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Dream 3D Printing Mergers and Acquisitions: What If Canon Acquired…

Inspired in part by the SPAC merger of Markforged with one, Rocket Lab with Vector Acquisition Corporation, as well as the acquisition of EnvisionTEC by Desktop Metal, and of RPS and Origin by Stratasys,…

3D Printing and COVID-19, June 8, 2020 Update: Canon, Creatz3D, Carima, 3D Bioprinting Solutions

Companies, organizations and individuals continue to attempt to lend support to the COVID-19 pandemic supply effort. We will be providing regular updates about these initiatives where necessary in an attempt to ensure…

3D Printing News Briefs: December 12, 2018

Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs are short and sweet, but still full of important news that’s not to be missed. First, UK-based medical technology firm axial3D is partnering with Tallahassee Memorial…

3D Printing Patent Landscape

The field of 3D printing has been growing rapidly for years.  It has applications in many areas of life and the economy, such as healthcare, aerospace, and parts replacement.  3D…

Canon Europe Enters a Strategic Partnership with Materialise to Offer 3D Printing Software Solutions

Global imaging, camera and medical equipment developer Canon Europe has announced that they have entered into a new strategic partnership with 3D printing software and services company, Materialise. The deal…

Will HP be Purchasing 3D Systems? A Citigroup Analyst Says Probably Not

There have been rumors swirling around for almost a year that HP Inc., the 3D printing half of the company that used to call itself Hewlett Packard, would be purchasing…

President Obama Opened Hannover Messe with a Pitch for TPP and a Shoutout to 3D Printing in the US

As a sign of how important the technology is becoming to the resurgence of industry and manufacturing in the United States, 3D printing was the only specific technology mentioned by…

3D Printing Was the Most Important Technology of 2015

I’m open to the suggestion that I may be a little biased on the subject, but I think this past year no other technology has proven that it will completely…

CONTEXT Report: Half a Million 3D Printers Sold Worldwide Since 1980s

There’s been much talk about how 3D printer sales have been noticeably weak in 2015, especially looking at the recent third quarter reports. But if you take a step back…

Canon Europe Announces Membership in the 3D Printing Association

In October of this year, we were excited as Canon Europe announced that it would finally become an official 3D printer manufacturer. Their first foray into the industry happened in February,  when they became…

3D Printing’s Real Money

A few weeks ago, I spoke at the National Retail Federation’s Shop.org Digital Summit on the topic of 3D printing at retail. I really hope I made the case for…

Canon Rolls Out New Resin 3D Printer Concept at EXPO in Paris this Week

Surely we aren’t the only ones thinking it’s a wonder that Canon is just now dipping its toes into today’s lively waters of 3D printing. One of the world’s most…

Canon Teams With 3D Systems to Enter the 3D Printing Market in the UK

It’s always reaffirming when a large, well known corporation decides to enter a relatively new market. Back in October, printing and electronics hardware company, Hewlett Packard, announced that they would…