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October’s most revealing shift did not come from the launch of new machines or a new process. It was the way additive manufacturing started being treated as accountable infrastructure: emissions…3D Printing Industry Year in Review: October 2025

September’s stories read less like a technology cycle and more like a governance cycle. Additive manufacturing shows up as procurement logic, qualification plumbing, and maintenance economics, while the sector’s weaker…3D Printing Industry Year in Review: September 2025

August did not feel like a growth story. It read more like a filter being applied in real time: public markets rewarding business models that can survive regulation and reimbursement;…3D Printing Industry Year in Review: August 2025

July did not only feature more defence stories than usual, this month’s headlines showed additive manufacturing being selected for the jobs that matter in wartime production: rapid iteration, local substitution,…3D Printing Industry Year in Review: July 2025

June did not deliver a single headline-grabbing machine launch or miracle material. It delivered something more consequential: the slow, institutional work that turns a capability into infrastructure. Policy documents named…3D Printing Industry Year in Review: June 2025

May 2025 reinforced a central theme in additive manufacturing: institutionalization. Unlike months focused on new hardware or breakthrough materials, May’s dominant stories revolved around who controls the stack, who certifies…3D Printing Industry Year in Review – May 2025

The 3D Printing Industry Year in Review continues with March taking clearer shape around how additive manufacturing was being assessed.  Progress surfaced where AM met formal thresholds, whether through regulatory…3D Printing Industry Year in Review March 2025

The 3D Printing Industry Year in Review continues with the biggest stories from February.  After January’s volatility, the month brought sharper definition to where demand held, where capital hesitated, and…3D Printing Industry Year in Review February 2025

3D scanning has quietly moved from lab environments into everyday creative work. As it becomes more mainstream, users now expect tools that are faster, more accessible, and flexible enough to…From Entry-level to Professional Use: Why Are SHINING 3D’s EINSTAR and EinScan 3D Scanners So Popular?

Our annual review of the 3D Printing Industry in 2025 begins today. January stands out not because of any single announcement, but because of how many competing signals appeared at…3D Printing Industry Year in Review January 2025