MRO and Spares
DEEP Manufacturing to Open 50,000 Sq. Ft. WAAM Facility in Houston
I’m a big fan of wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), in large part because it’s not that much of a departure from how arc welding already works. It’s a technology…
Additive Manufacturing Is Rewriting the Rules of Reshoring
Reshoring sounds straightforward: bring production back home. In practice, it’s far more complex. According to recent research by Hexagon in 2025, about 36% of U.S. manufacturing leaders are actively looking…
Ursa Major, AFRL Show AM’s Role in Future Deterrence Through Draper Test Flight
The war in Iran is only about two weeks old, but countless lessons — and warnings — have already emerged for militaries across the planet and the economy in general….
Rocket Lab & Aussie Startup Hypersonix Team Up for DIU-Backed, 3D Printed Hypersonic Testbed Trial
Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research just published its latest study, “AM Applications Analysis: Parts Produced 2025-2034,” which AM Research SVP Scott Dunham said includes by far the consultancy’s largest data package…
U.S. Marines Save Hundreds of Thousands with 3D Printed Antenna Mast
Recently, I wrote about an article by Col. Michael Mai, Chief of the US Army Working Capital Fund, in which he argued that the Army is “mispricing readiness” and that…
Waiting Has a Cost: the True Value of Additive Manufacturing
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…
Velo3D Becomes First Qualified AM Vendor for US Army’s Ground Vehicles Program
One indicator that I’ve used to help me track the additive manufacturing (AM) industry’s progress in terms of its technical maturity is the relative progress that each U.S. military branch…
Stratasys Partners With Defense Prime Heavyweights to Qualify SAF PA12 for Industrial 3D Printing
Perhaps the most valuable lesson that the additive manufacturing (AM) industry has learned in its technical maturation era over the last five years or so is that you can’t really…
Naval Postgraduate School Trains Non-Specialist Operators in Deployable 3D Printing with XSPEE3D
Aside from enabling uniquely complex geometries, I think that the two truly differentiating advantages of additive manufacturing (AM) are the potential for deployability and the potential for simplifying the process…
Analysis: HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Buys Second NXG 600E
Nikon SLM Solutions has sold a second NXG 600E to HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding unit. This machine will be used to print in NiAlBr, Nickel Aluminum Bronze. The printer will…
3DPOD 291: AM Services from MRO to End-Users with Bjorn Madsen, Pelagus 3D
Pelagus 3D is a platform that helps large industrial customers digitize, evaluate, qualify, and make MRO components. Working with OEMs, end users, and manufacturing services, they’re a trusted middleman helping…
American Rheinmetall Orders $300K in 3D Printed Titanium Prototypes for U.S. Army Systems From IperionX
As I’ve noted more than once in recent months, 2025 was the year for critical minerals, and the U.S. additive manufacturing (AM) industry made the most of that. IperionX, the…
Camp Lejeune’s II Marine Expeditionary Force Innovation Campus: An Existing Model for the U.S.’s Future in Additive Manufacturing
A recent article in Military.com highlights the II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Innovation Campus, located at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. It provides a good touchstone for the…
Subaru’s Adoption of T25 High Speed Head Reinforces Stratasys’ Dominance in 3D Printed Automotive Tooling
Last September, AM Research published a white paper sponsored by Stratasys on the role of additive manufacturing (AM) in enabling point-of-need tooling production across various industries. The white paper, “3D…
Replique Deepens Work With Alstom
Production and MRO service Replique is deepening its collaboration with transport giant Alstom. Alstom itself is doing great work in additive, working with 3D Spark to save money, printing train…
ASTM International Works with UK MoD on America Makes Project
The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) will work with ASTM International on a $1.1 million project to let it work in closer concert with the US Department of War (DoW)….
Skuld Brings Additive-Enabled Casting Closer to Production Reality
Over the past decade, much of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) additive manufacturing (AM) strategy has focused on proving that advanced manufacturing could work inside legacy casting environments. Today,…
Italy PM Meloni’s Bahrain Visit Spotlights ASRY and Roboze’s New 3D Printing Alliance
Bahrain is boosting its high-tech manufacturing, with Italy playing a key role. Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) and Italian 3D printing company Roboze signed a major partnership to build…
AUKUS Installs Metal Part 3D Printed on a Deployed Submarine Tender
In a project showcasing virtually every major theme that has been driving military interest in additive manufacturing (AM) over the last decade, sailors on the U.S. Navy’s Emory S. Land-class…
From Spare Parts to Strategic Advantage: How AM Is Reshaping Defense Readiness
When I talk with defense customers and partners about additive manufacturing, the conversation rarely starts with, “What can we print?” It usually starts with something like, “We can’t get this…
Northrop Grumman & Titomic Achieve Successful Hot Fire Test with 3D Printed Thrust Chamber
Back in April, leading Australian cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Titomic announced that the company was partnering with defense giant Northrop Grumman to test the use…
AM Demand Signals: What A Ball Valve from Shell & Bonney Forge Says About 3DP in the Oil & Gas Industry
The time and resource expenditures required to qualify parts for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry can certainly be demanding. But those requirements are also reassuring. Most obviously, they’re reassuring from…
Firestorm Labs’ xCell Helps U.S. Army Train for 3D Printed Drone Missions
The U.S. Department of War (DoW) has been telling anyone who will listen that the Pentagon is making major changes to how it procures equipment. In a recent speech at…
Trident Warrior 2025 Becomes a Massive Showcase for 3D Printing — With 11 AM Companies in the Field
Every year, the U.S. Navy runs an exercise called Trident Warrior to test new technologies under real operating conditions. In 2025, the biggest surprise was how central 3D printing became….
