3d printing industry
Attracting and Retaining Top Talent in Additive Manufacturing: A Strategic Guide for 2025
In an era where skilled professionals are in short supply and high demand, the additive manufacturing industry faces a critical question: how can employers attract and retain top talent? Insights…
Protolabs Brings in New CEO, Keeps Growth Plans on Track
A new CEO is stepping in at Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB). This week, the digital manufacturing company announced that Suresh Krishna is now its President and CEO. Krishna is stepping into…
Nano Dimension’s Post-Acquisition Focus Turns to Profitability
After finalizing its acquisitions of Desktop Metal and Markforged, Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) is moving away from aggressive M&A and toward stronger strategic integration and long-term profitability. Julien Lederman, the…
Disruption, as Usual: Rich Garrity on How Stratasys Plans to Capitalize on 3D Printing’s Latest Big Opportunity
Few companies in the history of additive manufacturing (AM) have had as much impact as Stratasys on the overall course of the industry’s development. Stratasys has existed for about as…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: February 9, 2025
In this week’s 3D Printing Webinar and Event roundup, the big news this week is the MILAM conference. However, if you can’t make it to Florida, there are multiple virtual…
Formlabs Form 4L 3D Printer Review: Scaling Success with Speed and Precision
Disclosure: The Form 4L was provided to me by Formlabs free of charge for the purpose of this review. I have not received any other compensation. All opinions expressed are…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 28, 2024: Awards, Fast-Curing Silicone Ink, & More
We’re starting off with awards in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to some interesting AM materials news. Read on for all the details! SME Recognizes Manufacturing…
Update: Velo3D Enters Forbearance Agreement as Debt Challenges Intensify
See the addendum to this article for an update from 12/12/24. Velo3D is set to lay off an additional 46 employees by the end of 2024 as part of its latest…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: November 10, 2024
We’ve got another busy week ahead of webinars and events around the world! There are multiple open houses and conferences, advanced AM training, a 3D printer launch event, our own…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: July 28, 2024
We’ve got a busy week ahead, full of 3D printing webinars and events, both virtual and in-person. The Experience Stratasys tour continues, HP offers the next in its Beyond the…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: July 14, 2024
We’ve got a busy week of 3D printing webinars and events, both virtual and in-person! Stratasys continues its training and tour, while a Laser Additive Manufacturing workshop will be held…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: May 12, 2024
Webinars and events are picking up in the AM industry this week! ASTM International continues its Professional Certificate Course and Stratasys continues its advanced in-person trainings, while 3D Systems is…
The 2024 3D Printing Macro Outlook: IDTechEx’s Senior Tech Analyst Sona Dadhania on the Complex Financial Environment
It can often seem like there’s very little upside to trying to make sense of the trajectory of the global business environment, especially in the 2020s. One of the biggest…
RIP 3D Printing. Long Live AM!
As we read our good friend Joris Peels’ recent series “RIP 3D Printing”, we couldn’t help but conjure up the famous scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, “Bring…
Large-format 3D Printer Maker BigRep Acquires HAGE3D
BigRep GmbH, the German original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of industrial-scale extrusion 3D printers, has acquired HAGE3D, an Austria-based company that also manufactures large-platform, fused filament fabrication (FFF) systems. According to…
Nexa3D’s Acquisition of Essentium Explained by CEOs Avi Reichental and Blake Teipel
It’s no secret that the business environment in the last few years has made mergers and acquisitions (M&As) tricky, a theme that has been rather visibly on display in the…
RIP 3D Printing: The Cart Before the Horse
I’m grateful for the extensive feedback and thoughtful discussion that emerged from my earlier article, “RIP 3D Printing: 1987 – 2023, Complexity is Expensive.” The strong response has prompted me…
The Storm Before the Storm: Formnext Forum Austin Signals the Dizzying Year ahead for 3D Printing
The additive manufacturing (AM) sector has been at a crossroads for years. Every time it seems like AM is about to finally have its breakout moment, macro conditions spontaneously coalesce…
View from on High: HP’s Ramon Pastor Shares Updates on Company’s 3D Printing Division
Until 2023, the additive manufacturing (AM) sector largely seemed like a fragmented assortment of startups—however much inclination toward consolidation there may have been prior to this year, bubbling underneath the…
Dental 3D Market Grew to $4B in 2022
SmarTech Analysis, the leading 3D printing market research firm and the sibling firm of 3DPrint.com, has released the latest iteration of one of its flagship reports, 3D Printing in Dentistry…
Adding Up the Progress: A Year of 3D Printing Evolution on Display at RAPID + TCT 2023
As I was having my traditional panic attack in the Lyft on the way to McCormick Place, I realized something: technically, it hadn’t even been a full year since last…
Medical Goes Additive: How Social Networks Are Humanizing the 3D Printing Industry
It seems so obvious that it shouldn’t need to be said, but the activities of machines can only ever be, at most, half of what defines a technology. The remainder…
3D Printing Industry Worth $13.5B, Will Reach $25B by 2025
According to its latest market data, SmarTech Analysis estimates that the 3D printing industry grew at a rapid pace of about 23% in 2022, reaching $13.5 billion. This number specifically…
CORE Industrial Partners’ 3D Printing Buying Spree Continues with New Acquisition
CORE Industrial Partners completes its eleventh 3D printing firm acquisition in less than five years. Headquartered in Chicago, this private equity firm continues to focus on acquiring manufacturing, industrial technology,…
