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Beyond the Printer: HP and DyeMansion Tackle the Future of Prosthetics
Making a custom orthotic or prosthetic device involves much more than producing the final part. Patients need to be measured, devices must be designed to fit their bodies, and finished components must meet requirements for comfort, durability, and everyday use. On November 10, HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions and DyeMansion will host a webinar examining how 3D printing and connected digital workflows can make that process easier.
AM Investment Strategies 2026 Sets the Stage for AMS 2027
AM Investment Strategies 2026 Nov. 5 · 12 p.m. ET · Free online event RESERVE YOUR SPOT ↗ A one-hour online discussion featuring some of the biggest names in 3D printing will offer an early look at the industry conversations leading into Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) 2027 in New York.
Bambu Lab Is Building More Than 3D Printers. Now Comes the S1 Scanner
Bambu Lab is moving into 3D scanning. The company has teased its upcoming Bambu Lab S1, its first 3D scanner, marking another step in its expansion beyond desktop 3D printers. The device is set to launch in November 2026, although Bambu Lab has yet to reveal its technical specifications, pricing, and full list of features. After expanding into laser cutting with the launch of its H2D 3D printer in March 2025, Bambu Lab is now entering another part of the digital manufacturing process.
Deals, Dollars and 3D Printing: What’s Moving in AM
There’s been plenty of business activity in additive manufacturing (AM) lately, with new deals, partnerships and investments in production. One of the bigger moves comes from Sweden, where investment firm Mimir has completed its acquisition of metal powder producer Osprey from Sandvik, making it an independent company. In South Korea, dental 3D printing firm Graphy has secured a supply agreement worth approximately $1.3 million with MegaGen Implant.
Oerlikon Adds ATLIX’s xBUILD 5000, Plans More for 2027
Oerlikon has installed a new ATLIX xBUILD 5000 metal 3D printer at its facility in Huntersville, North Carolina, marking the first production deployment of the system worldwide. The machine will expand the company’s manufacturing capacity for customers in the aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries. The installation builds on Oerlikon’s existing fleet of ATLIX metal 3D printers and is part of a broader effort to increase production capacity.
The Science Lab You Can 3D Print
Researchers at Sweden’s Umeå University have shown how desktop 3D printers can be used to make lab equipment, giving scientists a cheaper way to build tools for their research. The work focuses on equipment used to study bacteria and other tiny organisms, including devices that use lasers to find and move bacteria.
PharmaTher Plans U.S. Network to 3D Print Medicines on Demand
3D printing medicines has often been tied to the idea of personalization, basically making a pill in the right dose, shape, or drug combination for a patient. PharmaTher is now trying to build something much larger around that capability. The Canadian pharmaceutical company has launched its M3DICINES National Network Program, a plan to create a distributed network of sites that can 3D print medicines closer to where they are needed.
The “Apple Effect”: Are 3D Printers Becoming Lifestyle Products?
PRO This story is for 3DPrint.com Pro subscribers only. Already a PRO subscriber? Click here to login. 09:00 am by Vanesa Listek 3D Printers3D Printing3DPrint.com ProConsumer GoodsDesktop PrintersEditorials / Opinions (3DPrint.com PRO is available only to subscribers) For most of its history, desktop 3D printing has been a technology business. Companies competed on speed, accuracy, build volume, temperature, materials and reliability.
Kickstarter is Testing the Next Wave of Desktop 3D Printing
3D printers are raising serious money again. On Kickstarter, that is. Over the last few months, a new group of 3D printer campaigns has attracted millions of dollars and thousands of backers. But many of these campaigns go beyond the typical desktop 3D printer.
What’s Pushing 3D Printing Into Rail Production?
For years, simply proving that a rail part could be 3D printed was a big step. Now, that is becoming the easy part. Rail companies want to know whether those parts can be made reliably, meet strict safety standards, and ultimately be approved for use on actual trains. Trains can stay in service for decades, often long after some of their original parts are no longer being made.
Carbon Wins Patent Battle Over Dual-Cure 3D Printing Technology in Europe
Carbon has successfully defended a key European patent covering its dual-cure 3D printing technology after a multi-year challenge from a competitor. The California-based additive manufacturing company announced on September 28 that the European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal had upheld European Patent No. 3158400, which covers methods for producing 3D printed objects using materials with multiple hardening mechanisms.
California Signs 3D Printer Gun-Blocking Bill Into Law
California’s 3D printer firearm-blocking bill is now law. But the version signed by Governor Gavin Newsom is quite different from the bill introduced earlier this year. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2047, the California Firearm Printing Prevention Act, on September 26 as part of a larger package of gun legislation.
3D Printing Services Near $2.5B as AM Market Shifts Beyond Hardware
The additive manufacturing market may be growing again, but one of the more interesting numbers behind that recovery has little to do with selling 3D printers. AM services generated nearly $2.50 billion in revenue during the second quarter of 2026, up from $2.19 billion a year earlier, according to the latest data from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research). That puts services at more than half of the industry’s total $4.48 billion quarterly market.
The Part Is Only Half the Story: Why 3D Printing Needs a Digital Thread
A 3D printed part can generate a lot of information. The challenge is keeping track of it. Manufacturers need to know which design was used, what material went into the part, which machine produced it, and what happened during production and inspection. In industries like aerospace and medical manufacturing, having that record can be critical. This is where the digital thread comes in. Philadelphia-based Authentise has spent more than a decade building software designed to connect those pieces.
Bambu Lab and SUSAN FANG 3D Print for London Fashion Week
At London Fashion Week, some of the more unusual pieces on the runway came from 3D printers. Chinese fashion designer SUSAN FANG presented her Spring/Summer 2027 Air-Illusion collection at the Barbican Centre Lakeside in London on September 18. Among the collection’s 31 looks were 3D printed flip-flops and lace, along with dresses decorated with machine-cut acetate flowers. Bambu Lab was the collection’s official technology partner, but the collaboration went beyond supplying machines.
The Money Behind AM: What to Watch at AM Investment Strategies 2026
For years, simply being a 3D printing company could attract attention from investors. New machines, new materials, faster speeds, and the promise of mass production were often enough to get investors interested. But the market looks very different in 2026. Today, additive manufacturing (AM) companies have to show much more. They need customers. They need applications. They need a clear path to growth. And they need to prove why their technology matters and where it fits in the market.
Amaero Targets $52.6M U.S. IPO Amid Major Metal Powder Expansion
Amaero is taking another major step in its U.S. expansion. The metal powder producer has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States that could raise roughly $52.6 million, with plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker AMRO. According to its latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Amaero plans to offer about 7.5 million shares.
3D Printing Financials: $28M in China, U.S. Deals and a Metal AM Comeback
Money continues to go into additive manufacturing (AM). From a $30 million raise for a Chinese metal 3D printing company to new funding for naval AM and a European company rebuilding after insolvency, the latest deals cover very different corners of the industry. Chinese metal 3D printing company Global Laser Box (GLB) has raised nearly RMB 200 million ($30 million) in Series A funding. The round was backed by Qifu Capital, Changxing Investment, and Chuangshiji Investment.
Stratasys Wins $27.6M in Patent Case Against Bambu Lab
Stratasys won a $27.6 million jury verdict against Bambu Lab in one of the 3D printing industry’s biggest patent fights. A federal jury in Texas found that four Bambu Lab-related companies infringed four Stratasys patents. The jury also rejected Bambu Lab’s argument that the four patents should not be considered valid. The verdict came on September 17 after a week-long trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The $27.6 million award covers past damages.
3D Printing Market Hits $4.48B After Six Straight Quarters of Growth
The additive manufacturing market continued to grow in the second quarter of 2026, adding another quarter to what is becoming a much more consistent expansion for the industry. Worldwide revenue from metal, polymer, and ceramic 3D printing systems, materials, and services reached $4.48 billion in Q2, according to new data from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research).
IFA 2026 Shows Where Multicolor 3D Printing Is Headed
Innovation For All (IFA) is best known for televisions, appliances, and consumer electronics. But this year’s show in Berlin also gave 3D printing companies plenty of room to show where desktop manufacturing is headed. It’s a market we follow closely at 3DPrint.com, as cheaper, more capable machines become available.
Meltio Helps Grow Rubies Inside 3D Printed Platinum
At the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), the Centre for Print Research (CFPR) is using metal 3D printing to help grow gemstones directly inside platinum structures. The team is using a Meltio Engine integrated with a 5-axis HAAS CNC machine to build structures from platinum wire. With this hybrid system, the researchers can stop the build, place a tiny crystal seed inside the partially finished structure, and then continue printing around it.
QTREX Takes Nano Dimension’s AME Technology Into Israeli Defense
A 3D printing technology that Nano Dimension sold just five months ago is now being installed inside one of Israel’s largest defense companies. QTREX Quantum (Nasdaq: QTEX) bought Nano Dimension’s Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME) business in April. Now, one of its new customers, an unnamed Israeli aerospace and defense manufacturer, has begun deploying the technology.
At This 3D Printed Petting Zoo, the Mistakes Are Part of the Fun
Pip the Rabbit has a glowing belly and ears that wiggle when you press his paw. Inchy the Caterpillar crawls when you clap. Plate the Armadillo can curl himself into a ball, although getting him to do that took 11 prints. These are just a few of the residents of a very unusual petting zoo being built by a group of kids ages 7 to 13 for this month’s Maker Faire Bay Area in Vallejo, California. There won’t be any real animals at the 3D Printed Robot Petting Zoo.
Quickparts Builds a Four-Country 3D Printing Network for Space and Defense
For manufacturers trying to win more space and defense work, adding 3D printers is only part of the challenge. They also need to make the same parts to the same standards across different locations. Quickparts is putting money behind that idea. The manufacturing services company is adding 12 Stratasys NEO800+ stereolithography (SLA) 3D printers across facilities in the United States, France, Italy and the United Kingdom.
3D Printing Financials: AML3D Revenue Jumps 70% as U.S. Defense Business Grows
AML3D’s (ASX: AL3) growing U.S. defense business helped push revenue to a record for the financial year that ran from July 2025 through June 2026. The Australian metal 3D printing company also reached EBITDA profitability for the first time during the second half. The company reported A$12.5 million ($8.9 million) in revenue, including lease income, for the full year ended June 30, 2026, up 70% from the previous year. Gross profit reached A$7.8 million ($5.6 million), with a gross margin of 63%.
3D Printing Financials: New Money Flows Into Medical, Industrial and AI 3D
Money continued to move into 3D printing in the second half of August. Hike Medical raised $22.5 million as it grows its 3D printed custom medical device business. Swiss additive manufacturing (AM) company Exentis announced two deals covering 23 production systems worth a combined CHF 33 million ($40.8 million). AI 3D company Math Magic has raised nearly $50 million across two rounds in six months.
3D Printing Financials: 6K Additive Sales Rise as Aerospace and Defense Demand Grows
6K Additive (ASX: 6KA) grew rapidly in the first half of 2026 as demand for its metal powders increased, particularly from aerospace and defense customers. The newly public company also narrowed its losses and brought its gross margin close to break-even as it prepares for a major expansion of its Pennsylvania manufacturing operations. For the six months ended June 30, 6K reported revenue of $13.3 million, up 73% from $7.7 million a year earlier.
3D Printing Financials: Aerospace and Defense Help Materialise Manufacturing Rebound
Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) grew revenue and profit in the second quarter of 2026, as its Medical business continued to expand and stronger aerospace and defense demand helped its Manufacturing segment return to growth. The Belgian 3D printing company reported second-quarter revenue of €70.1 million ($81.7 million), up 8.1% from €64.8 million ($75.5 million) a year earlier.
3D Printing Financials: Creality Posts H1 Loss, Plans $80M AM Headquarters
Creality (HKG: 3388) sold more products in the first half of 2026, but lower margins and higher spending pushed the consumer 3D printing company into the red. At the same time, the newly public company is preparing another major investment: a new additive manufacturing (AM) headquarters and innovation center in Shenzhen. As 3DPrint.com reported earlier this month, Creality had already warned investors that it expected to post a first-half loss. The final results now show where that loss came from.
The Business Case for 3D Printed Stents
PRO This story is for 3DPrint.com Pro subscribers only. Already a PRO subscriber? Click here to login. 09:00 am by Matt Kremenetsky and Vanesa Listek 3D Printing Research3DPrint.com ProAcademic ResearchMedical 3D Printing (3DPrint.com PRO is available only to subscribers) A new 3D printed stent developed at New York University (NYU) does not look like the devices doctors typically use today. Instead of a simple tube, the prototype resembles a lily flower.
ATLANT 3D Scales Atomic-Level Additive Manufacturing for Chips and AI
ATLANT 3D has launched a new industrial-scale manufacturing system as it works to bring its unusual form of atomic-scale additive manufacturing (AM) into semiconductors, AI materials research and advanced electronics. The new NANOFABRICATOR PRO is the latest piece of a much bigger expansion. ATLANT 3D is also setting up U.S. manufacturing, building materials-development hubs in Asia, and recently received an order from an unnamed global AI hyperscaler.
AMS X Puts 3D Printing Business Center Stage; Registration Prices Increase August 26
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry has spent the last few years getting a lot more serious about business. Growth, profitability, consolidation, defense spending, supply chains, and scaling production now matter as much as the technology itself. Those conversations will be front and center when Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) returns to New York City from February 23-25, 2027. This will be the 10th annual AMS, or AMS X, and the event has come a long way since its early days.
Bambu Lab 3D Printers Bring a 166-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Back to Life
Fourteen desktop 3D printers spent seven weeks producing the bones of a dinosaur that lived roughly 166 million years ago. The result is now on display at Blenheim Palace in England, where five nine-meter-long Megalosaurus sculptures have taken over the grounds as part of a new outdoor exhibition called Dinosaurs Are Forever. One of five nine-meter-long Megalosaurus sculptures on display at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. Image courtesy of Bambu Lab.
Nikon Advanced Manufacturing Looks to the Next Frontier for AM: Space
Every kilogram sent into space comes at a cost. So engineers have spent decades finding ways to make spacecraft lighter. The next frontier will be producing some of the parts they need in orbit, instead of launching everything from Earth. Nikon Advanced Manufacturing believes additive manufacturing (AM) could play a key role in making that possible.
Amaero Builds U.S. Metal Powder Capacity for Additive Manufacturing
08:00 am by Vanesa Listek 3D Printing3D Printing MaterialsAerospace 3D PrintingMetal 3D PrintingMilitary 3D PrintingNorth AmericaReshoringSponsored For metal additive manufacturing (AM) to grow in the United States, companies need more than printers. They also need a reliable supply of the powders that go into those machines. Amaero is working on that part of the supply chain.
3DEO Liquidates Factory as Metal 3D Printing Business Is Broken Up
Metal additive manufacturing company 3DEO is being dismantled. On Tuesday, August 18, the remaining machinery at the company’s Torrance, California, factory went up for sale in an online auction. The sale, run by auctioneer Brian Testo Associates through the BidSpotter platform, listed hundreds of items from 3DEO’s metal additive manufacturing operation. Bidding began closing at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
3D Printing Financials: Creality Warns of H1 Loss Ahead of Earnings Report
Creality (HKG: 3388) is expecting to report a loss for the first half of 2026, just months after the 3D printer maker went public in Hong Kong. In a profit warning filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Creality said it expects a loss of between RMB 53 million ($7.9 million) and RMB 63 million ($9.4 million) for the first half of 2026, compared with a profit of RMB 107.49 million ($16 million) a year earlier.
3D Printing Financials: Tekna Turns Profitable as AM Powder Demand Grows
Metal powder supplier Tekna (FRA: 8VB) reported stronger financial results in the second quarter, as growing aerospace and defense demand helped its Materials business and more additive manufacturing (AM) customers moved into production. Founded in Canada in 1990 to commercialize technology developed at the Université de Sherbrooke, Tekna is owned through Norwegian-listed Tekna Holding ASA.
Can Metal Recycling Help Scale Additive Manufacturing? Continuum and AM Research White Paper Takes a Look
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is growing, but making more parts also means using more metal powder. That raises a simple question: where will all that material come from? A new white paper from Continuum Powders and Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) argues that recycling will have to become a much bigger part of the answer.
3D Printing Hits the Runway in Jean Paul Gaultier’s Latest Collection
3D printing has made its way onto one of fashion’s biggest stages. Jean Paul Gaultier used additive manufacturing (AM) to help create several pieces for its Fall/Winter 2026–2027 Haute Couture collection, which debuted in Paris in July.
3D Printing Financials: Stratasys Sees Defense Growth, Record Consumables Sales in Q2
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) reported second-quarter results showing strong demand in aerospace and defense, record consumables sales, and further progress in its shift toward manufacturing. Overall sales were pretty much unchanged from a year ago, as growth in materials and services helped offset weaker 3D printer sales. Stratasys maintained its 2026 revenue and earnings outlook but no longer expects to generate positive operating cash flow for the full year.
3D Printing Financials: Velo3D Revenue Climbs 52%, 2026 Forecast Raised
Velo3D (Nasdaq: VELO) reported a sharp increase in second-quarter revenue and raised its full-year outlook as the metal additive manufacturing (AM) company expands production to meet demand from aerospace and defense customers. Revenue reached $20.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, up 52.3% from $13.6 million a year earlier. The company also returned to a positive gross margin, reporting 21.5% compared with negative 11.7% in the second quarter of 2025.
What It’s Like to Be the First Patient to Wear LightForce’s 3D Printed Metal Braces
08:30 am by Vanesa Listek 3D PrintingDental 3D PrintingExclusive InterviewsNorth America This is Part II of our LightForce interview series. While Part I focused on the technology behind the company’s customized 3D printed brackets, Part II looks at what that technology meant for the first patient to receive them. When Katie Doran was a teenager, she spent years in braces, wore headgear, and went through a series of retainers.
3D Printing Financials: 3D Systems, Prodways, and Align Build on Positive Momentum
The latest earnings from 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD), Prodways (EPA: ALPWG), and Align Technology (Nasdaq: ALGN) show that the 3D printing market continues to move forward. Some businesses are growing faster than others, but all three companies reported positive developments during the quarter. 3D Systems reported another quarter of improving results as it continues its turnaround. French industrial 3D printing company Prodways returned to growth after a difficult 2025.
3D Printing Financials: Xometry, Protolabs, and Lincoln Electric Post Strong Quarters
The latest earnings reports from Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR), Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB), and Lincoln Electric (Nasdaq: LECO) suggest manufacturers are still spending. All three companies reported solid results, although each tells a slightly different story about where the 3D printing market stands today. Digital manufacturing platform Xometry and on-demand manufacturing company Protolabs both posted record quarterly revenue and raised expectations for the rest of the year.
Printflation: When Expectations Grow Faster Than Commercial Adoption
PRO This story is for 3DPrint.com Pro subscribers only. Already a PRO subscriber? Click here to login. 08:30 am by Vanesa Listek 3D Printing3DPrint.com ProBusinessGeneral Industry (3DPrint.com PRO is available only to subscribers) If you’ve been to the grocery store recently, you’ve probably noticed shrinkflation. A cereal box looks the same. The price may even be the same. But when you get home, you realize there’s, well, less inside. Consumers eventually gave that phenomenon a name.
3D Printing Financials: 6K Additive Reports Record Quarter as Demand Grows for U.S.-Made Metal Powders
Demand for metal powders made in the United States continues to grow, particularly from aerospace and defense customers. That was one of the biggest takeaways from 6K Additive‘s (ASX: 6KA) second-quarter 2026 results. The company reported record quarterly revenue of $7.1 million, up 63% from the same period last year, while its backlog grew to $11.9 million as customer demand continued to increase. For the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, the results point to a broader trend.
Binder Jetting’s Next Test: High-Temperature Superalloys, with AmPd Labs and Continuum
Can binder jetting deliver the performance of investment casting while reducing cost, lead times, and manufacturing complexity? That’s the focus of The Future of High-Temperature Superalloys, an upcoming webinar presented by Continuum Powders in partnership with 3DPrint.com on Thursday, August 6, at 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT.
Lyten’s Graphene Filaments Power Modovolo’s US-Made 3D Printing Platform
Drone manufacturer Modovolo has selected Lyten as the primary filament supplier for its industrial 3D printing platform, a move the companies say will strengthen U.S.-based manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. At the center of the partnership is Modovolo’s BFP (Build. Fly. Print.) platform, a modular, containerized 3D printing system designed to produce large aerospace, automotive, and industrial parts close to where they are needed.
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