In an era when national security increasingly depends on technological strength, Velo3D (Nasdaq: VELO) and Innovative Rocket Technologies (iRocket) have once again joined forces to strengthen U.S. aerospace and defense...
Known for using 3D printed components in its rockets and lunar landers, Firefly Aerospace is now scaling up its ambitions with an $855 million acquisition of defense-tech firm SciTec. While...
Shenzhen, China-based Snapmaker has done it again. The desktop 3D printer OEM launched its U1 3D printer on Kickstarter a few months ago, and as of September 30, 2025, the...
When Foster Ferguson joined Stratasys after a long career in the U.S. Marine Corps, he brought with him a logistics mindset: every mission succeeds or fails on readiness. That same...
The global additive manufacturing (AM) market reached $3.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025, according to new data from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research). The results mark an 8.8%...
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Dyndrite and Ansys are collaborating on reducing risk in metal AM, and researchers from the Technical University of Denmark are 3D printing ceramic, coral-inspired...
Italian deep-tech manufacturer Caracol has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate its international expansion and scale up its large-format 3D printing business. The investment marks...
Maybe you assumed you already hear enough from Joris Peels on 3DPrint.com and the 3DPOD. Well, that’s why you should never assume! The most opinionated man in the AM industry...
Belgium officially received its first F-35 Lightning II fighter jet during a ceremony at the Jean Offenberg Air Base in Florennes on October 13. The event not only celebrated the...
Just two years after shaking up desktop 3D printing with the P1 Series, Bambu Lab is back with the P2S. The new printer builds on that success but sets an...
The paths to success in additive may appear limited, but this is only because of so much strategic replication and so many copycat businesses. One potentially lucrative path to additive...
In the first part of this look at the general flows of capital into the additive manufacturing (AM) industry in 2025, Vanesa Listek did a masterful job of diagramming the...
When TIME Magazine unveiled its list of the 300 Best Inventions of 2025, it offered a snapshot of what the future might look like, from smart health tech to clever...
Photonic chips may revolutionize a lot of processes and electronic devices, including 3D printing. Photonic chips, the development of the photonic integrated circuit, silicon photonics, light valves, integrated quantum photonics,...
The potential for additive manufacturing (AM) in the military is by no means limited to applications like propulsion hardware, drones, and explosives. 3D printed medical devices, for instance, have attracted...
Naiara Zubizarreta heads up ADDIMAT, Spain’s 3D printing industry association. Representing Spanish Additive Manufacturing users, OEMs, materials firms, and research institutes, she’s come to tell us about 3D printing in...
In the first edition of Elegoo With Her, 30 women from 17 countries came together to make something deeply personal, from home décor and cosplay to fashion and education projects....
We’re starting with material news in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Continuum Powders has announced availability of its Cobalt-Chrome F75 powder. Moving on, Dyndrite LPBF Pro now supports...
The firearm industry is rapidly growing in the United States, and the need for high-performance suppressors grows in tandem. What was previously estimated to be a $840 million suppressor market...
Bambu Lab‘s relentless rise has galvanized the industry into a furious response, making desktop 3D printers much faster and more reliable. Other competitors are in denial and, like deer in...
