artificial intelligence
RAPID 2025: Tracing the Real Progress of AI in 3D Printing
Last week delivered a chilly, brisk start to RAPID + TCT 2025 in Detroit. As I walked the show floor, I wandered the booths filled with equipment and printed parts,…
Custom Car Parts, Flame Retardant Material, & More HP Innovations at RAPID
HP had a very busy week at RAPID+TCT, announcing several of its latest collaborations and innovations in polymer and metal 3D printing. Its new solutions are meant to scale production,…
3D Printing for Data Centers: New Report Sees “Exponential” Growth for AM Through 2033
The latest market study from Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research, in partnership with energize.am, entitled “AM for Data Centers: a 3D Printing Market Opportunity,” paints the picture of a generational opportunity…
Backflip Launches AI for 3D Scan-to-STL
Text-to-STL service Backflip is launching a new AI model aimed at helping companies reduce factory downtime, a $50 billion annual problem in industrial manufacturing. This ambitious effort seeks to address one…
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…
When Innovation Meets Reality in 3D Printing
Additive manufacturing has long promised to revolutionize industries, offering groundbreaking solutions across aerospace, automotive, medical devices, and more. However, the road from bold innovation to practical application has proven to…
Aibuild Expands to Silicon Valley with Nikon’s Backing
The latest company setting up shop in Silicon Valley is Aibuild, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven 3D printing company from the U.K. In February 2025, Aibuild opened its first U.S. headquarters…
Practical AI to Industrialize Additive Manufacturing
AI is revolutionizing industries, and additive manufacturing is no exception. With its complexity in design, materials, and processes, AM is ripe for transformation. Yet, while startups like Backflip—recently raising $30…
AI in Additive Manufacturing: Underestimated Potential or Misplaced Hype?
The union of artificial intelligence (AI) with additive manufacturing (AM) is sparking both excitement and skepticism. While many tout AI as a game-changer for precision and efficiencies in advanced manufacturing,…
Hike Medical Adds AI to AM to 3D Print Custom Orthotics
As companies like Backflip and 1000 Kelvin have demonstrated, artificial intelligence (AI) may be a key enabling technology for increasing the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) at an exponential rate….
New Titomic Advisory Board Targets Cold Spray 3D Printing at Missiles and AUKUS Priorities
If you’re in additive manufacturing (AM) and you don’t have a retired military leader as an advisor, now is the time to get one. As discussed in a recent PRO…
3D Printing Predictions for 2025: Software
Many new software startups are emerging, while big players aim to make their platform products indispensable. Authoring, platform, workflow, and slicing are converging as standalone packages vie for attention and…
Authentise Launches Generative AI Extension ThreadsDoc to Automate Document Creation
Manufacturing workflow software provider Authentise has announced its latest releases ahead of next week’s Formnext 2024 in Frankfurt. Building on its generative AI exploration, the startup is launching ThreadsDoc, a…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 12, 2024: IPO, Laser Path Optimization, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, WOL3D India recently celebrated its IPO, while BLT signed a distribution agreement with Sicnova and SPEE3D announced a funding partnership with dual-use security investment…
The Bioprinting Frontier: What’s Next in the Industry?
The future of bioprinting is full of potential, with new trends that could impact the industry. These upcoming developments could drive the next wave of innovation, expanding what’s possible in…
3D Printing Financials: How Xometry’s Diversified Approach Fuels Growth
Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) continues to grow, reporting record revenue, gross profit, and margins in its second quarter of 2024 earnings. The company’s diverse portfolio of manufacturing technologies, including 3D printing,…
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…
Obayashi Establishes Singapore Base for Construction 3D Printing R&D
Obayashi Corporation, headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, has been at the forefront of integrating 3D printing technology into the construction industry for about a decade. Now, the $17.28 billion Japanese giant…
LEAP 71’s AI-Designed Rocket Engine Passes First Hot-Fire Test
Dubai tech-driven space innovator LEAP 71 successfully tested a 3D printed rocket engine designed entirely by an A.I. model called Noyron. This engine, made from copper, was designed autonomously without…
The Only Thing I Actually Use AI for Currently
I’d like to apologize in advance for this artificial intelligence (AI) story. I try to avoid talking about AI, machine learning (ML) and all that jazz. Many of the stories…
US Army Awards $13M to Concurrent Technologies for 3D Printed Combat Vehicle Lightweighting
The US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) — Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) has awarded Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) $13 million as part of a three-phase project surrounding R&D…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 25, 2024: 3D Printed Medical Models, Sensors, Engines, & More
We’re starting with research in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, first about filament diameter-adjustable 3D printing and then about 3D printed sensors. Then, we’re moving on to personalized 3D printed…
ASTM/ISO Meetings Bring 3D Printing Experts on Quintus Technologies & OSU Facility Tours
I recently attended the biannual ASTM F42/ISO TC 261 meetings at The Ohio State University in nearby Columbus, Ohio. It was one of the most well-organized industry events I’ve ever…
World’s Largest Polymer 3D Printer Unveiled by UMaine: Houses, Tools, Boats to Come
The University of Maine has once again broken its own record by unveiling the largest polymer 3D printer in the world. Surpassing its 2019 achievement, the new Factory of the…
