Manufacturing In 2025-26, 3D printing moves beyond experimentation: aerospace, medical, automotive, and defense integrate it into main lines, driven by investments, geopolitics, and reliable standards. Market from 40 to 250 billion by 2035: those who train and scale now will lead the manufacturing of the future.
Manufacturing Industrial 3D printing is a reality: it requires gradual integration, advanced materials, digital workflows, and measured ROI to scale successfully.
Maker 3D scanning transforms real objects into editable and printable digital models, accelerating reverse engineering and production with precision down to 50 µm.
Innovations How Software is Redefining Value in Additive Hardware In the 3D printing industry, it's no longer the hardware that makes the difference, but the software that makes it intelligent. While the technical specifications of macch…
Manufacturing New 3D printing generates a metal-ceramic composite in situ: components come out already wear-resistant, cutting post-treatment times and costs.
Maker Zortrax M300 Plus (3.990 $) is plug-and-play for those who want immediate reliability; Formbot Troodon 2.0 (1.049 $) offers record volume and temperatures but requires DIY calibration and maintenance. Choose based on your time, not just the price.
Manufacturing Operational guide for automating industrial post-processing: scalable technologies to reduce costs, maintain mechanical properties, and scale additive production.
Manufacturing AI transforms metal 3D printing from prototyping to serial production: real-time control, early defect detection, reduced costs and waste. Precision Additive launches ultra-fast LPBF platform, paving the way for critical aerospace and energy components.
Manufacturing 3D printing eliminates molybdenum segregation in superalloys, ensuring homogeneous microstructures without costly remelting processes. More reliable components for gas turbines and aerospace.
Manufacturing Two new patents bring 3D printing into shoe factories: soles up to 30% lighter thanks to optimized structures and seamless multilayer uppers, customizable to measure. Production expected within 2-5 years.
Maker In 2026, few home 3D printers truly offer innovation: Bambu Lab focuses on modularity and speed, Prusa on an open ecosystem, but speed, materials, and real costs need to be verified beyond the hype.
Manufacturing Metal FFF prints functional metal components with powder+polymer filaments, followed by washing and sintering: economical, fast, suitable for low volumes and complex geometries in aerospace and automotive.