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3D Printing News Briefs, April 11, 2026: Energy Targets, DoW Contracts, Nike Air Max, & More
We’re starting with 3D printing for energy applications in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to military and defense 3D printing. Finally, Nike Sportswear is focusing…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 17, 2026: Titanium Scrap, Autopsy Analysis, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with government funding news from IperionX. Then, a German contract manufacturer has acquired its 6th and 7th Lithoz ceramic 3D printers….
3D Printing News Briefs, January 15, 2026: Project Call, Sports Medicine, Aluminum Alloy, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of a $1.1 million Project Call, Austal USA named a new Vice President for Business Development and External Affairs,…
Top 10 3DPrint.com Stories of 2025: Kickstarter, Consumer Goods, Bankruptcy, & More
As Vanesa Listek wrote, last year was a major turning point for additive manufacturing (AM), as the industry is working to sort itself out. Customers want proven use cases and…
Velo3D’s $32.6M Defense Contract Highlights Why U.S.-Made 3D Printing Is Suddenly Critical
When the U.S. government talks about supply chain security, it’s no longer theoretical. It’s now written directly into law and into defense contracts. That detail matters for Velo3D, which this…
Thinking Strategically: AM Industry Consultant Tali Rosman on AM for the Defense Market
By now, more or less everyone in the AM industry seems to grasp the central role in accelerating AM adoption played by the defense sector in general, and the U.S….
Export-Import Bank of U.S. Loans $27.4M to 6K Additive to Boost U.S. Metal Powder Output
Critical minerals have overtaken news cycles all year, with U.S. tariffs and Chinese export curbs disrupting supply chains and driving new waves of investment. As recently as last week, at…
Who Buys AM in Government: How Stanford’s Steve Blank & BMNT’s Pete Newell Are Helping Startups Serve USG Customers
What’s the most difficult part about selling to the government market? For a company that has never done it before, the answer quite likely is: knowing how to get started,…
