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We all heard the story. Back in July 2, 2024, Nano Dimension reached an agreement to acquire Desktop Metal, and Nano Dimension’s CEO at the time, Yoav Stern, emphasized that the acquisition was key to advancing additive manufacturing. Both companies…

TCT Asia 2025 ended last week! And what a show it was. While there, we saw some incredible applications while also learning about the most important trends in additive manufacturing in China. But that was not all! We also had…

AMUG 2025 will be taking place soon on March 30 – April 3 in Chicago, Illinois. And one of the clear highlights is, as always, the keynote speeches, including one from Ryan T. Watkins, PhD, a research engineer at NASA…

When asked about the barriers for additive manufacturing adoption, one that constantly comes up is the lack of knowledge or expertise in the field. Although AM technologies have been around since the 80s, many engineers still do not have the…

Bambu Lab has been one of the most successful examples of commercial 3D printers in recent years and it seems that all news surrounding the company is eagerly anticipated, especially new 3D printers. Now it seems its fans no longer…

Formula 1, basketball, hockey, American football…golf? What do these things have in common? They are all using additive manufacturing in some capacity. Golf especially has been adopting 3D printing in various ways in recent years. Golf may be one of…

Cargo ships are one of the most widely used means of transporting goods in the world. In 2024, globally, about 901.2 million ships plied the maritime trade routes and it is estimated that by the end of 2028 this number…

After the success of last year’s ADDITIV virtual events, which brought together thousands of additive manufacturing professionals, with key players in different industries, the leading virtual event platform for additive manufacturing is back once again. This time, we’re happy to…

On March 19, the eleventh edition of TCT Asia 2025 closed its doors at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. With more than 450 exhibitors and after three days of intense activity in halls 7.1 and 8.1, the…

In this week’s #3DExpress, we start off with yet more news from the U.S. Navy. At Newport News Shipbuilding, a 3D printed metal valve manifold assembly has been installed in an aircraft carrier for the very first time. Next, see…

Solar panels as we know them are often flat, stationary, dark-colored panels that do not do much to add to the beauty of the environment. This limits where they can be placed and can discourage people from installing them. That…

In the 3D printing sector, manufacturers are increasingly looking for composite materials because they offer more interesting mechanical properties, particularly in terms of resistance. Here, the material in question, includes a “matrix” (most often a thermoplastic) that is reinforced with…