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
The Sunlu i10 is a filament dryer that I’ve been testing for the last few months. It’s a practical, easy-to-use cabinet that keeps your filament in tip-top shape. Sunlu gave me the drying cabinet to keep, but we don’t have an affiliate marketing agreement with them, and they didn’t pay for the review. I tested
Technology develops in response to forces driving change. That was the starting point for a keynote I presented with Mikael Schuisky at AM Meetup 2026, held in Karlstad, Sweden, on 16–17 September. On Demand 2033, a Swedish initiative exploring how local, on-demand production of critical spare parts can strengthen industrial resilience, reduce supply-chain dependence, and
Mexico is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the push to diversify manufacturing out of China. This development is perhaps inevitable given the current global trade environment, but even with that in mind, the effects of (mainly) policy decisions have been quite dramatic in a short period of time: after falling out of the top
Medical additive manufacturing is expanding rapidly inside major healthcare institutions. In 2026 alone, hospital systems including Indiana University Health and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals launched dedicated point-of-care 3D printing facilities to deliver patient-specific models straight to their surgical teams. Yet scaling these labs into standardized clinical practice requires overcoming hurdles around software automation, algorithmic liability, and
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently banned the sale in the US of “almost all” new mobile robots sourced from foreign countries. IEEE Spectrum (the link in the first sentence) notes that there are certain exceptions, “…including systems weighing under 2 kilograms and any system that communicates at less than 200 kilobits per second…” The
In this week’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll discuss some materials news: a reference material for standardizing photopolymer manufacturing, metallic alloys that help reduce energy loss in electric motors, a biodegradable nanomaterial for bone regrowth, and 3D printed plant-based meat. We’ll end with a 3D printed rock avalanche model. NIST & PAMA Standardizing Photopolymer Manufacturing
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
Just ahead of last week’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Stratasys launched the F870, a new large-format, production-grade FDM 3D printing platform designed to drive industrial manufacturing at scale in industries like automotive, aerospace, and defense. The system is already being deployed by top companies like Rivian Automotive in Michigan and Toyota Production
Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) HGTech (Huagong Tech) just reported that it achieved record revenue in H1 2026, amounting to just over $1 billion. The company credited the results to success in its core pillar businesses, including ‘intelligent manufacturing,’ a category that includes the metal additive manufacturing (AM) operations of the company’s subsidiary HG Laser. HG
