Government
3D Printing Saves Fort Drum’s 10th Mountain Division $500,000 in One Year
The US Army’s 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, located in northern New York, will open a new innovation lab on October 3rd, largely a reflection of the success that…
A BLT Knuckle Sandwich: The Sheer Size of BLT’s Metal 3D Printing Operations
A LinkedIn post showing Xi’an Bright Laser Technologies’ (BLT’s) headquarters, has stirred up a lot of conversation. Some complained about state support, while others were impressed by the company’s facilities….
3D Printing News Briefs, September 28, 2024: Seed Funding, Consumer Goods, & More
We’re starting 3D Printing News Briefs today with seed funding news from a historic research program, and then moving on to technology awards. Then it’s on to a 3D printed…
America Makes Announces New Elected Members of 2024-2026 Executive Committee
Ohio-based America Makes, a public-private partnership for additive manufacturing driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) non-profit, is the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII). It…
NY Governor Unveils ON-RAMP Program: $200M for Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of One Network for Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships (ON-RAMP) program, a workforce development initiative which the state is supporting with $200…
Will Lower Interest Rates Help the 3D Printing Industry?
Alongside everyone else, manufacturers were quick to respond to the US Federal Reserve’s announcement last week that it would be lowering its target rate by a half a percentage point,…
US Department of Commerce Issues New Export Controls on Metal Additive Manufacturing
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), an agency within the US Department of Commerce that (among many responsibilities) regulates export licenses for sensitive technologies, has issued an interim final…
Ursa Major & US Navy Make $25M Joint Investment in New 3D Printed Rocket Motor Prototype
Ursa Major, the Colorado-based company dedicated to building a North American rocket propulsion supply chain with advanced manufacturing, has become one of the first recipients of funding from the DoD’s…
MMX 2024: RMAG, CORE, IMPACT Updates & More
At the recent Annual Members Meeting and Exchange (MMX), Ohio-based America Makes, the nation’s first Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII), provided updates on the organization and its operation, as well as its three…
Composite 3D Printing OEM Fortify Delivers 3D Printer to NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Fortify, the Boston-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of composite 3D printers, has delivered a FLUX ONE 3D printer to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Leveraging Fortify’s proprietary Digital…
Position Paper: 3D Printing Motors and Generators to Combat Global Warming
As the world faces the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, technological innovations that offer substantial environmental benefits are increasingly crucial. Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a…
Australia’s Largest State Unlocks Over $1.5M in New Funding for Manufacturing
The government of Australia’s largest state, New South Wales (NSW), has announced A$2.3 million (~ US$1.5 million) in new funding for the Industry Capability Network (ICN), specifically targeted to the…
MMX 2024: Ecosystem, Education & Workforce, & Technology Program Updates
Ohio-based America Makes, the nation’s first Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) and the leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology and education, has three strategic focus areas: Ecosystem Development, Education…
MMX 2024: America Makes State of the Union & Operations Update
I always view the annual America Makes Members Meeting & Exchange (MMX) as my unofficial start to the additive manufacturing (AM) industry’s conference cycle. However, it’s a very different vibe than the…
US Navy Awards SBIR to Hyliion to Develop 3D Printed Megawatt Generator
Hyliion, an Austin-based company that uses metal additive manufacturing (AM) to produce power generation solutions with reduced carbon remissions, has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the…
RTX and America Makes Tap 6K Additive for Sustainable Metal 3D Printing R&D
Back in January, Manufacturing USA institute America Makes awarded the RTX Technology Research Center (RTRC) and the University of Arizona (UA) $1.2 million for the Environmental Additive Research for Tomorrow’s…
US Air Force Awards Concurrent Technologies $4.4M to Complete Work on Large Format 3D Printer
Concurrent Technologies (CTC), a Pennsylvania-based applied research nonprofit specializing in developing advanced manufacturing solutions, has been awarded $4.4 million from the US Air Force to complete its work on development…
NASA’s RAMPT Project is a Stellar Example of 3D Printing Industry Public-Private Partnerships
Amid the mounting pessimism in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry over the last few years, one of the rare bright spots has been the space industry. In this context, while…
Daring AM: Wake Forest’s 3D Printed Liver Tissue Bound for Space
Northrop Grumman‘s 21st resupply mission (NG-21) to the International Space Station (ISS) will launch 3D printed liver tissue into space to study how it behaves and functions in a microgravity…
Accelerating the Domestic Industrial Base: ATDM Director Holley on Workforce Development for Advanced Manufacturing
At this point, it’s a familiar story: the US faces a critical lack of manufacturing workers in the next decade. Estimates are that, by 2032, the nation’s manufacturing labor pool…
NASA’s Artemis II Rocket Rolls Out with 3D Printed Parts
NASA moved closer to the Moon with the rollout of the core stage for the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. This rocket is designed to take astronauts around…
DARPA Awards $1.8M to Intact Solutions for AI-Driven, Pre-Qualified 3D Printed Components
In its latest show of support for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $1.8 million to Wisconsin software provider Intact Solutions to develop…
NIST Announces Up to $70M Funding Opportunity for New AI-Driven Manufacturing USA Institute
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), part of the US Department of Commerce (DOC), has announced a funding opportunity worth up to $70 million over five years, for…
The Public Arena: EOS Government Relations Manager on Why the Company is All in on Reshoring 3D Printing
EOS has never not been at the forefront of additive manufacturing (AM). Among countless other feats, the German company, which has a strong presence in the US, has a global…