industrial 3d printing
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,…
Stratasys Partners With Defense Prime Heavyweights to Qualify SAF PA12 for Industrial 3D Printing
Perhaps the most valuable lesson that the additive manufacturing (AM) industry has learned in its technical maturation era over the last five years or so is that you can’t really…
Via EOS Partnership, Texas’s ACMI Is the First Customer for the AMCM M 8K 3D Printer
EOS’s two major announcements in the last few months have been the launch of the EOS M4 ONYX at Formnext 2025 and the news from a couple of weeks ago…
Reuniting ExOne and voxeljet: An Investor’s View on Building a Global Industrial Sand Printing Leader
Authored by Whitney Haring-Smith, Chair of the Board, ExOne Global Holdings & Managing Partner, Anzu Partners At Anzu Partners, we invest with conviction in industrial technologies that create categories—and then…
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,…
Five Imperatives for CAD and PDM In The Additive Era
Additive manufacturing has reached an inflection point. Hardware capabilities continue to advance, materials portfolios are expanding rapidly, and automation is reshaping post‑processing and production workflows. Yet many additive programs still…
Stratasys’ Jesse Roitenberg on Why Additive Manufacturing Is Becoming a Basic Skill
After nearly two decades working at Stratasys — and most of that time focused on education — Jesse Roitenberg has seen additive manufacturing (AM) move from novelty to necessity. 3DPrint.com…
Factories-as-a-Service Startup Hadrian Launches Additive Manufacturing Division
Equity markets are in the midst of a moment that’s being called “the Great Rotation“, which is essentially the normal sector rotation that happens in any bull market, but framed…
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…
Killer 3D Printing Applications: Factory Automation
Across the globe, factories are using 3D printing to improve operations. Iterative improvements to production lines, automation tools, repairs, additions, custom parts for custom lines, housings for new sensors, and…
EOS Invests $3M In Its Texas Manufacturing & Logistics Facilities to Serve North American Customers
The trajectory of reshoring under President Trump has been largely a mixed bag so far. While tariffs still seem to be doing more harm than good to the U.S. domestic…
At AIAA SciTech 2026, 3D Printing Was Part of the Workflow — Part I
The AIAA SciTech Forum 2026 brought much of the aerospace community together in one place. With roughly 6,000 attendees, 115 exhibitors, 21 sponsors, and nearly 3,000 technical paper presentations, the…
AMEXCI Purchases Two New Solukon Units
Swedish 3D printing service AMEXCI already has three Solukon depowdering systems and now will go to five in total. The company is adding two different models, the SFM-AT350 and the…
Subaru’s Adoption of T25 High Speed Head Reinforces Stratasys’ Dominance in 3D Printed Automotive Tooling
Last September, AM Research published a white paper sponsored by Stratasys on the role of additive manufacturing (AM) in enabling point-of-need tooling production across various industries. The white paper, “3D…
Why Superior, Affordable Chinese AM Machines Are a Great Chance for the Industry
Additive Manufacturing is entering a decisive phase. Consolidation is no longer a future scenario; it is happening now. Across polymers and metals, companies are under intense pressure to become profitable,…
The Future of Metal Parts for Aerospace and Defense
Aerospace and defense manufacturing is entering a pivotal era. The demands placed on metal parts have never been higher, driven by rising performance expectations, increasing system complexity, and an operating…
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…
Velo3D’s Space Hardware Win Comes Just Weeks After $30 Million Capital Raise
A new spacecraft manufacturing milestone from Velo3D (Nasdaq: VELO) is drawing attention not only for its technical importance, but also for the timing. On January 5, 2026, Momentus announced that…
Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk: Re:3D and the Power of Printing from Waste
This article is part of the “Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk” series, highlighting projects and research taking shape inside the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston. At the Autodesk Technology Center…
AMR Report Says Polymer Extrusion 3D Printing Market Reached $2.2 Billion in 2025
A new market report from Additive Manufacturing Research (AMR) shows that polymer extrusion 3D printing continues to grow quickly, driven largely by low-cost machines and materials. The report, titled “Polymer…
Additive Construction Firm Black Buffalo 3D Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Black Buffalo 3D Corporation has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The U.S. company, known for manufacturing large-scale 3D construction printers and proprietary building materials, has not yet issued a…
Stratasys and Novineer Partner to Bring Real-World Performance Simulation to FDM Printing
Stratasys announced a new software partnership with Novineer to solve one of the long-standing challenges in industrial FDM 3D printing: knowing how a printed part will actually perform before it…
