Where is AI unlocking advantages? Explore what is possible at AMA: Software 2026. Walking into Protein Studios in Shoreditch for Sifted Summit 2026, the name brought to mind one of the defining artificial intelligence breakthroughs of the pre-ChatGPT era. In…
AMPOWER Desktop 3D Printing Insights, Desktop 3D Printing Boom is Reshaping Factory Economics
Where can AI actually help your print workflow? Find out at AMA Software, online on October 22nd. At Huafast’s 3D printing operation in Shenzhen, thousands of desktop machines manufacture toys and other products. On some of the equipment, getting a…
AMA Software 2026 Speaker Update
The AMA Software programme continues to grow, with new speakers from Euler, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, CoreTechnologie and Kubuz joining us online on 22 October. We are also pleased to welcome Euler as an event sponsor, supporting the discussion of…
America’s Small Factories are Still Waiting for Work
Join 3D Printing Industry’s online AMA Software event on 22 October 2026 to explore how AI and software are changing manufacturing, with speakers from NVIDIA, Autodesk and Materialise. American manufacturers are accumulating orders while many smaller factories struggle to find…
AMA: Software 2026 – Speakers Announced
3D Printing Industry has announced speakers for AMA: Software 2026, taking place online on 22 October 2026. Experts from NVIDIA, Materialise, Autodesk, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Markforged and other organisations will join the event to discuss how software is changing…
What Happens When 15,000 Desktop 3D Printers Become a Factory?
When I first travelled to Formnext Shenzhen in 2023 I saw a familiar pattern, the show tells you what China’s additive-manufacturing industry wants to sell. Go outside the show and you can start finding out what is actually being made.…
Bambu Lab’s 3 Million 3D Printer Factory Moves Toward Construction in Shenzhen
Site preparation is advancing at Bambu Lab’s planned 3D printing manufacturing headquarters in Shenzhen, where the company intends to create production capacity for more than three million 3D printers per year. Bambu Lab’s enormous new manufacturing base in Shenzhen is…
China turns to Europe as Formnext 2026 draws 124 Chinese exhibitors
Formnext expects around 800 exhibitors in Frankfurt this November, with China now by far the largest foreign exhibitor group. Organisers say domestic competition, industrial policy and geopolitical barriers are pushing Chinese additive manufacturing companies towards Europe, while the show itself…
Nine Days in Shenzhen: Trying Not to Write That China Is Big
I have been visiting China for more than a decade and have seen first-hand how its 3D printing industry has changed. Alongside a tropical shirt suitable for Shenzhen in August, I packed a notebook full of preconceptions to put to…
New Update in Stratasys v Bambu Lab Patent Infringement Action Lawsuit Stratasys Awarded $27.6 million in Damages, Bambu Lab Disputes
A US jury has awarded Stratasys approximately $27.6 million in past damages after finding that Bambu Lab infringed four 3D printing patents. The verdict followed a week-long trial in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall…
