UK-based research organization Materials Processing Institute (MPI) has introduced a high-temperature X-ray Diffraction (XRD) system that allows researchers and industrial partners to study materials at temperatures up to 1600°C. This system enables real-time observation of phase transformations in ceramics, slags, minerals, and metal alloys under conditions relevant to industrial processes such as casting, kilns, and […]
3D printing software developer AMIS has partnered with a researcher from Turkey-based Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) to integrate a variable slice height algorithm into its AMIS Pro build preparation software. This development targets binder jetting processes and introduces adaptive slicing functionality within the software environment. Developed by Dr. Hasan Bas of OMU, the algorithm enables […]
Researchers from the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) have studied consumer reactions to an experimental food made from plant cell cultures and fruit by-products to assess its acceptance. Led by Simona Errico, Valentina Mastrobuono, Paola Sangiorgio, and Silvia Massa, the study centers on small edible spheres described as […]
3dSynth, a new software platform for desktop 3D printing, is aiming to rethink how objects are designed for FDM printers by removing the need for traditional CAD models and slicing workflows. The tool generates printer-ready G-code directly from mathematical parameters, allowing users to design objects through generative effects rather than polygon meshes. Available as both […]
Stratasys has announced a partnership with Novineer to integrate Novineer’s toolpath-aware FDM performance simulation technology into GrabCAD Print Pro. The integration aims to reduce physical testing for safety-critical, load-bearing polymer parts by enabling engineers to predict part performance directly from printer toolpaths. The collaboration brings Novineer’s NoviPath simulation engine into Stratasys’ software ecosystem. The combined […]
Researchers at Woldia University in Ethiopia have published a peer-reviewed analysis in Springer Nature describing how artificial intelligence (AI) can design multifunctional nanomaterials that endure the severe thermal and radiation conditions of space. The study, titled AI-driven design of multifunctional nanomaterials in revolutionizing high-temperature, high-power solutions for space technology, shows how data-driven design can overcome […]
December didn’t behave like a year-end victory lap. It read more like an audit. The month’s clearest signal was not a new machine or a fresh acronym, but the steady arrival of constraints: production volumes that can be checked, standards that can be enforced, failures that trigger scrutiny, and supply chains that are now treated […]
November is when the industry’s centre of gravity becomes difficult to deny. Taken in aggregate, the month is less like a sequence of product announcements and more like a set of institutional decisions about capacity: who gets funded, who gets qualified, which inputs are sovereign, and what “surge” means when supply chains are contested. That […]
October’s most revealing shift did not come from the launch of new machines or a new process. It was the way additive manufacturing started being treated as accountable infrastructure: emissions quantified in annual reports, class-society approval as a gating mechanism, reimbursement rules as demand creation, and software stacks designed to prevent failures rather than explain […]
September’s stories read less like a technology cycle and more like a governance cycle. Additive manufacturing shows up as procurement logic, qualification plumbing, and maintenance economics, while the sector’s weaker narratives (roll-up era assets, undifferentiated “industrial AM” side bets, and casual IP assumptions) meet friction. Defence stops “piloting” and starts wiring itself for throughput The […]
August did not feel like a growth story. It read more like a filter being applied in real time: public markets rewarding business models that can survive regulation and reimbursement; courts and private equity disassembling yesterday’s roll-ups; defense agencies turning “additive” into facilities, supplier pipelines, and field practice; and standards bodies doing the quiet work […]
July did not only feature more defence stories than usual, this month’s headlines showed additive manufacturing being selected for the jobs that matter in wartime production: rapid iteration, local substitution, and tolerable failure modes. The month’s most jarring signal was the British Army using a Bambu Lab printer to produce FPV attack drones during an […]
June did not deliver a single headline-grabbing machine launch or miracle material. It delivered something more consequential: the slow, institutional work that turns a capability into infrastructure. Policy documents named additive explicitly, standards bodies backed file formats, and qualification timelines became a defence problem rather than a quality manager’s headache. If your additive strategy still […]
May 2025 reinforced a central theme in additive manufacturing: institutionalization. Unlike months focused on new hardware or breakthrough materials, May’s dominant stories revolved around who controls the stack, who certifies parts, and where long-term capital is being deployed. As a result, additive manufacturing increasingly appears with increasing frequency as a critical industrial infrastructure, embedded in […]
April 2025 marked a turning point for additive manufacturing. The month brought the symbolic end of the SPAC-era startups, with Nano Dimension consolidating Desktop Metal and Markforged, signaling the close of the second generation of public AM ventures. At the same time, industry data revealed a split reality. CONTEXT reported an 11% drop in metal […]
The 3D Printing Industry Year in Review continues with March taking clearer shape around how additive manufacturing was being assessed. Progress surfaced where AM met formal thresholds, whether through regulatory approval, safety-critical integration, or balance-sheet scrutiny. These signals carried more weight than isolated installations or machine launches, reflecting how maturity was judged inside industrial systems. […]
The 3D Printing Industry Year in Review continues with the biggest stories from February. After January’s volatility, the month brought sharper definition to where demand held, where capital hesitated, and where governance began to matter as much as technology. Defense procurement hardened into the most reliable demand signal, capital flows became selective rather than expansive, […]
3D scanning has quietly moved from lab environments into everyday creative work. As it becomes more mainstream, users now expect tools that are faster, more accessible, and flexible enough to adapt to a wide range of objects. The EINSTAR 3D scanners were developed with that shift in mind. Instead of pushing a single all-purpose device, […]
Our annual review of the 3D Printing Industry in 2025 begins today. January stands out not because of any single announcement, but because of how many competing signals appeared at once. Investment behavior shifted, new technologies surfaced, regulatory tensions increased, and long-running structural pressures became visible across multiple segments of the market. Taken together, the […]
Nanoscribe, 3D printer and grayscale lithography systems manufacturer, has reached the sale of its 400th system and anticipates solid financial results for 2025. Industrial demand for its Quantum X systems is growing, particularly in optics and photonics packaging, while its turnkey process-line solutions and integration within Lab14 Group—a specialist in nano- and microfabrication and surface […]
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