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Market InsightsAPR 164 min read

EOS Completes Titanium Powder Vertical Integration with Metalpine Acquisition

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.

Market InsightsJUL 46 min read

Nikon SLM and Bosch Print Complete V8 Engine Block as Single LPBF Part

Nikon SLM and Bosch printed a complete V8 engine block as a single LPBF part on the NXG XII 600.

Market InsightsMAY 18 min read

Firestorm Labs' $82M Series B and the Race for Expeditionary AM

Firestorm Labs raised $82M for its containerized xCell platform that prints drones at the tactical edge.

Market InsightsSEP 186 min read

Creality Listed as a Printer Maker and Filed as a Consumables Company

Creality's first post-IPO results show printer revenue up 0.1% while consumables grew 48.3%. Consumer 3D printing growth has detached from the printer itself.

Market InsightsAUG 56 min read

Walter Reed's Cranial Plate Clearance Moves the Quality System Inside the Hospital

The FDA cleared a titanium cranial implant made by a hospital, not a device company. The novelty is who holds the quality system, not the printer.

Market InsightsMAR 317 min read

The Rise of the Merchant Digital Foundry: Large-Format DED Enters Serial Production

A 50,000 sq ft WAAM facility in Houston, $11.7M in Navy contracts, and a crack-free aluminum alloy from UCL mark the week Large-Format DED crossed from bespoke demonstration to certified serial production.

Market InsightsAPR 247 min read

BLT's Titanium 3D Printed Hinge for OPPO Find N6: Consumer Electronics AM Hits Production Economics

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.

Asia DigestOCT 151 min read

AMPulse Asia · Fortnight 21: Farsoon cuts proposed share placement to RMB 2.94 billion, retaining RMB 1.513 billion for AM services

Farsoon’s reduced RMB 2.94 billion share-placement proposal retains RMB 1.513 billion for AM services, suggesting that manufacturing services remain central.

Market InsightsMAY 46 min read

3D Systems' EU MDR Class IIa Certification Opens European Denture Market

3D Systems' EU MDR Class IIa certification for its multi-material denture unlocks Europe's market, but lab conversion rates - not regulatory timing - will decide.

Company SpotlightOCT 910 min read

CADlingo 2.0: From Design Intent to Parametric 3D CAD

From detailed specifications or rough ideas to parametric CAD: CADlingo's AI agent helps users develop, inspect and refine parts for CAD and printing workflows.

Market InsightsMAY 106 min read

Xometry Hits $205M Record Revenue, Lands $50M Siemens Investment for AI Manufacturing Integration

Xometry's $205M Q1 revenue and $50M Siemens investment embed AI-native manufacturing intelligence into Siemens Xcelerator, creating a design-to-source digital thread.

Market InsightsSEP 274 min read

Mitsubishi Electric’s AZ1200 Makes Integration the Contest in Japan’s Wire-Fed AM Market

Mitsubishi Electric’s AZ1200 and DAIHEN’s ArcBuilder 3D sharpen Japan’s wire-fed metal AM contest around integration, qualification, and finishing.

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