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Stifel’s AM Forward Fund Launches, Looking for US Manufacturers to Invest In
The need for greater resiliency in the defense supply chain is real and urgent. One area the US government has been focusing on is building a faster and more sustainable…
Reshoring Resources for Additive Manufacturing
Reshoring is the process of returning the production and manufacturing of goods to the company’s original country. According to a 2024 article by Forbes, approximately 66% of U.S. companies outsource…
Printing Money Episode 26: 3D Printing Markets and Deals with Dayton Horvath, AMT
Welcome to Printing Money Episode 26! For this episode, Danny is joined by Dayton Horvath, Director of Emerging Technology at AMT (and Printing Money alum!). Danny and Dayton had some…
The Stakeholders’ Conference: Additive Manufacturing Strategies
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry has always been one that’s prone to sudden, drastic changes, and clearly, this is as true now as ever. With that in mind, one of…
Department of Defense Spent Almost $1B Directly on 3D Printing in 2024, AMR Reports
Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) has released its latest market study, “Additive Manufacturing in Military and Defense 2024“, revealing substantial growth in the sector’s adoption of 3D printing technologies. This…
Florida State University Selects ASTRO America to Establish 3D Printing Center
The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization (ASTRO) America, a nonprofit advanced manufacturing consultancy and think tank based in Washington, DC and Florida, has been selected by Florida State University…
Stifel Receives Final Federal Approval for AM Forward Fund
In February 2024, Stifel Financial Corp. announced that it had received US government approval to begin raising funds for its Stifel North Atlantic AM-Forward Fund. Stifel has now announced that…
AMS 2025 Highlights Big Changes in 3D Printing with Pivotal Speakers and Panels
2023 was filled with excitement around the potential mergers being pursued by industry stalwart Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), leading to some of the most insightful conversations imaginable at Additive Manufacturing Strategies…
ASTRO America Moves Ahead with Guam Additive Materials & Manufacturing Accelerator
The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of (ASTRO) America conducts workshops on advanced manufacturing, helps Boeing print rotor systems, lobbies for additive manufacturing (AM), and collaborates with companies like…
NSF Awards Kentucky $1M for Advanced Manufacturing
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to the University of Louisville for the Advancing Manufacturing and Building Construction Technologies (NSF AMT) project. This initiative is part…
Printing Money Episode 17: Recent 3D Printing Deals, with Alex Kingsbury
Printing Money is back with Episode 17! Our host, NewCap Partners‘ Danny Piper, is joined by Alex Kingsbury for this episode, so you can prepare yourself for smart coverage laced…
Something Federal in the Air at AMUG 2024
“The 3D printing industry would probably be dead in the water if it weren’t for the U.S. government,” a representative of the US military said at the 2024 Additive Manufacturing…
ASTRO America Announces Details of Next Steps in 3D Printing Plan for Guam
For over two years, the Applied Science and Technology Organization (ASTRO) America has been working with the government of Guam to build up additive manufacturing (AM) capacity on the Pacific…
We Are the Connectors
Ronald Reagan’s famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.” This hits home with a unique blend…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: January 21, 2024
It’s a busy week of webinars and events in the 3D printing world! Stratasys continues its advanced in-person training, while TriMech is discussing thermosets in polymer AM, Nexa3D will provide…
This is Who Will Drive AM Adoption in 2024
AM has been ‘on the brink’ of a mainstream crossover for several years. Ten years ago, we were excited by the democratization of 3D printing. Five years ago, we saw…
US Navy, ASTRO America & Guam Team for New 3D Printing Center
The Applied Science and Technology Research Organization (ASTRO) America has been awarded $550,000 by BlueForge Alliance, a nonprofit program integrator for the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) team, to…
The 10 Most Impactful 3D Printing Stories of 2023
While our readers were often drawn to developments in the desktop 3D printing space, the larger additive manufacturing (AM) industry was being shaped and reshaped by the business world. There…
$1M to Drive Metal 3D Printing Adoption in ASTRO America Project with GE, Pratt & Whitney, and Honeywell
The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) has partnered with Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, and GE on a project intended to ease adoption of metal additive…
Boeing and ASTRO America 3D Print Rotor System for Apache Helicopter
Aerospace/defense giant Boeing, along with think tank Applied Science and Technology Research Organization (ASTRO) America, announced that they have collaborated to 3D print a main rotor link assembly for Boeing’s…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Engineered Living Materials, Wheels & Apache Helicopter Parts
Vonka Racing is an enthusiast drift team that has been using a large desktop FDM system to print wheel covers, specifically turbofan type wheels. They have issues with rigidity and…
ASTRO America Hosts First 3D Printing Workshop to Launch AM Forward Florida
Last weekend, the Applied Science & Technology Research Organization (ASTRO) America, a 501(c)(3) think tank, held a two-day additive manufacturing (AM) workshop at Florida State University’s (FSU’s) Panama City campus,…
Lockheed, GE, and ASTRO America Push for 3D Printing Small Business Fund at Pentagon
Last year, representatives from five of the most established US manufacturing brands met with President Biden and additive manufacturing (AM) industry experts in Hamilton, OH, to announce the launch of…
Bringing AI into AM Marketing – 3D Printing Professionals Test out AI Tools for Video and Text
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are already in our lives whether we like it or not: Siri, Google, credit card companies, vehicles, mortgage lenders, chatbots and many more have implemented it,…
