digital manufacturing
MIT’s Enterprise Additive Manufacturing Program Heads to RAPID + TCT 2026
MIT will offer the class Enterprise Additive Manufacturing over the course of five days. Three and a half days will take place at MIT, while two half days will see the…
TCT Asia 2026: Empowering Asia · Connecting the World
TCT Asia, now in its 12th year, is more than just a 3D printing exhibition — it embodies its original concept: Time Compression Technology, a vision of making the entire…
Cisco Report Finds Cybersecurity and Networks Determine AI Growth in Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a market in-itself. Still, more broadly, it can be viewed as one component of a shift in the productive economy towards interconnection by the Industrial Internet…
DOE Backs DMG Mori AI Tool to Speed Qualification of 3D Printed Parts
Since 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded projects that leverage the high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities of the U.S. national laboratories to optimize manufacturing processes. The High-Performance Computing…
The Tribal Knowledge Crisis in AM Cannot be Solved Without an AI Intervention
Additive manufacturing (AM) has long relied on a deep well of expertise that is notoriously hard to document. That expertise can be found in the nuances involved in setting up…
From “Magic” to Metal: How Intrepid Automation Wants to Make 3D Printing Matter at Scale
Ben Wynne still talks about 3D printing the way people do when they’ve felt that “wow” moment up close. Back in the early 2000s, he was working at HP’s advanced…
From Vision to Volume: The Next Chapter for Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing has spent years navigating skepticism, hype cycles, and industrial validation. Now, the industry finds itself at a decisive turning point. The conversation has shifted away from futuristic possibilities…
Nikon Records $591M Metal AM Write-Down, Maintains Long-Term Focus
Nikon (OTCMKTS: NINOY) has announced a large impairment loss tied to its Digital Manufacturing business, the part of the company that includes metal 3D printing and advanced manufacturing operations. This…
3D Printing Financials: Protolabs Reports a Steady 2025 as Digital Manufacturing and Metal Printing Gain Ground
Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) ended 2025 with overall revenue down slightly year over year, but its digital manufacturing and 3D printing services continued to grow. For the quarter ending in December,…
VulcanForms Raises $220M as Investors Back Scaled U.S. Metal 3D Printing
VulcanForms has closed a $220 million Series D funding round, a large vote of confidence at a time when investment in 3D printing has become more selective. Investors are backing…
Inside TCT Asia 2026: Exploring a Full-Chain Additive Manufacturing Platform
As Asia’s largest additive manufacturing event, TCT Asia 2026 continues to position itself as a leading showcase of the entire additive manufacturing value chain — spanning equipment, materials, software, services,…
Nano Dimension Previews Q4 Revenue Above Guidance as U.S. Redomiciling Advances
After months of relatively limited public information about its long-term direction, Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) has surfaced with an update: stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, progress on a strategic alternatives review, and…
Zellerfeld To Make Nike Air Max 1000 Black Sabbath
Nike is working with Zellerfeld on the Air Max 1000. This time the shoe is a multicolor model. Previously, at the end of 2024, Zellerfeld unveiled a single-color 3D printed…
America’s Manufacturing Crossroads: 2026 Is The Year Excuses Run Out
Authored by Seurat’s CEO, Co-Founder & Co-Inventor, James DeMuth As 2026 begins, one truth is impossible to dismiss: manufacturing is not an industrial legacy. It’s national infrastructure, and the United…
Xometry President Sells $1.7M in Shares in Pre-Planned Transaction
After a strong year for its stock, Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) is back in focus after a recent insider share sale. The transaction has also renewed interest in how investors are…
3DPOD 286: CAD/CAM Components with Yavuz Murtezaoglu, ModuleWorks
In this episode of the 3DPOD, Founder and Managing Director of ModuleWorks, Dr. Yavuz Murtezaoglu, joins the conversation to talk about the often less visible role of CAD/CAM software in…
Metal Powder Works & Austal USA Form Partnership Surrounding US Navy 3D Printing
There are few companies that have been more integral than Austal USA to the U.S. Navy’s ongoing additive manufacturing (AM) buildup. Among other steps that the subsidiary of the Australian…
An Operation Warp Speed for Manufacturing: a Recommendation for the 3D Printing Industry in 2026
There is no looming shortage of manufacturing workers in the United States: that’s a misconception. Rather, there’s a shortage that’s already entirely present, one which increasingly threatens to turn into…
The Deskside Manufacturing Evolution
When the desktop 3D printing revolution reared its beautiful head in the 2010’s the world was still suffering from a housing boom hangover. Technoptimism seemed to be the path ahead…
3D Printing Startup Born From University of Missouri Accelerator Eyes Over $10M in 2026 Revenue
Who doesn’t love Shark Tank? I’ve actually never seen an episode, but I can at least say that I love the concept. It’s a concept that has broken through the fourth…
Materialise Launches New CO-AM Tools Amid New Industrial Phase in AM Software
When Materialise launched its CO-AM platform about three years ago, the company aimed to leverage cloud-based engineering capabilities to enhance the openness of the additive manufacturing (AM) software experience and…
3D Printing News Briefs, November 15, 2025: Subsidiary, Reshoring, FDA Clearance, & More
We’re kicking off this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs with some business news. Replique has opened an Italian subsidiary, and 3D People is championing local additive manufacturing. Meteor Inkjet and…
Europe’s Reshoring Moment: How AM Can Power Industrial Recovery
For years, Europe has seen much of its manufacturing base shrink as production has moved overseas and global competition has increased. Now, the region is trying to bring that work…
Authentise Expands Its Platform to Unify the Front Office and Factory Floor
Authentise has made a number of announcements this year demonstrating the consistent buildup of its unique additive manufacturing (AM) platform, with projects focused on strategically critical applications like defense and…
