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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 InsightsJUL 317 min read

3DEO's $80M Flameout: What the Metal AM Service Bureau's Collapse Says About Real Economics

3DEO raised $80M and now sells its Intelligent Layering IP for $3.4M. The metal AM service bureau's collapse signals a structural shakeout in production economics.

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.

Market InsightsFEB 201 min read

The Foundry Monopoly: ExOne and Voxeljet Consolidation Ends the 'Binder Wars'

Anzu Partners has unified the two largest sand binder jetting OEMs under one roof. This marks the transition of digital casting from a competitive technology market to a private equity-backed industrial utility.

Market InsightsAUG 56 min read

Keiron's €20.7M Buys an Advanced-Packaging Beachhead, Not a €600 Billion Market

Keiron's €20.7M Series A for LiFT solder paste printing is real, but the €600 billion framing is borrowed. The defensible beachhead is advanced packaging.

Market InsightsAUG 274 min read

3D Systems’ SRNL CRADA Builds a Nuclear Qualification Stack, Not an Order

3D Systems and SRNL are building nuclear AM qualification around installed hardware, but no named component, production customer or order has emerged.

Market InsightsAUG 216 min read

Formlabs Finished Building a Public-Company Board Before Confirming an IPO

Formlabs rebuilt its board days after a reported US IPO exploration. The governance moves date the listing process more precisely than the Bloomberg report does.

Market InsightsOCT 186 min read

X-Bow's Leidos Booster Slot Puts Printed Propellant on a 2027 Clock, Not an Order

X-Bow's Leidos LCCM booster slot puts printed solid propellant on a 2027 full-rate clock, yet no contract value or motor count has been disclosed.

Market InsightsJUN 167 min read

SSAB's Armox 500 AM Powder: World's First Armor-Grade Steel for AM

SSAB launched Armox 500 AM Powder, the world's first armor-grade LPBF steel powder, matching 40 years of ballistic heritage with geometry-driven designs.

Market InsightsOCT 156 min read

ICON's $200M Series D Funds a Printer Factory, Not the Home-Builder Thesis

ICON's $200M Series D funds Titan printer production at a reported $1.4B valuation, recasting the 3D-printed home builder as an equipment maker.

Market InsightsMAR 206 min read

The Digital Foundry: Nikon and Sintavia Accelerate the End of Legacy Castings

A strategic DIU contract for Nikon AM Synergy and Sintavia's 11-fold simulation speedup signal that the Digital Foundry-serial AM replacing legacy castings-is now operational for flight-critical hardware.

Market InsightsFEB 171 min read

The Unitized Airframe: Hypersonics and the Shift to 'Attritable' Manufacturing

Hypersonix sets a launch window for its 3D-printed DART AE, signaling a strategic pivot in defense: the move from printing components to printing entire expendable vehicle systems.

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