3d printing market
The AM Adoption Problem No One Models
Through its short history, Additive Manufacturing has been presented to the investment community as a classic high growth technology story. Manufacturing is a multi-trillion-dollar market. Even a small percentage looks…
Exposing the Gaps: Why Market Intelligence Numbers Differ
At MMX 2025, Ben DiMarco, Technology Transition Director at America Makes, posed a question that resonated deeply across a room filled with additive manufacturing (AM) experts: “How can we trust…
2026: The Year of the Low Cost Print Farm
The rise of high-speed, reliable desktop Material Extrusion and Vat Polymerization systems by Creality, Bambu, Elegoo, and Prusa Research, the onward march of Formlabs in Pro LPBF and VP, as…
3DPOD 287: 3DP/AM Market Data and Applications with Scott Dunham, AM Research
Scott Dunham models all the data at Additive Manufacturing Research. He has been predicting the growth of the 3D printing market in segments, materials, and applications for over a decade….
3D Printing Stocks in 2025: Performance and Market Trends
In 2025, the best-performing 3D printing stocks weren’t mostly the classic Western printer makers. Some of the strongest performers were digital manufacturing platforms and software-intensive players; these are businesses that…
Who Merged, Who Was Acquired, and Who Disappeared in 3D Printing in 2025
2025 was a year of change for 3D printing, with much of the year’s activity coming from mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and company exits. Together, these moves indicate a broader shift:…
A Year in 3D Prints: A Visual Journey Through 2025 in AM
2025 was a year of milestones and experimentation in additive manufacturing (AM), marked not only by technical progress but also by the mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings that reshaped the industry,…
3D Printing Financials: Invisalign Demand Keeps Align’s 2025 Growth on Track
Align Technology‘s (Nasdaq: ALGN) third quarter showed a company tightening its operations while keeping growth steady. Demand for its Invisalign clear aligners continued to drive growth, led by rising demand among…
3D Printing Financials: Another Strong Quarter for Materialise’s Medical Segment — and a New Brussels Listing
See the addendum to this article for an update from October 30, 2025. Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) reported its third-quarter 2025 results, remaining profitable with positive cash flow despite weaker performance…
From Hobby to Hustle: How the Prosumer 3D Printing Market Is Rewriting the Industry
When many hear 3D printing, they still think of hobbyists tinkering in garages, making figurines, models, or toys. But that image has changed. A new wave of users exists between…
AM Research to Unpack 3D Printing Market Trends at AM Investment Strategies
The global additive manufacturing (AM) market reached $3.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025, according to new data from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research). The results mark an 8.8%…
AM Research Reports $3.9B 3D Printing Market in Q2 2025, Raises Forecasts
The global additive manufacturing (AM) market reached $3.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest quarterly data from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research). The results show…
AM Research Reports $3.58B Q1 Revenues, Opens Access to Free Data
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry posted a strong start to 2025, with global revenues reaching $3.58 billion in the first quarter, according to the latest analysis from Additive Manufacturing Research…
AM Research Reports $3.58B AM Market in Q1 2025, Upgrades Metal Forecast
The global 3D printing market grew to $3.58 billion in Q1 2025, according to the latest data from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research). This marks a 9% year-over-year increase, suggesting…
Data Dunes, AI Dreams: Additive Manufacturing’s Investment Puzzle
Remember Villeneuve’s Dune? The pursuit of rare and powerful spice (“venture alpha“) brought heroes into deserts hiding sandworms and shifting dangers (for those unfamiliar, think of a high-stakes quest through…
Etsy Design Rule Change Reduces Selection of 3D Printed Goods
Online marketplace Etsy has implemented a rule change requiring all 3D printed goods on the site to be original designs. The update to the site’s Creativity Standards states, ¨Items produced using…
3D Printing Market Reaches $3.45B in Q2 2024, Marking 8.4% Year-Over-Year Growth
The global 3D printing market continued its upward trajectory in the second quarter of 2024, totaling $3.45 billion—a year-over-year increase of 8.4%. Despite a slight sequential decline from $3.47 billion…
The Three Market Laws of Additive Manufacturing
In the last article in this two-part series, I reflected on my tumultuous journey in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry and how that led me to understanding the dynamics of…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 11, 2024
We’ve got several in-person offerings, and a few virtual ones, to tell you about in this week’s roundup, including multiple lunch and learn events and a happy hour! Stratasys continues…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 4, 2024
There are plenty of offerings to tell you about in this week’s roundup, including a webinar by Raise3D, the Space & Missile Defense Symposium, and more advanced training classes from…
Will Stratasys Merge with HP? – Dream Mergers and Acquisitions
In the first quarter 2024 earnings call for Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Troy Jensen hinted at a potentially game-changing future for the company, saying: “I personally believe you…
RIP 3D Printing: 1987 – 2023, Complexity is Expensive
This is not clickbait; it’s a public service announcement. Where there was once a bustling activity, now there’s a noticeable quiet. People are revising their resumes for LinkedIn, and budgets…
Bambu Lab Launches Low-cost AI Mini 3D Printer with Four-Filament Capabilities
Bambu Lab has been a game-changer in the desktop 3D printing community. With a comprehensive software suite, continuous testing, and vibration reduction, the team has developed an exceptionally fast, fully…
3D Printing Markets Stall at $3.52B in Q2 2023, Says Additive Manufacturing Research
Despite 10 precent quarterly growth in Q1 of this year, the 3D printing market stalled at less than one percent to Q2, according to Additive Manufacturing Research (AMR). The market…
