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Over the past 30 years, the once-dominant U.S. Navy has steadily fallen behind the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in size and production capacity. In response, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) is helping lead efforts to revitalize U.S. shipbuilding through additive manufacturing. The IALR’s campus in Danville, Virginia, recently hosted the […]

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee moved the FY 2026 defense bill forward to the House floor. Included in the legislation is a $131 million proposal for...

February’s Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) 2025 was a whirlwind of innovation. A dominant narrative, championed by industry leaders like Stratasys CEO Yoav Zeif, was AM’s need to prove its value...

A recent social media post caught my eye, something that could be described as the antithesis of LinkedIn. Instead of the typical self-congratulatory product launch or inflated performance claims, it was a blunt video clip of a combustion chamber tearing apart under pressure. During hot-fire testing, an additively manufactured GRCop-42 combustion chamber failed and with […]

U.S. 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has announced plans to issue $92 million in new convertible notes, which will mature in 2030. The company has negotiated private subscription agreements with qualified institutional buyers for the offering. 3D Systems expects to finalize the sale of the new notes on June 23rd, 2025, pending standard […]

Neighborhood 91 in Pittsburgh is actively expanding as a comprehensive site that integrates multiple stages of the additive manufacturing (AM) supply chain. Located near Pittsburgh International Airport, the development is overseen by the nonprofit Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) on land owned by the Allegheny County Airport Authority. Of the 195-acre master plan, one building […]

Stanford researchers have taken a major step toward addressing one of the biggest hurdles in organ bioprinting: building realistic vascular networks capable of sustaining lab-grown tissue. Their new platform, published June 12 in Science, accelerates the design of these blood vessel systems and translates them into 3D printable models—bringing the promise of personalized, functional organs […]

Turkish WAAM firm MetalWorm has sold a system in Malaysia and another in Brazil. This is an excellent example of a few emerging trends in additive. Firstly, WAAM was experimented...

Nikon SLM Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rocket Lab. The aerospace manufacturing firm wishes to reserve two new “ultra-large format metal additive manufacturing platforms.” This is...

In these early innings of the AI boom, many market analysts have expressed concern that AI spend has gotten too far ahead of the technology’s proven ability to deliver significant...

The satellite industry has grown significantly in the last decade. In the “new space race” between the more industrialized nations of the world, stiff competition has resulted in new and...

Vietnam Emerges in High-Tech Medicine as Vinmec Pioneers 3D-Printed BreakthroughsJune 18

Johns Hopkins APL Helps Navy Overcome Metal 3D Printing Reliability ConcernsJune 18

New 3D Printing Technique Creates Glass Objects at Low TemperaturesJune 18

At this year’s 3D Print Lyon, I participated in a panel discussion on consolidation, maturing customer demand, and material innovation. Joining me on the global trends panel were Cecile Laverriere, EOS Applications Engineer, Terry Wohlers, Distinguished Fellow of Advanced Manufacturing at ASTM, and Tuan Tranpham, President of AMER & APAC at Anisoprint. For more in-depth […]

During a recent tour of Materialise’s global headquarters in Leuven, I was given a rare glimpse into the company’s aerospace 3D printing operations. The Belgian software firm runs a contract manufacturing service that supplies fully certified components for the aerospace and aviation industries. Leveraging a fleet of FDM and SLS machines, the company produces a […]

Autodesk has introduced a new volumetric modeling API for Fusion, aimed at expanding the platform’s capabilities in lattice generation, topology optimization, and functionally graded materials. Announced on 13 June 2025 via the official Fusion blog, the update brings new workflows to developers for advanced design and simulation applications. Volumetric modeling in Fusion The new functionality […]

Farsoon Technologies, a leading Chinese 3D printer manufacturer, has introduced the FS621M-Cu—a large-format metal additive manufacturing platform specifically designed for copper and copper alloys. By integrating advanced laser technology with tailored process controls, this system is designed to meet the growing demand from aerospace innovators for reliable, large-scale printing of high-performance copper components. Copper alloys […]

Engineer Tsung Xu, working without formal training, designed and 3D printed a winged Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) drone that achieved an impressive 130-mile nonstop flight and approximately three hours of endurance during flight tests. Completed within just 90 days, this project represents a remarkable accomplishment in amateur aerospace engineering, showcasing endurance capabilities typically reserved […]

On the first day of the 2025 Paris Air Show, the UK Government announced a £250 million investment to support sustainable aerospace initiatives. The new funding includes £48.5 million for additive manufacturing projects led by Airbus and GKN Aerospace.      £38 million has been designated to support the Airbus-led Digitally Enabled Competitive and Sustainable Additive Manufacturing […]