How do AM software providers adapt their solutions with the rise of AI agents?

If AI was already the buzzword of last year, end-of-year predictions outside the manufacturing world hinted at the next frontier of generative AI: AI...
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FABULOUS and AMT validate food contact compliance for 3D-printed parts

FABULOUS, a French developer of advanced SLS powders, and post-processing company Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) have jointly announced the successful validation of food contact...
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One roadmap, three business units: How to align AM strategy across fundamentally different worlds?

Building an additive manufacturing strategy is hard enough in a single business unit. The technology is maturing rapidly, the qualification landscape keeps shifting, and...

The “Factory of the Future” is everywhere. But what does it actually mean?

The phrase has become ambient noise in manufacturing. Every major industrial player, every technology vendor, every trade show keynote has its own version of...
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Defining “Mass” in AM: Can 3D printer farms deliver consumer-scale production?

As the surge in entry-level 3D printer shipments tops 1 million in Q1, I can’t help but link it to the growing rise of...

A new network sets its sights on additive manufacturing for European defense

Interest groups focused on additive manufacturing are nothing new. Most, however, share a familiar set of limitations: they tend to be industry-driven, nationally anchored,...
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How BLT’s titanium 3D printing helped OPPO crack the foldable display crease problem

The crease is one of those details that may seem cosmetic at first glance, but anyone who has worked with foldable display technology knows...
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WATCH | AMUG 2026: A new city, the same community spirit, and the partnerships worth watching

After five consecutive years in Chicago, the Additive Manufacturing Users Group packed up and headed west. AMUG 2026 took place in Reno, Nevada, a...
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DTU and Lithoz rethink fuel cell architecture with 3D-printed ceramic gyroids

For years, improving the power density of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) meant gradually optimizing the same flat, stacked architecture, tightening seals, refining interconnects,...
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Could additive manufacturing be the key to realistic machinery replicas at tradeshows?

OEMs exhibiting at trade shows face a recurring challenge: how to showcase large, complex machinery without transporting the full-scale system. From engine assemblies to automated mechanisms and sprawling factory...