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The US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has said that it will not certify any new foreign-made drones for use in the US. Models currently on offer in the US can...

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 […]

In the first part of this series, we spoke with Xometry’s Senior Vice President of Marketplace Operations, Mike Cavalieri, about how manufacturers are reshoring, diversifying their suppliers, and building more...

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 […]

Hill Aerospace Museum Uses 3D Printing to Replace Obsolete Aircraft PartsJanuary 1

As the year comes to a close, it’s clear that additive manufacturing (AM) is entering a new phase. Costs are falling, supply chains are changing, government spending is rising, and...

It’s the last 3D Printing News Briefs of the year! On this New Year’s Eve, we’re focusing on Beehive’s completed Frenzy Engine, adaptive slicing for binder jetting, medical 3D printing...

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 […]

Beehive Industries Completes High-Altitude Testing of 3D Printed Frenzy EngineDecember 31

For several years, we have seen additive manufacturing software play a more central role in our industry. LPBF machines achieve higher yields and can produce thinner-walled parts thanks to the...

One of the most significant sectors for 3D printing applications is the healthcare field. According to an AM Research report, the 3D printed medical device market is estimated to reach...

The bankruptcy of Roomba contains within it a story of value engineering, relentless innovation by Chinese firms, and a novel segment that became ho-hum. At the same time, robot lawn...

Rutgers Researchers Develop AI Systems to Improve 3D Printing Reliability and Speed Manufacturing InnovationDecember 30

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 […]

2025 was a year of change for 3D printing, with much of the year’s activity coming from mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and company exits. Together, these moves indicate a broader shift:...

If you ask most people what’s holding back 3D printing in aerospace, they usually think the answer is better hardware; mainly faster machines, bigger build chambers, and tighter process control....

In this episode of the 3DPOD, Founder and Managing Director of ModuleWorks, Dr. Yavuz Murtezaoglu, joins the conversation to talk about the often less visible role of CAD/CAM software in...

TU/e Partners with Motion Imager on Volumetric 3D Printing for Complex ManufacturingDecember 29

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 […]

Last week was Christmas, and in just a few days, it will be New Year’s Eve, and then New Year’s Day. 2025 will end, and 2026 will begin. Out with...