What does 3D printing look like in 2036? To find out, we asked dozens of industry leaders, CEOs, founders, CTOs, and analysts from across the additive manufacturing ecosystem to look beyond the immediate horizon and share their longer-term forecasts. The…
Formlabs IPO Speculation as Public-company Veteran Joins Board
The 3D printing group appoints former Cognex chief Rob Willett as it quietly reshapes its governance. And starts to look a lot like a company getting ready for something. When a privately held industrial tech company replaces a founding-era board…
The Future of 3D Printing: Additive Manufacturing Expert Forecasts for 2026
3D Printing Industry asked some of the most influential people in additive manufacturing to identity the near term trends in the 3D printing industry to watch for 2026. The annual 3DPI Executive Survey asks a cross-section of executives, technologists, service…
[INTERVIEW] Thingiverse Reboot Targets Creator Pay Tools and Tighter AI Controls after MyMiniFactory Acquisition
Thingiverse, one of the oldest and most visited libraries of downloadable 3D-print files, is being repositioned around creator monetisation, human-led curation and stricter handling of AI-generated uploads after its acquisition by MyMiniFactory (MMF). Romain Kidd, the newly appointed chief executive…
Dutch additive manufacturing software group Dimanex declared bankrupt
Small but influential digital supply chain startup collapses amid tightening capital and slower enterprise adoption A Dutch software company that sought to transform industrial supply chains through additive manufacturing has been declared bankrupt, underscoring mounting pressure on smaller players in…
3DPI Executive Survey 2026: The Future of 3D Printing and The Year of Institutional Filters
The additive manufacturing industry has spent two decades arguing about what’s possible. In 2026, the conversation has finally shifted to what’s survivable. Reviewing responses to our annual Future of 3D Printing executive survey provides unique insight into the direction of…
Nikon writes down ¥90bn on SLM Solutions as metal 3D printing growth expectations reset
Nikon has taken close to ¥90bn ($574.7 million) in impairment charges, mostly against its additive manufacturing business, marking a significant retreat from the growth assumptions that underpinned its 2023 acquisition of SLM Solutions. Impairment reflects revised assumptions behind SLM acquisition…
60% faster print speeds with 4-Laser Industrial SLA
Join us online as we welcome UnionTech for an exclusive technical webinar introducing the RSPro800 X, the world’s first 4-laser synchronous industrial SLA 3D printer, purpose-built to remove the speed and cost limitations of traditional single-laser systems. The event takes…
[INTERVIEW] “No reason not to use it”: DMG MORI Makes the Case for Additive’s Endgame
On a shopfloor, the difference between a promising build and a costly failure can come down to heat that drifts a few degrees over a long cycle. For DMG MORI, that reality is pushing metal additive manufacturing away from spectacle…
[INTERVIEW] Carbon: Why Cost Curves, Not 3D Printers, Decide the Future of Polymer AM
After more than a decade in the market, Carbon is experienced enough to know where to focus. The shift is away from expansion and spectacle, and towards making polymer additive manufacturing behave like an industrial system. Philip DeSimone, Carbon’s co-founder…
