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Alibaba Selling Fiber Optic Military Drones for $200
Ukraine was saved by Turkish-made Baykar Bayraktar drones and many brave soldiers in the first stages of the conflict. Then hobbyists and their DJI Mavics showed how drones could be spotters…
The Formlabs Shuffle
For the latest development on 8/31/26, please see an update at the end of this article. Formlabs is doing a management shuffle, pointing the firm even more surely towards an…
South Korea’s Lincsolution Announces AM Defense Hub as Nation is Caught in US-China Trade War
In my most recent post about RIMPAC, I noted that US military joint exercises appear to be the latest function of the US government to be leveraged by the Trump…
Talking About the Need for Speed at MMX 2026
On the first day of the recent MMX 2026, the annual Members Meeting and Exchange held by America Makes in Youngstown, Ohio, someone asked me if I had any early…
Chinese 3D Printer OEM Targeting Market for Tiny Metal Parts Closes Pre-Series A Round
Earlier in the year, a consortium that includes China’s BLT announced a major breakthrough in using a high-precision, liquid metal UV 3D printing process to upgrade the hinge for Chinese…
Polish Electronics 3D Printing OEM XTPL Sells 10 More Printhead Modules to First Chinese Customer
Smartphones, laptops, and all other such devices are only getting more expensive. As evidenced by Apple’s cautioning of higher prices for this year’s new iPhone line, the problem is largely…
AMPulse Asia: India’s Orbital Launch Headlines a Busy Second Half of July
The second half of July brought major developments across Asia’s additive manufacturing sector. Highlights included India’s first private orbital launch powered by 3D printed engines, a billion-yuan ownership change at…
How the US-China Trade War is Changing the 3D Printing Market
Western governments don’t really have a coherent view on how to engage China on trade, and how could they? They vacillate between intimate economic cooperation and antagonistic bluster, depending on…
AM Asia Watch: Chinese Company Claims Advances in Titanium Powder Beyond 700C
They’re a familiar sight at trade shows: Chinese powder companies with barren stands lacking parts. There’s maybe some glass vessel with powder in it and a semi-complete data sheet, but…
AMPulse Asia: Major Funding Rounds Lead APAC 3D Printing Market Roundup
The first half of June saw additive manufacturing activity across China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, and Australia. Here are 15 developments worth watching, from TDK’s planned acquisition…
JAECOO to You Too: How China Works
You may be beset by a bewildering array of new Chinese cars. How can they all be viable? They can’t be, and this is the point. This is why so…
Creality’s Listing: A Sign That China’s Consumer 3D Printing Has Entered a New Phase of Global Competition
Just days ago, the bell rang at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) for Creality. The company opened at HK$33.80 per share, up from the IPO price of HK$18.8, giving…
Creality 3D Successfully Listed in Hong Kong: Debuts as the First 3D Printing Company on HKEX
Creality 3D (HKEX: 3388) was officially listed today on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, becoming the first consumer 3D printing company to debut on…
AM Asia Watch: China’s HeyGears Lands $44M to Expand Beyond Dental 3D Printing
Chinese 3D printing company HeyGears raised more than 300 million Yuan (roughly $44 million) in a new Series C funding round as it looks to expand beyond its industrial and…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 28, 2026: Continuous Fiber Reinforcement, Bioprinted Trachea, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of its JAQS-SQ Project Call. Axtra3D is partnering with Keystone Industries to expand its dental material ecosystem, while BigRep…
Asia AM Watch: Advantages to the Chinese Way of Doing Business
Timo Göbel, the Head of Additive Manufacturing at the BMW Group, spoke at the AM Forum in Berlin about industrializing additive. He had wise words to share, including that we…
BLT’s Partnership with Shenzhen Startup Illustrates Why a Robotics Boom Depends on 3D Printing
The way that manufacturers produce goods is changing, concerning both the techniques involved, as well as the overarching strategies which organize those techniques into systems of output. Additive manufacturing (AM)…
RAPID 2026: 6K Additive’s Domestic Metal Powders & Consolidation Plan
6K Additive (ASX: 6KA), a U.S. supplier and manufacturer of metal powders for additive manufacturing (AM), has been very busy lately. I caught up with CEO Frank Roberts and Chief…
MuskCo Semiconductor: The Terafab and 3D Printing
Elon Musk essentially functions as a human loophole in the antitrust regulatory system. Whether or not it’s the deliberate purpose of why he runs his businesses this way, I don’t…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 28, 2026: Sales Partner, Holographic 3D Printing, & More
We’re kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with some business news, as Meltio has announced a sales partner in the U.S. and Immensa has joined Shell’s Energy Transition Campus….
3D Printing News Briefs, February 7, 2026: Generative AI, USVs, Microgravity, & More
Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs is a bit of a mixed bag. We’re starting with generative AI tools for 3D design from MIT, and then news about USVs. Moving on,…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 21, 2026: Scanning Inspection, Manufacturing Upskilling, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with 3D scanning news from Artec 3D. Then, Nanoscribe opened a demolab in Shanghai, and The Ohio State University Center for Design and…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 18, 2025: Software Integration, Glass Bone Substitute, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Velo3D and Dyndrite have announced an integration partnership. NCDMM announced the Director for the new Youngstown Innovation Hub for Aerospace and Defense, and…
China’s Sharewow to Go Public on Nasdaq with $30M Raise for 3D Portrait Printing
Chinese company Sharewow has filed for a $30 million U.S. initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq under the ticker SUWA. The company builds 3D photography booths, printers, and software that…
