In a previous example, we looked at Cathy’s 3D printed braces business. She dropped $350,000 on machines and equipment, and the tiniest tiny difference in packing density collapsed her business....
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) are deals between US federal organizations and other entities. The latter group most often includes private companies, as the primary purpose of CRADAs is...
IperionX is going to get another $11.5 million, potentially up to $25.4 million, of an existing SBIR Phase III with the Army (Task Order W911QX26FA097). The award covers low-cost titanium...
The second half of August produced financing milestones, facility openings, and qualification results across Asia-Pacific additive manufacturing. Rongsu Technology closed a CNY 100 million Series A+ and launched a consumer...
Money continued to move into 3D printing in the second half of August. Hike Medical raised $22.5 million as it grows its 3D printed custom medical device business. Swiss additive...
At last year’s Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS), we spent an entire morning of a three-day show on DED, and specifically pressure vessels. To many, pressure vessels are a rather obscure...
Disrupt yourself or someone else will do it for you: this is the lesson that the US military has been conveying to its suppliers all year. The advanced manufacturing demonstrations...
Despite its industrial might and precision engineering excellence, Japan has been rather aloof to 3D printing over the past decades. Even with an early start by companies such as Teijin...
6K Additive (ASX: 6KA) grew rapidly in the first half of 2026 as demand for its metal powders increased, particularly from aerospace and defense customers. The newly public company also...
For the latest development on 8/31/26, please see an update at the end of this article. Formlabs is doing a management shuffle, pointing the firm even more surely towards an...
According to the Pentagon, “We will not defeat our adversaries with compliance checklists; we will defeat them by rapidly fielding superior capabilities produced by an expanded, resilient American industrial base.”...
Ruben Wauthle studied at Leuven University at a very serendipitous time. Through working with pioneering additive professors and surgeons, he entered into a specialty that was emerging. He joined pioneering...
In Hall 15 at Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026, consumer 3D printing was everywhere, from toys, figurines, and character models to thousand-machine production farms. Green-laser companies displayed copper cold plates for...
I’ve seen 3D printed guitars before; my favorite is Olaf Diegel’s Xenomorph guitar. I’ve even seen a 3D printed ukulele and some 3D printed violins. This is the first time...
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winner of its GOTHAAM Project Call. Then it’s all about healthcare 3D printing news, with Stratasys and Limbitless Solutions...
Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) grew revenue and profit in the second quarter of 2026, as its Medical business continued to expand, and stronger aerospace and defense demand helped its Manufacturing segment...
Phase3D is demonstrating a unique combination of technical maturation via intensive R&D, and commercialization through broadening its accessibility to potential users. Just last week, the company received an Air Force...
Maintenance and interiors aircraft giant Lufthansa Technik is exploring 3D printing at greater depths, hoping to take its customers to the heights they’re accustomed to. A team at Lufthansa Technik...
Creality (HKG: 3388) sold more products in the first half of 2026, but lower margins and higher spending pushed the consumer 3D printing company into the red. At the same...
If it feels like additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies are finding a place in the mainstream of everyday products and life, it’s because they are. It has been a...
