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Ongoing analysis of additive manufacturing, plus the weekly and Asia digests.

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Market InsightsAUG 56 min read

Protolabs' Drone Revenue Compounds Near 40%, and Its 3D Printing Line Still Shrinks

Protolabs says drone-customer revenue compounds near 40% a year, but its 3D printing line keeps shrinking while CNC machining absorbs the demand.

Weekly DigestAPR 61 min read

AM Weekly · Week 15: Defense agencies expanded qualification and procurement of additive manufacturing

This week across additive manufacturing: Defense agencies expanded qualification and procurement of additive manufacturing; Desktop FDM ecosystems integrated ma

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%.

Market InsightsJAN 235 min read

The 'Hybrid' Absolution: AM Becomes a Feature of the Machine Shop

A synchronized shift by Hadrian and Sheffield Forgemasters signals the end of the standalone 'AM Shop.' Additive is being absorbed into the CNC workflow as a lead-time accelerator.

TutorialsOCT 181 min read

Before a CAD file reaches the printer: a practical handoff checklist

Evaluate a CAD-to-print handoff with checks for dimensions, revisions, separate parts and a file reopened in the receiving application.

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.

Market InsightsJUL 275 min read

India Joins the 3D-Printed Rocket Race: Skyroot's Vikram-1 Reaches Orbit

Skyroot Aerospace reached orbit on July 18 with Vikram-1, powered by India's first fully 3D-printed engine.

Market InsightsAUG 66 min read

IperionX Is Moving to Texas Because Capital Structure, Not Chemistry, Gates Titanium Powder

IperionX proposes a Texas parent and direct Nasdaq listing weeks after Amaero's own US move. Domicile, not process technology, now gates domestic titanium powder.

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.

Market InsightsJUL 137 min read

Venus Aerospace's $91M Bet on a Rocket Engine That Only 3D Printing Can Build

Venus Aerospace's $91M Series B funds production of a 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engine that cannot be built conventionally.

Market InsightsSEP 244 min read

Amaero’s Postponed Nasdaq IPO Leaves Its Powder Ramp Financing-Dependent

Amaero’s postponed Nasdaq IPO leaves its Tennessee powder expansion dependent on new capital, despite a filed offering and scheduled fourth atomizer.

Market InsightsAUG 56 min read

Coptic's KRW 10B Pre-IPO Prices Breezm as a Retailer, Not a 3D Printing Company

Coptic's KRW 10 billion pre-IPO for Breezm funds stores, an app and smart glasses, not printers. Custom eyewear here is a retail bet, not an additive one.

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