Expansion News
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Additive manufacturing company growth: hiring, new facilities, capacity expansion, and international market moves.
SeAH Super Alloy Technologies begins Nadcap certification preparations for aerospace material quality
SeAH Super Alloy Technologies (SST), a US-based superalloy production subsidiary of South Korea's SeAH Besteel Holdings, has initiated preparations for Nadcap Materials Testing Laboratory (MTL) accred...
Shandong Space Metal Science and Technology Industrial Park launches large-format SLM base in Rizhao
Shandong Space Metal Science and Technology Industrial Park held a project promotion meeting in Rizhao High-tech Zone on June 16, 2026, announcing the construction of a large-format aluminum powder 3D...
Beehive Industries invests $50M in 30 EOS M4 ONYX systems for defense engine production
Beehive Industries, a propulsion systems manufacturer for uncrewed aerial systems, has committed $50 million to acquire 30 EOS M4 ONYX metal laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) systems. The machines will b...
Surface Scan Expands from Scanning Bureau to Full-Cycle Product Development
Surface Scan, a 3D scanning and printing specialist based in Ramsgate, Kent, has announced a strategic expansion from its origins as a scanning and rapid prototyping bureau into a full-cycle product d...
Fujian Wanxiang 3D Technology founder Zhang Ximing built a 2,000-printer farm on 500,000 yuan, now trains 1,400 entrepreneurs
Fujian Wanxiang 3D Technology, founded in 2013 by Zhang Ximing in Fuzhou, China, has grown from a three-person startup surviving on a 500,000 yuan (approx. $70,000) grant to operate four factories wit...
Kittyhawk orders new HIP vessel to expand capacity at California facility
Kittyhawk Inc has placed an order for a new Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) vessel measuring 1.17 × 2.54 meters for its Garden Grove, California facility. The investment targets growing demand from comme...
Yihao Sanwei deploys 200 ZRapid Tech SLA and 30 metal 3D printers, becoming a 'super service provider
Tianjin-based Yihao Sanwei Technology, a 3D printing service bureau founded in 2016, has scaled its production capacity to 200 ZRapid Tech iSLA stereolithography machines and 30 iSLM metal powder bed...
3D-printed footwear brand STARAY opens four retail stores across three Chinese cities
Chinese 3D-printed footwear brand STARAY (Xing Shi Xian) opened four retail stores simultaneously on June 12 across Shanghai, Nanjing, and Chengdu, located in Shanghai Mixc, Nanjing Mixc World, Chengd...
Meltio strengthens US defense distribution with qualified partner network for wire-laser DED
Meltio has expanded its US defense market presence by establishing a network of qualified industrial partners for its wire-laser directed energy deposition (DED) technology. The partners - Force Autom...
Bambu Lab opens first East China physical store in Shanghai MixC mall, expanding retail footprint
Bambu Lab, the Shenzhen-based consumer 3D printer manufacturer, opened its first physical store in East China on June 12, 2026, at the MixC shopping mall in Shanghai. The store marks the company's exp...
Serendix transitions 3D-printed construction business from R&D to mass production phase
Serendix, the Hyogo-based 3D-printed housing manufacturer, announced on June 15, 2026, that its 3D-printed construction business has officially moved from the R&D phase into mass production. The compa...
Arceon launches UK subsidiary to close British defense CMC manufacturing gap
Arceon, a US-based advanced manufacturing company specializing in ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), has launched a UK subsidiary to address a critical gap in British defense manufacturing capabilities...
LIG D&A opens South Korea's first defense-dedicated metal AM center for missile and drone lightweighting
South Korean defense contractor LIG D&A has opened a dedicated metal additive manufacturing center in Daejeon, investing 7.8 billion KRW (approximately $6 million) in a 168-pyeong (roughly 555 square...
IperionX plans Tennessee titanium mine to produce cheaper metal powder for AM
IperionX is advancing a vertically integrated titanium production project in Tennessee, aiming to mine raw ore and convert it into low-cost metal powder for additive manufacturing. The company’s hydro...
MT Aerospace acquires second AddUp Modulo 400 DED printer for aerospace tank production
MT Aerospace, a German aerospace supplier and OHB subsidiary, has placed an order for its second AddUp Modulo 400 metal 3D printer, a directed energy deposition (DED) system. The machine, built by the...
Rocket Lab scales 3D-printed engine production for Neutron rocket series
Rocket Lab is advancing serial production of its Rutherford and Archimedes rocket engines using additive manufacturing at its Long Beach, California facility, targeting the Neutron rocket as a direct...
Norck Engineering Expands Multi-Process Manufacturing with CNC, Sheet Metal, and AM Capabilities
Norck Engineering, a global manufacturing partner headquartered in Irvine, California, announced on June 12, 2026, the expansion of its precision manufacturing capabilities across North America and Eu...
MBRP gets $1.49M Ontario trade fund to reshore exhaust tip manufacturing from China, add 18 jobs
MBRP, a Huntsville, Ontario-based automotive aftermarket parts manufacturer, has secured CAD $1.49 million from the Ontario Together Trade Fund to reshore exhaust tip production from China and expand...
IperionX Titan Project DFS models $813M NPV for domestic titanium powder supply chain
IperionX has released the Definitive Feasibility Study for its Titan Critical Minerals Project in west Tennessee, reporting a post-tax net present value of $813 million, a 39.4% internal rate of retur...
Fujian Wanxiang 3D Technology survives on 500,000 yuan grant, builds 2,000-printer farm and trains 1,400 entrepreneurs
Fujian Wanxiang 3D Technology, founded in 2013 by Zhang Ximing in Fuzhou, China, has grown from a three-person startup surviving on a 500,000 yuan (approximately $70,000) university entrepreneurship g...