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AMUG 2026 puts the spotlight on the people and partnerships driving additive manufacturing forward. According to AMUG’s pre-conference overview, this year’s agenda reflects cross-industry collaboration, hands-on learning, and tangible business…

The first report for Additive Manufacturing Research (AMR) that I wrote solo was about the AM market opportunity in semiconductor capital equipment (semicap) components. Published in early 2024, the report…

Nickel-based superalloys and music (Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, for starters) were best in the 1930s. Inconel and Hastelloy were invented in that decade, along with Scotch tape, the car…

We’ve still got a month left in Q1, but I’ve already come back to the theme of the role of additive manufacturing (AM) in the ‘sustainability-as-security’ thesis — a topic…

Several months ago, 3DPrint.com Executive Editor Joris Peels made a good case for aftermarket car parts as a potential high-growth opportunity for additive manufacturing (AM), specifically in the context of…

Stratasys has been working on digital anatomy for a number of years now. The company wants to make models that look and feel like the real thing. For doctors and…

Generative AI is rapidly moving beyond digital experimentation and into real manufacturing environments — but the key challenge remains: can AI-generated 3D models move seamlessly from creation to production? At…

Chip packaging refers to all parts of a semiconductor device aside from the die (the “chip”) itself. As this IBM explainer nicely puts it, “In a nutshell, chip packaging provides…

Maker Dzingof was doing tonnes of electroplating of desktop and other 3D prints years ago with his Metalizzr project. I’ve been playing, a lot less successfully, with electroplated 3D prints…

Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) just delivered a milestone quarter and also announced a major leadership change. The company posted record results and made it clear it feels confident about the future….

I’m super glad that Filamentive is making filament from recycled PA 12. We all know that in all polymer powder bed fusion processes, there is waste. Some can be recycled…

One of my favorite expressions is “Hurry up and wait,” because it perfectly captures one of my least favorite scenarios to have to live through. You rush to get ready…

3D Systems NextDent is expanding its denture jetting portfolio. The company is adding three new shades of gum tones. That will let the solution look more natural on more patients….

If one of the primary advantages of additive manufacturing (AM) is that it’s “digitally-native,” then the hardware will ultimately only be as good as the software guiding the process. That…

For decades, the AM industry has been powered by an exciting narrative of endless growth and disruptive potential. We celebrated every new technology, every injection of capital, and every bold…

One of my favorite expressions is “Hurry up and wait,” because it perfectly captures one of my least favorite scenarios to have to live through. You rush to get ready…

Across the United States, thousands of entrepreneurs are flocking to the suppressor opportunity. Whereas previously suppressors were something for special forces and movies, now they’re in demand with gun enthusiasts,…

For years, 3D printing in sports has been linked mostly with prototypes, concept shoes, and one-off experiments for elite athletes. Helmets, cleats, and footwear midsoles often took over the headlines,…