Quality Control
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…
Everything is Connected: Cisco’s Samuel Pasquier Explains the Relevance of the IIoT Revolution to AM’s Growth Trajectory
On its own, additive manufacturing (AM) may not need a new round of record-setting investment in order to move to new heights of scalability (whether or not any investors would…
Is Industrial Filament 3D Printing Finally Production-Ready? HP’s New Webinar Says Yes
HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions is getting ready to introduce something big for the additive manufacturing world. On March 31, 2026, the company will host a webinar offering a first look…
Cisco Report Finds Cybersecurity and Networks Determine AI Growth in Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a market in-itself. Still, more broadly, it can be viewed as one component of a shift in the productive economy towards interconnection by the Industrial Internet…
DOE Backs DMG Mori AI Tool to Speed Qualification of 3D Printed Parts
Since 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded projects that leverage the high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities of the U.S. national laboratories to optimize manufacturing processes. The High-Performance Computing…
Melotte Partners with amsight and Additive Center to Reduce CT Scanning for 3D Printed Semicap Parts
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…
The Real World Impact of Simulated Parts: Why Novineer and Stratasys Partnered on Performance Simulation for FDM
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…
QasE3D & Waveland Create Easy QMS Platform For MDR-Compliant Medical Devices
Erik Boelen and his firm, QasE3D, are quality management consultants to the 3D printing industry. He partnered with Waveland European Lawyers to create a simple tool to help companies stay…
Euler Raises €2M for AI Fault Detection in LPBF
I’m a huge fan of the Icelandic firm Euler. The company lets you take the images that your LPBF machine already generates and analyses them. Euler can predict errors before…
Cutting 2,048 Experiments Down to 12: How Lean Thinking Is Making 3D Printing Smarter
Experimenting in industrial 3D printing can quickly become intense. Every small change, such as a new material, a slightly higher temperature, or a different surface finish, adds one more variable…
Phase3D Brings Its Fringe Inspection Hardware to Colibrium M2 Series 5 3D Printers
Amidst the gradual scale-up of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, a consensus has started, solidified around the idea that the industry urgently needs to bring down the cost of qualifying…
SAE International Celebrates its 10th Anniversary of AM Aerospace Standards
Ten years into SAE’s AMS AM standards work, Bill Bihlman examines progress, pain points, and the path to wider aerospace adoption. This summer, SAE celebrated its 10th anniversary of its…
Adaptiv AI: Ivan Madera’s Mission Is to Unify Manufacturing, from Desk to Shop Floor
When Ivan Madera left Morf3D in 2023, he wasn’t done solving manufacturing problems. After helping build one of the leading metal additive manufacturing (AM) companies in the U.S. and driving…
America Makes Launches $1.7M Project Call to Train & Qualify AM Suppliers for Defense at MMX 2025
America Makes has announced a new funding opportunity to strengthen the U.S. defense supply chain through additive manufacturing (AM). Backed by $1.7 million from the Department of Defense (DoD), the…
“Certifications Are Just the Start”: A3D Targets Aerospace and Defense with Additive
When it comes to producing flight-critical parts, there is no room for shortcuts. That’s why A3D, a hybrid manufacturing company blending additive and traditional processes, recently took a major step…
Understanding Failure and How to Avoid It: Lessons from Forensics and Predictive Analysis in AM
Forensics and predictive failure analysis play a critical role in the safe and effective adoption of additive manufacturing—especially as the technology enters more high-stakes industries. Understanding failure is, ironically, one…
From Rapid Qualification to On-ship 3D Printing, ABS Sets New Standards in Maritime AM
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is taking significant strides in advancing additive manufacturing (AM) within the maritime sector. Amidst increasing interest and the need for modernization, ABS has been…
DARPA Backs Research Project to Speed Up Qualification of DoD’s 3D Printed Parts
About a year ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced a funding opportunity called SURGE: Structures Uniquely Resolved to Guarantee Endurance. As with so much of what the…
3D Printing, AI & the Future of Traceability: University of Illinois’s Bill King on 3D Printer “Fingerprints”
One of the most powerful aspects of academic research is its propensity to lead to discoveries that weren’t even on the researchers’ radar at the start of a given investigation….
APES Unveils Vision for 3D Printed Electronics Factory
Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions (APES) is a systems integrator, 3D printing service, and consultancy partner for additively manufactured electronics. 3D printed electronics machines have been around, but a truly scalable,…
Bambu Closes the Loop with New H2D 3D Printer
Bambu Lab has launched the much-anticipated H2D 3D printer, a $2,799 machine that also performs laser engraving, laser cutting, and plotting. It comes with a 10W laser, while a 40W…
FormAlloy Adds Scanning and Tool Path Automation to DED Metal 3D Printing
Directed energy deposition (DED) firm FormAlloy has enhanced its offerings by incorporating automated scanning and tool path generation. This update enables customers to seamlessly use FormAlloy equipment for cell-based part…
AlphaSTAR’s Digital Twin Simulation Prevents 3D Printing Errors before They Occur
This is the first article in a series highlighting America Makes’ member companies and their contribution to the additive manufacturing industry. 3DPrint.com is a proud member of America Makes. The…
SUNLU Releases New 3D Printing Filament Dryer with Annealing
Filament dryers have long been needed in material extrusion. Both industrial and home users benefit from conditioned filament with reduced moisture and uniform temperatures closer to extrusion levels. Whether integrated…
