Market InsightsJUN 16 min read
Sandvik Exits AM: Osprey Powder Business Carved Out to Mimir in SEK 230M Impairment Deal
Sandvik exits AM with a SEK 230M impairment, selling its Osprey powder business to PE firm Mimir.
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Market InsightsJAN 96 min read
Computational Engineering Enters the Factory Floor: Leap 71's Noyron and What 'Autonomous Design' Actually Means
As AI moves from 'suggesting' geometries to 'engineering' physics-compliant hardware, the AM value chain is shifting from manual design iteration to algorithmic output.
Market InsightsMAY 77 min read
From Code to Combustion: LEAP 71 and Sindan Close the Loop on AI-Designed Aerospace Engines
LEAP 71 and Sindan partner to industrialize AI-designed aerospace engines, combining Noyron's computational model with 40+ metal AM systems for serial production.
Market InsightsAPR 126 min read
Support-Free Titanium LPBF Reaches Production Economics on Standard Hardware
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 InsightsMAY 227 min read
1,000 Rutherford Engines: Metal AM Achieves Serial Production in Aerospace Propulsion
Rocket Lab's 1,000th 3D-printed Rutherford engine proves metal AM can sustain serial production in aerospace propulsion, at ~200 engines/year and 24-hour print.
Market InsightsMAY 138 min read
Creality's HKEX Hearing Reveals the Cost of Competing With Bambu Lab
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 256 min read
$31M and Six Alloys: How Colibrium Additive Is Rewriting the Navy's Metal AM Qualification Playbook
A $31M NAVAIR contract delivers six certified metal alloy MPCs and four LPBF systems to Colibrium Additive, replacing part-by-part certification with a reusable.
Market InsightsAPR 196 min read
HP's $60k MJF 1200 Redefines Industrial Polymer 3D Printing Accessibility
HP's new MJF 1200 brings industrial-grade Multi Jet Fusion technology to a sub-$60,000 price point, cutting entry costs by over 40% and targeting workshops and smaller manufacturers previously priced out of production-quality polymer additive manufacturing.
Market InsightsJAN 208 min read
Expeditionary Manufacturing Scales to Acquisition: Phillips Federal, ForgeX, and the Decentralization of Defense Supply Chains
Three defense contracts push expeditionary additive manufacturing from pilot to acquisition: Phillips Federal's Army IDIQ, ForgeX, and Navy ML certification.
Market InsightsMAY 197 min read
i3D Manufacturing Acquires Burloak: 60+ Metal AM Fleet Tests Service Bureau Scale Economics
i3D Manufacturing acquires Burloak Technologies, combining 60+ metal AM systems into one of North America's largest service fleets.
Market InsightsMAR 176 min read
Thermal AM Logic: Frore Systems’ $143M Round Signals Shift to High-Volume Functional Cooling
At $1.64 billion, Frore Systems becomes the first AM-native thermal unicorn, scaling LiquidJet cooling architectures that no CNC machine can produce for the AI infrastructure era.
Market InsightsJAN 194 min read
The 'Titanium Super-Cycle': Consumer Electronics Ignites the Fleet Era
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.
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