3d printing market
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…
Bambu 3D Printer Killers: Pandamonium (or the Desktop 3D Printing Revolution After All)
The launch of the P1P 3D printer from Bambu Lab has changed our industry forever. It will shape our industry by bringing about a select group of Pandas, wannabe Bambu…
Bambu Killing 3D Printers: Before and After the Bambu Lab Desktop 3D Printer
You may not agree with the next statement, but, in my humble opinion, you would be wrong. The most important thing to happen in 3D printing in the last decade…
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…
Industry Investment and Additive Manufacturing Salary Trends
Much like at this year’s Additive Manufacturing Strategies summit in New York, which had a segment on Investment in AM with key investment firms: AM Ventures, Stifel, STS Capital Partners,…
Q3 2022 3D Printing Market Totaled $3.1B with 20% YoY Growth
The additive manufacturing (AM) market grew by 20 percent year-over-year in Q3 2022, reaching revenues of $3.1 billion, according to SmarTech Analysis, the leading research firm dedicated to 3D printing….
3D Printing Market Reaches $3B in Q1 2022
SmarTech Analysis has released its latest quarterly data for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, indicating a very strong start to the year for the sector. According to the AM market…
3D Printing Industry Worth $10.6B, Says Annual SmarTech Analysis Data
As AMUG 2022 kicks off, SmarTech Analysis has published its annual data for the 2021 3D printing industry. Including all hardware, materials, software and 3D printing services, the market grew…





















