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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…
ASTRO America Receives $1.6 Million for Inspection & Qualification Project
ASTRO America is set to receive $1.66 million from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech), via America Makes and the National Center for…
From Energy to Defense: Strengthening Supply Chains Through Dual-Use Additive Manufacturing
Dual-use technologies serve more than one sector, often bridging the gap between commercial and defense applications. Additive manufacturing (AM), once seen primarily as a prototyping tool, is now maturing into…
University of Arizona Awarded $5 Million U.S. Army Grant to Speed Up Hypersonic Manufacturing
The Mach-X engineering team at the University of Arizona is working to make hypersonic vehicles faster and more affordable. Now, they’ve received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Army…
America Makes Launches $1.7M Project Call to Train & Qualify AM Suppliers for Defense at MMX 2025
America Makes has announced a new funding opportunity to strengthen the U.S. defense supply chain through additive manufacturing (AM). Backed by $1.7 million from the Department of Defense (DoD), the…
Inside The Barnes Global Advisors’ Vision for a Stronger AM Ecosystem
As additive manufacturing (AM) continues to revolutionize the industrial landscape, Pittsburgh-based consultancy The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) is helping shape what that future looks like. As the largest independent AM…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 31, 2025: Project Call, Consortium, Certification, & More
We’re starting with the latest America Makes Project Call in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and a consortium to promote the adoption of additive manufacturing has been founded in Spain….
3D Printing News Briefs, May 10, 2025: Project Call, FDA 510(k) Clearance, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes has put out its latest Project Call, and Nikon SLM Solutions is adding Dyndrite LPBF Pro software to its product offering. Moving…
Puerto Rico University Gets $1.3M for Aluminum 3D Printing in Space
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (also known as Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, or RUM), has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Air Force through America Makes to…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: February 16, 2025
We’ve got a busy week in the additive manufacturing industry! There are several events, both virtual and in-person, in places like Chicago, Cincinnati, and San Antonio. Plus, there are multiple…
Rebuilding the Industrial Base: Government and National Clusters
The demand to scale and commercialize advanced manufacturing technology, particularly additive manufacturing (AM), is increasing. Exploring government and national clusters is imperative to rebuild the industrial base. As the industry…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: January 12, 2025
In this week’s 3D Printing Webinar and Event roundup, Stratasys has started offering its advanced training again, Ricoh is holding its second 3D Print Connect event, and more. Read on…
America Makes Awards $4M to Ursa Major to Qualify 3D Printed Copper Rocket Engines
In the third phase of a partnership that started in 2021, America Makes, the Manufacturing USA institute based in Youngstown, Ohio, has awarded $4 million to Colorado’s Ursa Major Technologies,…
New Leadership Takes the Helm at Alabama’s AMIIC Innovation Hub
After two decades of military service, including combat tours in Iraq, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel John Schmitt knows a lot about handling tough challenges—both on the battlefield and in the…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 1, 2024: Conductive Silver Ink, Egg Whites, Wood Pulp, & More
We’re taking care of business first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to news about a variety of different 3D printing materials, including egg whites. We’ll…
MMX 2024: RMAG, CORE, IMPACT Updates & More
At the recent Annual Members Meeting and Exchange (MMX), Ohio-based America Makes, the nation’s first Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII), provided updates on the organization and its operation, as well as its three…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 17, 2024: 3D Printed Catalysts, Organs, Therapeutics, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of the PADAM project, New Zealand research partners are 3D printing rocket fuel catalysts, and researchers with UVA developed voxel…
America Makes Announces Winners of AM Qualification Project Calls
Founded in 2012 as the DoD’s national manufacturing innovation institute for AM and a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII), America Makes, based in Youngstown, Ohio, is focused on accelerating adoption of…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: February 18, 2024
Kicking things off in this week’s 3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup, SPE’s International Polyolefins Conference is taking place in Texas, while the WAMSymposium will be held in Florida and…
White House Announces $530M Investment in U.S. Innovation Clusters
After numerous efforts to drive advanced manufacturing in the U.S. over the course of the past several years, the White House has announced a groundbreaking investment of over $530 million…
America Makes and NCDMM Funding Now Tops $729M for American 3D Printing and Beyond
In a significant move to advance the U.S. manufacturing sector, the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes have recently announced substantial ceiling increases on their…
MMX 2023: 3D Printing at the CORE of America Makes
In our previous article, we discussed updates to America Makes, including to its executive committee, as well as the state of the organization. The flagship additive manufacturing (AM) institution also…
MMX 2023: America Makes Evolves with the 3D Printing Industry
At the annual America Makes Members Meeting & Exchange (MMX) in Youngstown, Ohio this month, presentations and panels covered everything from advanced manufacturing in the DoD and AM propulsion applications…
America Makes Announces $12M Project Calls on Alloy Development & Allowables Generation
This week near Youngstown, Ohio, America Makes is holding its annual Members Meeting & Exchange (MMX), a member-centric event that engenders strategic discussion and collaboration. The public-private partnership for AM,…
