additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing has spent years navigating skepticism, hype cycles, and industrial validation. Now, the industry finds itself at a decisive turning point. The conversation has shifted away from futuristic possibilities…

The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) will work with ASTM International on a $1.1 million project to let it work in closer concert with the US Department of War (DoW)….

SpaceX launched its first Twilight rideshare mission early Sunday morning, sending 40 small payloads into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. While the launch included missions for NASA and several…

I’m not saying that I invented this or that I’m the first to try this. For many years, people have been filling the infill patterns of material extrusion prints with…

Bambu Lab is starting up the Let’s Make It Fund. The company will donate up to a total of $300,000 to makers who do “bold, world-changing projects that are exceptional,…

Bahrain is boosting its high-tech manufacturing, with Italy playing a key role. Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) and Italian 3D printing company Roboze signed a major partnership to build…

Subsea equipment has to be rugged, temperature-resistant, and able to cope with the long-term effects of saltwater. Extreme pressure and pressure changes are also problems endemic to this industry. Subsea…

The U.S. Department of War (DoW) has been telling anyone who will listen that the Pentagon is making major changes to how it procures equipment. In a recent speech at…

The most encouraging signs for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry these days are coming from the adopters: the companies that have made the technology a living reality by diligently developing…

If you’re trying to sell expensive boxes, then the current market and global uncertainty will make this difficult for you. But, additionally, you are making it difficult for yourself as…

In the beginning, 2007 or so, 3D printing videos were almost wholly absent from the web. Then, here and there, makers started to upload pictures of their rickety RepRaps and…

Seakeeper Ride makes a Vessel Attitude Control System (VACS), which greatly reduces the pitch and roll of pleasure craft. The Fort Myers-based company hopes to make boating more comfortable by…

With recent tariffs and a renewed focus on American manufacturing, now is the perfect time to explore 3D printing filaments made in the USA. I tested filaments from 10 leading…

When I first saw AMBelievable’s tennis racket dampener, I’ll be honest, I was skeptical. I was skeptical about its claims, questioned the product’s ability, and wondered what impact this technology could…

Great fortunes are lost and won amidst quicksand. When well-trodden paths turn to labyrinths, the concrete is sublimated into morass, sunshine turns to hail, and 20/20 vision becomes blindness; new…

Continuum Powders has spent over a decade working on a bold idea: why mine new metal when high-quality material is already flowing through today’s factories as scrap? Now, thanks to…

Q2 2025 has already begun, but public markets reporting has only just finished with Q4 2024. To tie a bow on Q4 2024, we are thankful to have Troy Jensen…

Barely two months into President Trump’s second term, it’s already cliché to point out that chaos is the only constant thread running through all of the new administration’s policies. (Indeed,…

Austrian slurry stereolithography (SLA) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Incus has sold a Hammer Evo35 3D printer to Plansee. Also Austrian, Plansee specializes in MIM, powder metallurgy, and other manufacturing processes…

The global additive manufacturing (AM) market reached $15.9 billion in calendar year 2024, according to “Q4 2024 3DP/AM Market Data and Forecast” from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research). Despite a…

The global economy is currently undergoing a reshuffling in terms of what gets manufactured where. In large part, this trend is being driven by new geopolitical alliances and the need…

Additive manufacturing (AM) service specialist Sintavia recently received a $10 million investment and is already putting the funds to use. The company has purchased a twin-laser AMCM M290-2, equipped with…

Stephan Kuehr began his career at 3YOURMIND before joining the volumetric 3D printing firm Xolo. In this episode of the 3DPOD, we discuss Xolo, its technology, volumetric 3D printing, bioprinting,…

Katie Weimer, a driving figure in 3D Systems’ medical 3D printing efforts, has announced the launch of GenesisTissue Inc., a company focused on bioprinting personalized regenerative tissue implants. While few…