AMPulse Editorial
Long-form analysis of additive manufacturing markets, plus the weekly and Asia digests that track what moved.
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Market InsightsAPR 226 min read
Black Buffalo 3D's Chapter 11 filing despite holding the first ICC-ES AC509 structural certification exposes the capital intensity required to scale construction AM.
Weekly DigestMAR 231 min read
This week across additive manufacturing: Integration of metal additive manufacturing in high-volume consumer electronics; Standardization and series production
Market InsightsJUL 217 min read
Velo3D's Forge 1 campus opens as a 289,000 sq ft bet that defense demand for qualified metal AM production justifies a SPAC survivor's service-led pivot.
Market InsightsJUN 256 min read
Two Chinese AM companies filed for a combined ~$500M in IPOs within 24 hours. Beijing Yuding AM targets large-format metal for aerospace and nuclear; Sanlu.
Market InsightsAUG 56 min read
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.
Weekly DigestMAY 241 min read
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 108 min read
Snapmaker's $140M Series C is the largest consumer AM round since 2025, but Bambu Lab's dominant market share means capital alone cannot close the ecosystem gap.
Market InsightsJUL 77 min read
Framatome's €25M nuclear AM centre in France produces reactor parts up to 25 tons via WAAM, cutting lead times 50% versus forging - but full regulatory acceptance.
Asia DigestJUL 311 min read
Korea's first LW-DED repair certification under IACS Rec. 186 and a two-week delivery of vehicle parts to Japan's ATLA together suggest that allied defense.
Weekly DigestMAY 31 min read
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.
Market InsightsAUG 96 min read
Elmet's C103 niobium heat exchanger line for hypersonics is gated by powder chemistry and NASA certification, not printer access. Nothing is qualified yet.
Market InsightsJUL 186 min read
SWISSto12 closes $70M Series C on $140M revenue and $500M in contracted orders, validating additive manufacturing as a prime-contractor enabler for GEO satellites.
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