U.S. Army Begins Construction of 10 3D Printed Barracks at Fort Bliss
The U.S. Army has begun construction of 10 3D printed barracks at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, in what is being described as the Department of Defense’s largest 3D…
RusselSmith Brings Additive to Ghana’s Maritime Sector
Nigerian firm RusselSmith is in talks with Ghana’s Maritime Authority (GMA) to bring 3D printing to Ghana’s maritime sector. The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) helped make the discussion…
Aerospace Giant IHI Bets on Freemelt E-Beam 3D Printing for Next-Gen Turbine Alloys
IHI Europe has purchased a Freemelt electron-beam powder-bed fusion (E-PBF) system. Previously, parent IHI bought two Freemelt systems, bringing the total to three. IHI is a Japanese engineering conglomerate. The…
BLT Touts 100,000 Copper Parts Made
With the significant volume of copper used in electronics, semiconductors, aerospace, defense, and beyond, copper additive has had immense promise from the early days of copper 3D printing at Beamit…
Superman, One Year Later, and the 3D Printing You Didn’t Notice
Last year’s Superman film had a lot going for it. A new director, James Gunn, who came over from Marvel after the success of his Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy,…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 28, 2026: TCT Asia, Distribution Agreement, FDA Clearance
We’re starting 3D Printing News Briefs this weekend with some news out of TCT Asia, and then moving on to a metal AM distribution agreement between MULTISTATION and WAAM3D. We’ll…
The Magic of AMUG as Reported by a First-Time Attendee
There’s a special kind of magic about AMUG. I’ve heard about it for years, but never experienced it myself until last week. It’s different than what you see at some…
Florida’s New Coastal Protection Law Opens Door for 3D Printing
Florida just gave a boost to a new kind of coastal protection, and 3D printing companies are right in the middle of it. On March 19, 2026, Governor Ron DeSantis…
The AM Workforce Is Entering a New Phase — and the Industry Is Starting to Feel It
Across the additive manufacturing industry, a shift is underway. One that is becoming increasingly visible in both strategic discussions and day-to-day hiring realities. At this year’s Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS…
When Castings Take 18 Months: How 3D Printing Helped Fix the Soo Locks
This article is Part II of a two-part series on Lincoln Electric’s large-format metal additive manufacturing operations. In Part I, we looked at how Lincoln Electric built one of the…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 26, 2026: AMUK, IP Dispute, Asbestos, & More
We’re kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with an America Makes Project Call, and then moving on to additive manufacturing in the UK. Then we’ve got some legal news…
3D Printing Financials: Velo3D Sees Rising Demand and Defense Growth, but Losses Persist
Velo3D (Nasdaq: VELO) is moving further into production-focused 3D printing, with growing demand from defense and aerospace customers shaping its strategy. The company is shifting beyond selling machines toward producing…
A Year in an Hour: Refresh Your 3D Printing Outlook with AM Research’s 2025 Review/2026 Preview Webinar
One major advantage that helps us at 3DPrint.com in analyzing the additive manufacturing (AM) market is our direct access to data from industry consultancy AM Research, 3DPrint’s sister company. The…
Polymaker Goes Direct in Europe
Rather than just going through resellers, Chinese filament giant Polymaker is also going direct in Europe. The company wants to continue to work with 3D printing shops, webshops, OEMs, and…
Japan’s Space Compass Corporation Buys a SWISSto12 Satellite
Japanese firm Space Compass Corporation has agreed to buy a SWISSTo12 GEO optical data relay satellite. The compact Hummingsat will be used for Space Compass’ optical data relay service. Space…
HP Webinar Breaks Down Where Industrial Filament 3D Printing Works Best
As additive manufacturing continues to move into production, one question keeps coming up: not just whether a technology works, but where it actually makes sense to use it. HP’s upcoming…
Tethon 3D Acquires Fortify IP to Target RF and Defense Applications
Tethon 3D has acquired Fortify’s advanced materials intellectual property. Fortify wanted to bring fiber-reinforced vat-polymerized parts to market before pivoting to electronics and later to RF applications. This got them…
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…
At TCT Asia 2026, China’s AM Industry Looked Ready for Scale: Part 2
At TCT Asia 2026, the shift did not stop at metal production. It extended into the consumer and prosumer side of the market, where the same logic of scale, integration,…
What the 2026 Post-Processing Survey Reveals About the Future of AM
As additive manufacturing (AM) continues its transition from prototyping to production, industry attention is shifting toward one of the most demanding but often overlooked parts of the workflow: post-processing. The…
Würth Additive Group & B9Creations Announce Strategic Partnership at AMUG 2026
Last week, hundreds of additive manufacturing users (and a few journalists, like me!) met in Reno, Nevada to attend the 2026 Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference. I’ll share more…
Ceramics 3D Printing at Ceramitec 2026
Ceramitec is a key event for the ceramics industry. Held in the lovely city of Munich, it is the leading global event for the ceramics community. With around 13,000 participants…
At TCT Asia 2026, China’s AM Industry Looked Ready for Scale: Part 1
Walk into TCT Asia 2026, and the first impression is density. More than 55,000 square meters across Halls 7.1 and 8.1 at Shanghai’s National Exhibition and Convention Center, over 550…
Aconity3D Introduces Multi-Material WireDED as Industrial Demand Picks Up
Aconity3D has a line of open systems in polymer LPBF, metal LPBF, and WireDED. A lot of universities and researchers use Aconity systems to develop new processes, test new exotic…
