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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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Weekly DigestAUG 91 min read

AM Weekly · Week 32: Defense AM Qualification Programs Expanded Across LPBF and DED

Vertical integration into qualification infrastructure is accelerating as America Makes commits $19.5M across Delta Qual 2.0 and JAQS-SQ to lower the switching cost.

Weekly DigestAUG 21 min read

AM Weekly · Week 31: Defense-driven AM production orders and facility expansions accelerate across US, Saudi Arabia, and Korea

Defense-driven procurement is shifting from exploratory pilots to foundational supply-chain reliance as multi-unit orders and facility expansions take root across.

Weekly DigestJUL 121 min read

AM Weekly · Week 28: Defense-driven AM production wave reaches scale with several large system orders

Two multi-system defense orders in July 2026, a 30,000-ton Chinese filament expansion, and EOS pairing with Constellium for qualified aluminium alloys together.

Weekly DigestJUN 211 min read

AM Weekly · Week 25: Defense-Driven Metal AM Production Capacity Expands Across Multiple Verticals

The vertical integration pattern is visible as Beehive Industries commits $50 million for 30 EOS M4 Onyx machines to internalize drone engine production.

Weekly DigestJUN 141 min read

AM Weekly · Week 24: Capital Market Expansion for Specialty and Desktop AM Hardware

The capital market's validation of specialty AM hardware is a clear signal of aggregation, with Nano Dimension's $250M acquisition of Essentium and Fabric8Labs' $70M.

Weekly DigestJUN 71 min read

AM Weekly · Week 23: Aerospace and defense programs adopt structural and propulsion additive manufacturing

The vertical integration of additive manufacturing into aerospace propulsion and structural programs is accelerating as prime contractors and government agencies.

Weekly DigestMAY 311 min read

AM Weekly · Week 22: Defense industrial sector scales AM serial production

Defense industrial sector scaling of AM serial production represents a capital intensity pattern, as industrial players and defense OEMs transition from experimental.

Weekly DigestMAY 241 min read

AM Weekly · Week 21: Aerospace and Defense Production Milestones

Aerospace and defense production milestones this week illustrate low-end disruption, as serial manufacturing of drone airframes, the 1,000th unit of a 3D-printed.

Weekly DigestMAY 171 min read

AM Weekly · Week 20: US defense AM transitions from experimentation to funded production infrastructure

Three defense contract awards totaling over $90M for jet engine hot-section qualification and uncrewed-platform production, paired with a $150M capital raise.

Weekly DigestMAY 101 min read

AM Weekly · Week 19: Medical and dental regulatory clearances and clinical trials

Two distinct strategic patterns emerged this week: regulatory lock-in in medical-dental AM and capital-intensive scaling in consumer desktop.

Weekly DigestMAY 31 min read

AM Weekly · Week 18: Defense and Aerospace Agencies Expand Metal AM Production and Qualification Contracts

A clear pattern of **defense procurement gravity** is materializing, with the US Air Force awarding a $95.2M production contract to Sintavia and the UK's MTC.

Weekly DigestAPR 261 min read

AM Weekly · Week 17: Expansion of defense and naval contracts in qualified metal production

The hardware market is polarizing, with entry-level polymer systems growing at nearly 50% year-over-year while the industrial segment rebounds at just 12%.

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