North America
3D Printing Financials: 3D Systems Looks to Bounce Back in 2025
After a challenging year for the industry, 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) ended 2024 with results pointing to a reset, laying the groundwork for future profitability. The company didn’t post strong…
APES Unveils Vision for 3D Printed Electronics Factory
Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions (APES) is a systems integrator, 3D printing service, and consultancy partner for additively manufactured electronics. 3D printed electronics machines have been around, but a truly scalable,…
Parallax Volumetric Additive Manufacturing Debuts at RAPID via Manifest Technologies
Manifest Technologies is showcasing its take on volumetric additive manufacturing at this year’s RAPID+TCT event, this week in Detroit, Michigan. Manifest, formerly known as Vitro3D, spun out of the University…
Moving Beyond the Hypothetical: the Role 3D Printing Should Play in US Reshoring
Barely two months into President Trump’s second term, it’s already cliché to point out that chaos is the only constant thread running through all of the new administration’s policies. (Indeed,…
PostProcess Technologies Targets Chairside 3D Printing with DEMI X 200 Plus
PostProcess Technologies has released the DEMI X 200 Plus, a vat polymerization cleaning unit that integrates curing, rinsing, drying, and cleaning into a single device. This not only enhances operator…
Desktop Metal Now Officially Part of Nano Dimension
In a deal that’s been brewing for months—and was even contested in court—Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) has officially closed its $179 million acquisition of Desktop Metal. The transaction, finalized on…
Continuum Powders’ Recycled Nickel Powders Reduce Carbon Footprint by 99.7 Percent
According to a new independent life cycle assessment (LCA) by the Industrial Sustainability Laboratory at Oregon State University (OSU), Continuum Powders’ recycling process for producing nickel powders from scrap lowers…
Prometheus to Build Massive Rocket Motor Facility in Indiana
In a major move for the U.S. defense industry, Prometheus Energetics will build a massive 550-acre solid rocket motors (SRMs) and munitions facility in Bloomfield, Indiana. Construction is set to…
Supreme Court Says “Yes” to Regulating Ghost Guns—Including 3D Printed Guns
In a major decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court said that the government can treat ghost guns (including those made with 3D printers) like regular firearms. That means kits and…
Puerto Rico University Gets $1.3M for Aluminum 3D Printing in Space
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (also known as Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, or RUM), has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Air Force through America Makes to…
AM Coalition’s 2025 DC Legislative Fly-In: The Time Is Now for U.S. 3D Printing Policy
The Additive Manufacturing (AM) Coalition is set to host its third annual DC Legislative Fly-In from May 6 to 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The event, which aims to strengthen…
X-Bow Now Totals $97M in U.S. Funding for 3D-Printed Propellant and Solid Rocket Tech
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded additional funding to X-Bow Launch Systems to support research and development of solid rocket motors. These motors represent a rapidly advancing area…
Comedian Asks a Reasonable Question About Reshoring
One especially difficult aspect when you’re doing work related to addressing a long-term problem is that such work typically necessitates the sort of specialization that creates information silos. When that…
O’Neal Subsidiary UPM Buys Fabrisonic for Ultrasonic 3D Printing
Metal services company United Performance Metals (UPM) has acquired Fabrisonic, a firm specializing in ultrasonic welding for 3D printing dissimilar materials and creating gradient parts up to six feet by…
3D Printing by the Numbers: Free AM Research Webinar to Dig into Market’s 2024 and 2025 Financial Performance
The additive manufacturing (AM) sector is at a pivotal moment, with industry growth stabilizing after a year of uneven performance. To help businesses and professionals navigate the evolving market, Additive…
Blue Origin & Auburn University Use EOS M290 to Study Copper 3D Printing
Blue Origin, the commercial space company built off of investments from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated two EOS M290 powder bed fusion (PBF) printers to Auburn University’s National Center…
Lumafield Secures $75M to Boost CT Inspection for 3D Printing and Beyond
Industrial X-ray CT technology is changing how manufacturers catch product defects before they become expensive failures. This is particularly important for industries that rely on precision manufacturing, like 3D printing….
Strategic Advantage of 3D Printing in a Time of Import Tariffs
The value of 3D printing in mitigating the impact of import tariffs is often underestimated. Now is the time to leverage 3D printing to adapt and profit from the opportunities…
MIT’s Xstrings: 3D Printing That Moves Like Magic
MIT‘s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has created a new way to 3D print objects that can move. Called Xstrings, this method prints cables inside the object so…
Concept Laser Pioneer Frank Herzog on the Future of 3D Printing Investment
Few figures in additive manufacturing (AM) possess the breadth of experience that Frank Herzog does. As the founder of metal laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) pioneer Concept Laser, Herzog played…
NASCAR’s Legacy Motor Club Turns to BigRep for 3D Printed Rocker Extension Skirts
Legacy Motor Club, the NASCAR team owned by racing legends Jimmie Johnson and Richard Petty, recently had to produce new parts to conform to NASCAR regulations issued in the fall…
RAPID + TCT 2025: Transforming Healthcare with Additive Manufacturing
RAPID + TCT, North America’s largest event for additive manufacturing (AM), is set to return to Detroit this April, bringing together experts from across the medical and manufacturing fields. The…
GE Aerospace’s $1B U.S. Investment & the Return of Reshoring
In spite of, or partially due to, the mind games being played related to tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on trading partners, major corporations are investing in U.S. manufacturing….
3D Printed Rocket Motor Specialist Ursa Major Lands $15M Satellite Propulsion Contract
Ursa Major, the Colorado-based leader in deploying additive manufacturing (AM) for propulsion solutions, has received a contract from an unnamed customer for geostationary earth orbit (GEO) propulsion systems. The multi-year…
