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Industrial Applications on Display at RAPID 2026: CERATIZIT & 3D Systems
Applications are where it’s at in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. At the recent RAPID+TCT in Boston, I met with a few companies to learn about some of their very…
Please Localize Your Supply Chains
Resilience is starting to feel like the only economic metric that matters, which is noteworthy, for one, because there is no defined metric that I know of that actually measures…
Additive Manufacturing’s Opportunity: The Agile Solution to the US Manufacturing Crunch
The US manufacturing sector is bracing for what could be a perfect storm of supply shortages and surging demand. This ‘storm’, driven by reshoring efforts, potential tariffs, and ongoing manufacturing…
Serving Creators, MyMiniFactory Pursues Harmonious IP Strategy with DC Universe 3D-Printables
With the emergence of fast, low-cost, and highly capable desktop 3D printers, the era of consumer 3D printing may finally be upon us. With it comes a whole host of…
“Amazon Web Services for Manufacturing”: Würth on Digital Inventory as Infrastructure for 3D Printing
Though the concept of virtual inventory for physical items is one that’s long been explored by the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, only in the last half-decade or so has it…
