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Amaero Builds U.S. Metal Powder Capacity for Additive Manufacturing
For metal additive manufacturing (AM) to grow in the United States, companies need more than printers. They also need a reliable supply of the powders that go into those machines….
3D Printing News Briefs, August 20, 2026: Metal Powders, Patent Infringement, Scanners, & More
We’re starting with metal 3D printing business news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as SBO is expanding its capacity in the US and the UK, and Continuum Powders is…
More RIMPAC Expeditionary AM, This Time With SPEE3D
In my most recent post about the 2026 edition of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a biannual exhibition that constitutes the world’s largest joint maritime exercise, I focused on the…
Haddy’s Continued Attention to 3D Printed Drone Boats Shows Why It’s Becoming a Legit Dual-Use Contender
At some point last year, I stumbled across what has been, for me, the most valuable explanation of what ‘dual-use’ means, in this War on the Rocks article from January 2025, whose…
Hadrian Valued at $7.9B After Massive $1.4B Series D Funding Round
The industrial underpinnings of US military readiness have been hampered by an overcommitment to weapons systems whose long-term value is increasingly questionable. This isn’t so much a generational problem as…
Talking About the Need for Speed at MMX 2026
On the first day of the recent MMX 2026, the annual Members Meeting and Exchange held by America Makes in Youngstown, Ohio, someone asked me if I had any early…
3D Printing Financials: Velo3D Revenue Climbs 52%, 2026 Forecast Raised
Velo3D (Nasdaq: VELO) reported a sharp increase in second-quarter revenue and raised its full-year outlook as the metal additive manufacturing (AM) company expands production to meet demand from aerospace and…
What It’s Like to Be the First Patient to Wear LightForce’s 3D Printed Metal Braces
This is Part II of our LightForce interview series. While Part I focused on the technology behind the company’s customized 3D printed brackets, Part II looks at what that technology…
Ricoh USA Sells 3D for Healthcare Spinout to Former VP and GM, Rebrands as Myrava
Japanese companies are really good at internal diversification and spin-outs, and this seems to be true even in cases involving foreign subsidiaries of Japanese multinationals. Ricoh USA recently demonstrated this…
3D Printing Financials: 6K Additive Reports Record Quarter as Demand Grows for U.S.-Made Metal Powders
Demand for metal powders made in the United States continues to grow, particularly from aerospace and defense customers. That was one of the biggest takeaways from 6K Additive‘s (ASX: 6KA)…
ICON’s Fort Bliss Barracks Could Be the Start of a Much Bigger Military Opportunity
Two barracks have been 3D printed at Texas’ Fort Bliss, and another eight will be completed by September. The barracks were printed by ICON, which got $62 million for the…
Lyten’s Graphene Filaments Power Modovolo’s US-Made 3D Printing Platform
Drone manufacturer Modovolo has selected Lyten as the primary filament supplier for its industrial 3D printing platform, a move the companies say will strengthen U.S.-based manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and…
Inside Decibel’s Collaboration with SKYLRK at Coachella 2026
There’s a version of Coachella most people never see. Not the stage. Not the crowd. Not even the music. It’s everything built around it: the spaces where artists host, brands…
Hadrian and Fortastra Bet on Automated Factories to Fix Satellite Production Bottlenecks
Demand for satellites continues to grow, and manufacturers are looking for ways to build spacecraft faster without affecting performance. One way to do that is to involve manufacturing companies earlier…
Product Market Fit: Nikon Advanced Manufacturing CEO Hamid Zarringhalam on How Defense Demand is Pushing Metal AM to Scale
After years in which the additive manufacturing (AM) industry gained a reputation for its hype outpacing its performance, an interesting development has emerged recently. In certain market segments, at least,…
Why Kyle Bass Is Betting on Divergent, and What It Says About the Future of Manufacturing
Kyle Bass has spent much of his career looking at big economic trends before everyone else does. The founder of Hayman Capital Management became famous for betting against the U.S….
R3 Printing Bets on American-Made Industrial FFF 3D Printers
For years, co-founders Paul Sieradzki and Petra Wood ran a 3D printing service bureau in New York. As they worked day to day with the printers, they experienced firsthand the…
Beyond Thermoplastics: Why JuggerBot Is Betting on Hybrid AM
For years, thermoplastics have been the workhorse of additive manufacturing (AM). They are pretty easy to process, available, and compatible with many of today’s industrial 3D printers. From prototypes to…
Beehive Industries Invests $70M in Ohio to Support Its Advanced Manufacturing Buildup for Propulsion
Beehive Industries and the state of Ohio have each been killing it in the metal 3D printing game. Naturally then, it was only logical for Beehive and Ohio to combine…
Is This the End of One-Size-Fits-All Braces? LightForce Thinks Every Patient Deserves a Different Bracket
For decades, braces have followed a pretty simple formula. Manufacturers make millions of identical brackets, orthodontists bond them to patients’ teeth, and then spend months making adjustments to get each…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 22, 2026: Delisting, Wind Turbine Blades, & More
We’re covering business and energy news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Würth Additive Group has closed its doors, and BigRep delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. RA Wind received…
How the US-China Trade War is Changing the 3D Printing Market
Western governments don’t really have a coherent view on how to engage China on trade, and how could they? They vacillate between intimate economic cooperation and antagonistic bluster, depending on…
The New Dental Lab: “Three Technicians Can Handle a Hundred Arches,” Says Digital Dentistry Expert Josh Jakson
Josh Jakson’s path into digital dentistry started long before he had a job title. He grew up around it. His father, a Polish immigrant, started the family’s dental laboratory in…
IperionX Raises $50 Million to Expand U.S. Titanium Production
IperionX has raised about $50 million through a public offering to speed up the commercial rollout of its U.S. titanium manufacturing business. The company sold 2.275 million shares at $21.98…
