2008, Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut rescued a green sea turtle named Charlotte, who had been struck by a boat. The collision caused an unusual condition known as “bubble butt…
US Navy Performs First Arena Test of 3D Printed Bomb Casing
As ghost guns continue to dominate mainstream coverage of additive manufacturing (AM), the next wave of 3D printed weapons is already here, with the Department of Defense (DoD) expressing a…
Update: Velo3D Enters Forbearance Agreement as Debt Challenges Intensify
See the addendum to this article for an update from 12/12/24. Velo3D is set to lay off an additional 46 employees by the end of 2024 as part of its latest…
Flexibility Is the Bottom Line: Touring the Visitech Americas DLP Light Engine Factory
Visitech, a leader in optics for digital light processing (DLP) and powder bed fusion (PBF), recently expanded its footprint in the U.S. with a new factory in Allen, Texas. This…
3D Systems Sells Geomagic Software Division to Hexagon AB
Additive manufacturing (AM) stalwart 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has announced the sale of its Geomagic assets to Swedish software giant Hexagon AB for $123 million. The deal includes Design X,…
Luigi Mangione Reportedly Used 3D Printed Ghost Gun to Kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione has been arrested on weapons charges and is believed to be the suspect in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomson. It is now widely reported that the…
Metal 3D Printing Provider Zeda Inc. Auctions $20M in Equipment
Zeda Inc. initially emerged as a potentially leading provider of advanced manufacturing services, leveraging its expertise in critical sectors like medical devices, aerospace, and defense. Formed from the combination of…
AMS 2025: Registration Rates Increase on December 6
It’s not quite Christmas, but February will be here before you know it, and with it comes the annual Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS), our 3D printing business and networking summit….
