Our annual review of the 3D Printing Industry in 2025 begins today. January stands out not because of any single announcement, but because of how many competing signals appeared at once. Investment be…
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3D Printing Industry Year in Review (Part Two)
Read part one of the 3D printing industry year in review here. If the first half of 2025 clarified direction, the second half enforced constraints. Between July and December, additive manufacturing wa…
3D Printing Industry Year in Review (Part One)
In preparation for our annual review of the year in 3D printing, I’ve been going through the archives. This year, in addition to the deeper monthly reviews, we’re also publishing this two-part executi…
3D Printing Industry Year in Review: The Future of 3D Printing and the Reality
Each year, the 3D printing industry makes predictions about itself. Some are bold, some cautious, many familiar. What matters is not whether a forecast proves perfectly accurate, but whether the direc…
A decade of Formnext, an Endurance Test and the Slow Industrialisation of Imagination
When Formnext opened its doors in Frankfurt in 2015, it was a compact showcase for the emerging industrial side of 3D printing. Two hundred exhibitors filled a corner of the Messe; visitors wandered b…
Join the 3DPI Expert Committee
For nearly a decade, the 3D Printing Industry Awards have recognised the people, companies, and technologies shaping the additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem. Voted on by thousands of professionals f…
Caracol expands US footprint with new Austin facility for polymer and metal LFAM
Caracol AM, the Italian developer of large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) solutions, has officially opened its U.S. headquarters and production facility in Austin, Texas. The new 6,000 sq. ft. s…
CONTEXT Report: Entry-Level 3D Printer Shipments Surge as Industrial Segment Declines
Amid mounting economic pressures and looming trade barriers, the global 3D printing industry is experiencing a shift in demand patterns and investment behavior, according to market intelligence firm C…
What Experts Are Saying: Strategic 3D Printing Trends in Aerospace, Space, and Defense
Over several months, the 3D Printing Industry team conducted a series of in-depth interviews and technical reviews in preparation for Additive Manufacturing Advantage: Aerospace, Space and Defense (AM…
[INTERVIEW] NASA Return to the Moon missions powered by Additive Manufacturing
NASA’s metal additive manufacturing (AM) efforts have entered a new phase of maturity as engineers shift attention toward extremely large, feature-dense components. According to Paul Gradl, Principal …