General Industry
Center for Solid State Manufacturing & ASTRO America’s Winning Formula for Turning AM Into US Competitive Advantage
Additive friction stir deposition (AFSD) has a lot of promise, but when it comes to expanding its adoption, AFSD also faces even more challenges than does the broader AM industry….
AM & National Competitive Advantage, Part Two: Digitalization and the Changing Nature of Industrial Clusters
In part one of this series, I discussed the declining productivity growth rate in US manufacturing through the lens of Michael Porter’s 1990 text The Competitive Advantage of Nations, and…
Domestic Consumption is Still the Biggest Problem for Chinese Advanced Manufacturing
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…
How Should Businesses Find Strategic Fit? Dirk Simon Weighs In — Part 2
In the first part of this story, we looked at how businesses can grow new businesses. Now we look deeper with Dirk Simon into how companies can go about this,…
Inside MGA’s 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Berlin
Mobility goes Additive (MGA) is an organization exploring collaborative implementation of additive manufacturing. Based in Berlin, MGA staffers work in defense, rail, and medicine while exploring urban transport, lifestyle, and…
Can India’s AM Push Help Make it a Viable Supplement to China?
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…
Bendix Goes All Gas, No Brakes with AON3D’s Hylo
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems makes brakes, ABS systems, lane departure systems, drum brakes, and more for commercial vehicles. Vincent Bendix founded the firm in 1923 after his father was hit…
How Should Businesses Build New Business? Dirk Simon Weighs In — Part 1
Dirk Simon had deep experience in materials and chemistry before joining the 3D printing industry. Instrumental in BASF and Farsoon’s market introduction, Dirk has spent a lot of time thinking…
Why the AM Industry Should Pay Attention to Schneider Electric’s $22.6B PTC Acquisition
By late 2024, there was already enough signaling of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry opportunity in the data center infrastructure market for AM Research to write a report on the…
Mosquito Dreams Part 1: Thonet, A World History
As a child, I lived in Kenya for a while. When we went to Mombasa, wafting breezes, crunchy white powder that sounds like snow underfoot, beaches bordered by many unseen…
Metal AM in a Multipolar World, Part 2: How PBF and DED Could Change by 2035
The first decades of PBF development were heavily shaped by machine capability: more power, more lasers, larger build volumes, better recoating, and improved process monitoring. These developments will continue, but…
The Money Behind AM: What to Watch at AM Investment Strategies 2026
For years, simply being a 3D printing company could attract attention from investors. New machines, new materials, faster speeds, and the promise of mass production were often enough to get…
Metal AM in a Multipolar World: Resilience, Regional Production and a Changing Market
Technology develops in response to forces driving change. That was the starting point for a keynote I presented with Mikael Schuisky at AM Meetup 2026, held in Karlstad, Sweden, on…
HG Laser & The Overlooked Sources of China’s Advanced Manufacturing Strength
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…
Let the Games Begin! Xi Throws Down the Advanced Manufacturing Gauntlet
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…
3DPOD 315: Dirk Simon, from BASF to Farsoon to FKM, and now Square New Business
Dirk Simon had already spent years in the chemicals industry before joining and pioneering BASF‘s 3D printing effort. We get to hear how that firm looked at 3D printing and…
Killer 3D Printing Applications: Human Factors
In 3D printing, key industries include things such as poka-yoke and manufacturing tools like jigs and fixtures. These low-volume tools save money and reduce errors. Refits in things like military…
Prusa Upgrades Its Lineup with CORE One+ (Gen 2), CORE One L+, and XL+
Prusa Research has updated its high-end desktop 3D printer lineup. The company is offering new and improved versions of the machines it targets at industrial and power users, with the…
Achieving Customer Excellence in AM, Part I: Why AM Strategies Have to Change
Additive manufacturing suppliers have competed on technology for most of the past two decades. Laser count, build volume, build rate, and process monitoring defined the pitch, and for a long…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 15, 2026: Sternum Implant, Cooling Cubes, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, a new Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence has been launched in Michigan. Surgeons in Israel created a 3D printed sternum implant to help…
The Formlabs X1 Versus the HP 1200: Costing, Throughput & 30% Packing Density
We are at one of the most important moments in the powder bed fusion market’s entire history. EOS is on the retreat, retrenching itself in higher-volume industrial systems while dropping…
3D Printing Financials: 3D Systems, Prodways, and Align Build on Positive Momentum
The latest earnings from 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD), Prodways (EPA: ALPWG), and Align Technology (Nasdaq: ALGN) show that the 3D printing market continues to move forward. Some businesses are growing…
Printflation: When Expectations Grow Faster Than Commercial Adoption
If you’ve been to the grocery store recently, you’ve probably noticed shrinkflation. A cereal box looks the same. The price may even be the same. But when you get home,…
Xaar’s Nitrox Print Heat Lets ZCZH 3D Print Wax for Casting
Xaar has been quietly enabling more and more 3D printing firms to use novel materials and processes through its print heads. The company provides application support and knowledge to unlock…
