AMPulse Editorial
Ongoing analysis of additive manufacturing, plus the weekly and Asia digests.
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Market InsightsAPR 135 min read
Snapmaker's U1 desktop 3D printer shattered Kickstarter records with $20.61M in funding, bringing true multi-toolhead technology to a $999 price point and reducing filament waste by up to 80% compared to purge-based systems.
Market InsightsMAY 138 min read
Creality 3D's HKEX hearing reveals RMB 3.127B revenue and a RMB 182M loss as R&D doubled and marketing costs rose 9x to compete with Bambu Lab's software moat.
Market InsightsAPR 126 min read
Innospace commercializes a support-free LPBF process for titanium aerospace components that reduces manufacturing time by 60% and costs by up to 40% on standard equipment, achieving production-ready economics for complex titanium structures.
Market InsightsJAN 194 min read
A quiet war between BLT and Farsoon for the shop floors of Tier 1 electronics suppliers signals the mass industrialization of Titanium AM for smartphones.
Market InsightsMAY 197 min read
i3D Manufacturing acquires Burloak Technologies, combining 60+ metal AM systems into one of North America's largest service fleets.
Market InsightsAUG 55 min read
T&R Biofab's TnR CI cranial implant cleared FDA 510(k) on 17,000 Korean cases, but with no US distributor signed this is market entry, not a new category.
Market InsightsSEP 36 min read
SUNLU's ChiNext review exposes where consumer 3D printing profits sit: filament margins are built on Amazon storefront control, not polymer alone.
Market InsightsJAN 126 min read
A convergence of high-deposition technology and maritime certification signals the industrial maturity of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing. As Lincoln Electric scales to 100 lbs/hour and DEEP Manufacturing secures DNV approval, AM begins its assault on the global casting supply chain.
Market InsightsAPR 77 min read
A coordinated $14.5M federal push-Delta Qual 2.0 and GOTHAAM-signals the end of machine-specific certification, moving U.S. defense AM toward standardized material allowables and machine-to-machine equivalency.
Market InsightsSEP 216 min read
Stratasys won $27.6M from Bambu Lab on four patents, but no injunction and no forward royalty. The unscheduled spool data-tag case now carries the leverage.
Market InsightsJUN 136 min read
TDK's $400M acquisition of Fabric8Labs is the largest AM startup exit by a non-AM industrial buyer - a bet on electrochemical copper printing for AI data center.
Market InsightsJAN 171 min read
A breakthrough from Han's Juwei signals the industry's move from simple laser scaling to advanced beam shaping. As Nikon and Seurat align, the 'Photonics War' replaces the 'Laser War.'
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