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Long-form analysis of additive manufacturing markets, plus the weekly and Asia digests that track what moved.

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Market InsightsAPR 77 min read

The $14.5M Push: U.S. Defense Re-Engineers AM Qualification from Scratch

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 InsightsMAY 46 min read

3D Systems' EU MDR Class IIa Certification Opens European Denture Market

3D Systems' EU MDR Class IIa certification for its multi-material denture unlocks Europe's market, but lab conversion rates - not regulatory timing - will decide.

Market InsightsMAY 18 min read

Firestorm Labs' $82M Series B and the Race for Expeditionary AM

Firestorm Labs raised $82M for its containerized xCell platform that prints drones at the tactical edge.

Market InsightsJAN 126 min read

Industrialization of Large-Format Metal AM Accelerates: Lincoln Electric-ORNL, DEEP Manufacturing, and Auburn's Simultaneous Advances

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 235 min read

Bambu Lab's Four-Year X1 Cycle Resets Consumer 3D Printing Expectations

Bambu Lab ends X1 series production after four years, launching the $649 dual-nozzle X2D.

Market InsightsMAR 276 min read

The 7-Day Rocket Engine: How Agnikul Cosmos Rewrites the Propulsion Playbook

Agnikul Cosmos test-fires a one-meter, single-piece Inconel rocket engine produced in seven days-a 97% lead-time reduction-while The Exploration Company licenses LEAP 71's Noyron model for code-first propulsion design.

Market InsightsMAY 317 min read

Creality's US$1.1B Hong Kong IPO Opens the Public Markets for Consumer 3D Printing

Creality 3D's landmark HKEX IPO establishes the first public valuation benchmark for consumer desktop 3D printing, raising over US$160M in a heavily oversubscribed.

Market InsightsMAY 166 min read

Anduril's $5B Series H and the Defense-AM Capital Wave: From Experiment to Factory

Three contracts, one budget, and $5.1B in private capital landed in the same week. The Pentagon is no longer experimenting with AM - it is building factories.

Market InsightsAUG 246 min read

PyroGenesis Is Selling the Titanium Cut Laser Powder Bed Can't Use

PyroGenesis signed two coarse-cut titanium powder contracts in five days, both into DED and EBM rather than LPBF. The economics favor the fraction lasers skip.

Market InsightsJAN 155 min read

The 'Bio-Active' Shift: Regenerative Manufacturing Eclipses the Inert Implant

A cluster of clinical milestones on January 15 signals the transition of Medical AM from structural titanium replacements to resorbable, regenerative scaffolds. The era of 'permanent hardware' is ending.

Market InsightsMAR 247 min read

Apple's AM Gambit: The Pivot to Mass-Market Aluminum Additive Manufacturing

Apple is preparing to 3D-print iPhone chassis using aluminum Binder Jetting by 2027-the most significant shift in consumer electronics manufacturing since the unibody aluminum design of 2008.

Market InsightsMAR 145 min read

From Lab to Orbit: LEAP 71 and HBD Scale Monolithic Aerospikes to 200kN

A one-meter, 200kN aerospike engine printed as a single piece in Inconel 718 and designed entirely by software. LEAP 71 and HBD's XRA-2E5 moves computational propulsion from lab curiosity to orbital-class hardware.

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