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3DPOD 258: Shapeways, Now and Then, with CEO Marleen Vogelaar
Marleen Vogelaar was Shapeways‘ first CFO and, along with a new management team, rescued Shapeways out of bankruptcy proceedings. She takes us through the drama and effort to rebound the…
3D Printing Financials: Xometry Grows Revenue, Faces Short-Term Margin Dip
Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) closed out 2024 on a high note, with growth in its 3D printing marketplace, best-ever gross margins, and positive adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and…
3DPOD 242: Additive Manufacturing Then and Now with Andrew Graves, Stratasys
Andrew Graves began his career as a Design Engineer before joining 3D Systems in 1990. After pioneering stereolithography in the UK for F1 teams and aerospace firms, he helped establish…
3DPOD 228: Filament and Print Services with Trent Esser, Printerior
Trent Esser founded Printerior with his partners and has since pivoted and redefined the company’s focus multiple times. Printerior operates as a 3D printing service that both sells and recycles…
Additive Industries Gets Launch Customer for MetalFab Flex 3D Printer
Additive Industries has secured a launch customer for its MetalFab 300 Flex 3D printer. Netherlands-based K3D will purchase two of these systems. K3D, a 3D printing service provider, has been…
3D Printer Maker EVO-tech Reborn as NEVO3D — Once More With Feeling
EVO-tech was a 3D printing service and original equipment manufacturer established in 2013 and based in Schörfling am Attersee, Austria. The company produced high-quality material extrusion systems featuring linear bearings,…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 16, 2024: Partnerships, Affordable Bioprinter, & More
We’re starting with dental 3D printing news today, and then moving on to some new partnerships. Then it’s on to some interesting university research about 3D printing plant-based pharmaceuticals, but…
Just-in-Time Manufacturing: Beyond Trinkets and Rockets with 3D Printing
One of the most exciting aspects of 3D printing for mass production is the technology’s ability to eliminate the burden of overproduction. Unlike traditional methods like injection molding, which require…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 26, 2023: Materials, Electroplating, Consumer Goods, & More
It’s all materials, all the time in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with AddUp adding an aluminum alloy by Constellium to its materials portfolio. igus introduced an online service…
Xometry Bolsters AI Features Amid CEO Poll Indicating Rapid Adoption
AI-powered marketplace Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) announced today that it will extend its Xometry Instant Quoting Engine to include instant quoting of inserts, multi-part assemblies, and an expanded range of sheet-cutting…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 28, 2023: Bronze-Steel Alloys, 3D Printing on Textiles, & More
We’re starting with research in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as a research team based out of China developed a new approach for 3D printing hydrogel-based electronics. Also, researchers in…
How to Win at 3D Printing Acquisitions: the Sandvik Example
As the 3D printing market continues a new phase of growth, this time fueled more likely by large, existing holders of capital, we will see more interesting plays by larger…
3DPOD Episode 135: Performance 3D Printing Services with Bob Markley, ADDMAN Group
Bob Markley, Executive Vice President at additive manufacturing provider ADDMAN Group, has had an eventful journey in 3D printing. In this episode of the 3DPOD, he discusses the route to…
7 Major Threats to 3D Printing Service Bureaus
It is not easy being a 3D printing service bureau. A lot of skill, labor power, capex, and continued excellence are needed to perform in the service market. Meanwhile, competitive…
Prototek Adds Polymer 3D Printing Capabilities with ProtoCAM Purchase
Rapid prototyping company Prototek Holdings has purchased Allentown, Pennsylvania-based ProtoCAM Additive Manufacturing. The company will be integrated into Midwest Prototyping, which Prototek acquired last year. John Pless, Partner at TruArc…
Copper and Ceramics 3D Printing Service Opens at Schunk Group
Schunk Group is a 9,100-person ceramics, sintering, and ultrasonic welding company. Now, the German firm is expanding into additive manufacturing (AM) by offering a 3D printing service for copper and…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 26, 2022: Metals, Video Game Controllers, & More
We’re talking about metal 3D printing first in this week’s 3D Printing News Briefs, with pure copper powder that can be processed with SLS technology and the latest material for…
India’s Primaeam Solutions Opens 3D Printing Service with Materialise
Primaeam Solutions Pvt Ltd, an additive manufacturing (AM) services has announced the opening of a new, 10,000 sq. ft. service bureau located in the firm’s home city of Chennai, the…
3D Printing Financials: Protolabs 2021 Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Improved
Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) came out with record revenue of $125.3 million for its third quarter in 2021, representing year-over-year growth of 17%. The quarterly report, however, missed earnings estimates after…
3DPOD Episode 80: Xometry CEO Randy Altschuler
Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) is a fast growing and, now, publicly-traded marketplace for manufacturing services. We talk to CEO Randy Altschuler, who came from finance to build and grow companies. What…
2nd 3D Printing Facility Unveiled by Burloak Technologies
Burloak Technologies has unveiled its second 3D printing facility in North America. The Camarillo, California site adds 25,000-square-foot of production capabilities to their already 65,000-square-foot facility located in Ontario, Canada….
Pioneering 3D Printing Provider Fathom to Go Public via SPAC Deal at $1.5B Valuation
3D printing company Fathom announced it will merge with blank-check firm Altimar Acquisition Corp. II in a multi-million dollar deal that will help expand its on-demand digital manufacturing platform through…
Materialise Offers Sustainable Bluesint SLS 3D Printing Service
Last year, Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) introduced its Bluesint PA 12 technology, which allows SLS 3D printing users to achieve a powder recycling rate of up to 100%—a major sustainability step….
2 Million Parts and Counting: ExOne Adoption Center in Pittsburgh 3D Prints 24/7
The newly renovated ExOne Metal 3D Printing Adoption Center, located outside of Pittsburgh, now runs continuously with 28 metal 3D printers, including two new metal platforms dedicated to stainless steel…
