AMPulse Editorial
Long-form analysis of additive manufacturing markets, plus the weekly and Asia digests that track what moved.
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Market InsightsMAR 176 min read
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
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.
Market InsightsAPR 247 min read
BLT's second-gen titanium LPBF hinge for the OPPO Find N6 consolidates 13 parts into one, cuts surface variance to 0.05mm, and ships globally - proving metal AM.
Market InsightsAPR 106 min read
ACMI's deployment of the world's first AMCM M 8K system, combined with BLT's 100,000-unit copper milestone and a Rolls-Royce serial production contract, confirms that LPBF has crossed the scale barrier into large-format aerospace production.
Market InsightsJUN 76 min read
Norsk Titanium's Airbus CRA and Northrop Grumman contract validate wire-DED for fatigue-critical structure, but the research agreement carries no volume guarantees.
Market InsightsMAY 287 min read
Stratasys buys Markforged from Nano Dimension for $42.5M all-cash - a $73.5M loss for the seller but a strategic bet on continuous carbon fiber and aerospace polymer.
Market InsightsAPR 125 min read
Creality's Hong Kong IPO filing exposes a consumer 3D printing market where hardware volume no longer guarantees leadership, as Bambu Lab's 3,000% growth forced a strategic reinvention toward ecosystem and software.
Market InsightsJUN 136 min read
TDK's $400M acquisition of Fabric8Labs is the largest AM startup exit by a non-AM industrial buyer - a bet on electrochemical copper printing for AI data center.
Market InsightsAPR 287 min read
ELEGOO raised $73M from Meituan and DJI - the largest round in consumer resin printing - and admitted hardware leadership alone cannot match Bambu Lab's software.
Market InsightsAPR 135 min read
Snapmaker's U1 desktop 3D printer shattered Kickstarter records with $20.61M in funding, bringing true multi-toolhead technology to a $999 price point and reducing filament waste by up to 80% compared to purge-based systems.
Market InsightsFEB 131 min read
Apple’s full transition to 3D-printed titanium for the Watch Series 11 confirms Multi-Laser PBF, not Binder Jetting, as the winner for consumer electronics scale.
Market InsightsAPR 164 min read
EOS has acquired 100% of Metalpine GmbH, completing its vertical integration strategy for titanium powder supply. This move gives the metal AM systems manufacturer direct control over critical aerospace and medical-grade materials.
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