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Governor of Massachusetts Announces Over $3M in Funding to Advance Manufacturing

Massachusetts’ Healy-Driscoll gubernatorial administration has announced over $3 million in grants for 17 projects, as part of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing’s (CAM’s) Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program (MMAP). The commonwealth…

Another Blow to the 3D Printing Sector: Layoffs at Essentium

Texas-based firm Essentium faces a new round of layoffs, reflecting the latest in a series of staff reductions throughout the 3D printing industry. According to an anonymous source, the company…

Reshoring, Near-Shoring, and Supply Chain Optimization: Impacts on Workforce and the Need for Talent

The global landscape of manufacturing and supply chains has undergone significant transformations in recent years. Factors such as rising labor costs, geopolitical uncertainties, and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic…

Workforce Development: Overcoming People Challenges for 3D Printing Start-up Founders

In the dynamic landscape of 3D printing start-ups, founders face numerous people-related challenges that can significantly impact their growth and success. In a recent post by Alexander Daniels Global, they…

Technical Storytelling, Product Quality, & 3D Printing Education at TIPE 2023

After successful events in 2021 and 2022, nonprofit Women in 3D Printing (Wi3DP) recently hosted its third Technology, Industry, People, and Economics (TIPE) virtual summit. With four tracks of relevant…

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Desktop Metal to Cut Workforce by 15% to Save $50M

Like tech at large, the 3D printing industry has been plagued with job cuts as companies attempt to weather a possible recession. In additive manufacturing (AM), the trend hasn’t been…

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MMX 2022: Celebrating 10 Years of America Makes & 3D Printing in Ohio

America Makes is the United States’ leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology and education, working to not only accelerate adoption of the technology in the country, but also…

3D Printing News Briefs, July 21, 2022: Layoffs, Heat Exchangers, & More

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with business, manufacturing company Fast Radius recently cut 20% of its workforce. Then, Xometry has introduced new digital sourcing tools and more. A…

Desktop Metal to Lay Off 12% of Workforce & Consolidate Operations

Massachusetts-based additive manufacturing (AM) startup, Desktop Metal, announced on Monday, June 13, that the company will lay off 12% of its employees. This comes alongside a general consolidation of its…

Seurat Plans to Multiply Metal 3D Printing Workforce Tenfold by 2025

Seurat, a metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology and services startup, has announced an ambitious plan to increase its number of employees from 100 to 1,000 by 2025. In a press…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: April 17, 2022

Stratasys and Velo3D are both continuing their 3D printing tours for this week’s webinar and event roundup. There will also be a Space Showcase, a course on metal powder bed…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: March 20, 2022

We’ve got another busy week of webinars and events to share with you in today’s roundup! Topics include metal 3D printing, simulation software, the oil and gas industry’s supply chain,…

Wi3DP Report Sheds Light on the Gender Wage Gap in 3D Printing

It’s 2022, and the gender wage gap still shows inequities in annual average salaries between men and women worldwide. An unmistakable expression of the hurdles women still face at work,…