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Women of i3DMFG: Building Leadership, Mentorship, and Innovation
As a proud member of Women in 3D Printing, i3DMFG™ is committed to promoting women into leadership roles where they can drive strategic initiatives and spearhead advancements in additive manufacturing. From overseeing…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 21, 2024: Safety, Racing, Wind Turbines, & More
We’re talking about safety certification first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to applications in racing and wind turbines. We’ll finish with a story about 3D…
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…
3D Printed Social Housing Completed to ASTM Standards
The introduction of standards in 3D-printed housing is a welcome development, bringing much-needed regulation, certification, testing, and consistency to what has been a “Wild West” industry. Harcourt Technologies (HTl.tech) has…
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…
Chromatic Validates Chemical Safety of its 3D Printing Facility
Isocyanates are highly reactive volatile organic compounds (VOCs) often released during the manufacturing and processing of materials such as mattresses, polyurethane products, car seats, adhesives, and paints. These compounds pose…
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…
Finding Solutions in an Uncertain Market: The impact of reduced material providers and trade tariffs on filament supply
The additive manufacturing market has been an ever-changing market with rapidly evolving technological advancements and growing dependencies on material innovation. The recent wave of material suppliers shuttering operations and the…
Will the UnitedHealth Assassination Lead to 3D Printed Suppressor Blowback?
A security camera footage shows a man in a blue blazer walking along a New York street, followed by a figure in a dark hoodie carrying a large white backpack….
The 2025 AM Salary Survey Report Launches
Your Essential Guide to Salaries, Skills, and Strategies in the AM Industry The 2025 Additive Manufacturing Salary Survey Report has launched and is now available to download! Published by Alexander…
Seeding 3D Printing Across the World – Layoffs and Growth
We are experiencing an extended bout of layoffs across the industry. Partially the result of unimaginative management who are unable to think clearly in times of inclement weather there is…
After 32 Years, Ramon Pastor Retires from HP, Leaving 3D Printing Division Poised for Growth
After a remarkable 32 years with HP, Ramon Pastor, the company’s Global Head and General Manager for 3D Printing, has announced his retirement, scheduled for early next year. This decision…
Michigan 3D Printing Accelerator Project DIAMOnD Opens Digital Transformation Center
Project DIAMOnD, an additive manufacturing (AM) accelerator within Michigan nonprofit digital technologies consortium Automation Alley, recently opened the Digital Transformation Center (DTC) in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills. The…
Steakholder Foods Opens Demo Center for 3D Printed Food, Joins Future Ocean Foods
3D printed meat and fish pioneer Steakholder Foods (Nasdaq: STKH) recently launched its first full-scale Demonstration Center to showcase its 3D printing food production process. The goal is to improve…
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,…
India’s PM Praises 3D Printing Startup’s Work to Preserve Wildlife and Culture
Deep in the heart of Arunachal Pradesh, India’s northeastern frontier, the bond between cultural heritage and conservation takes on a modern twist. A startup is helping preserve Indigenous traditions while…
United Nations to 3D Print Buildings in Colombia with WASP Technology
Italy’s World’s Advanced Saving Project (WASP) is making steady progress on its advanced project for saving the world. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has recently acquired WASP’s Crane 3D…
3DP4ME’s ‘Step by Step’ Program to Provide 3D Printed Prosthetics for Gaza’s Children
3DP4ME‘s founder has just released a video on LinkedIn documenting the organization’s new fundraising efforts around developing prosthetics for children disabled in Israel’s current military campaign in the occupied Palestinian…
Beyond Chuck Hull’s Legacy: the Unsung Heroes Who Paved the Way for 3D Printing
Next month, we will celebrate a huge anniversary. 40 years ago, on August 8, 1984, Charles Hull filed a patent application for stereolithography: the first additive manufacturing technique in history,…
Lucidworks’ Second Study on Generative AI Highlights Manufacturers’ Concerns
Enterprise software firm Lucidworks has released its second annual Generative AI Global Benchmark Study, based on input from over 2,500 global professionals responsible for making organizational decisions on AI deployment. As…
Fair Pay and Career Growth: Key Drivers in the AM Industry’s Talent Landscape
As “Salary” has consistently been reported as the number one motivator for changing jobs for more than 5 consecutive years (2024 AM Salary Survey Report), it is crucial to assess…
Why Do We Have to Pretend We’re Going to 3D Print Homes on Mars?
Maybe someday we’ll 3D print houses on Mars. But how much effort and time would it take to get there? And, is it even a good goal? Recently, at AI…
3D Printed Food: In Defense of Ethical Meat
In Florida and Alabama, politicians have banned lab-grown meat. Ethical meat is an industry in its infancy, yet it is already banned. Lab-grown meat, in my opinion, should not be…
