6K Additive CEO and the hard question around circularity in metal AM
There's a version of circularity that looks good on paper and a version that actually works at industrial scale.
6K Additive’s recently announced long-term supply...
Watch | Materialise CEO on the missing layer in AM industrialization
A decade of rapid progress in (metal) additive manufacturing has delivered faster machines and increasingly repeatable processes. Yet for most manufacturers, the path from...
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...
Closing the gap between simulation and manufacturing in Large-Format AM
Composites can be processed by a wide range of processes and machines. A walk through JEC World, the leading international composites show, quickly reminds...
Composites: Additive, but not “AM” as we know it
With several large industrial players stepping away from composites additive manufacturing between 2024 and 2025, including Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Braskem’s Xtellar unit,...
Tapping into AI and automation: An AM executive’s perspective for aerospace & defense
We are long past the debate over whether companies should digitize their processes. It’s widely acknowledged that modern and advanced manufacturing must incorporate key...
The road to producing 100,000 medical 3D printed parts per year at Lincotek Medical
Despite the capabilities of Additive Manufacturing, the road to full-scale production has often been a hurdle that slows its broader adoption, especially in the...
Evove: Making “filtering the unfilterable” sustainable with additive manufacturing
When people talk about technologies that could enable a net-zero future, water filtration rarely makes the list. Yet filtration membranes can consume up to...
Formnext 2025: Fifty shades of the “cost conversation”
As I wrote in our weekly newsletter, Formnext is always a rush, but that’s also part of its charm. From the inevitable sprints between...
Is there an AM culture?
While "business" and "culture" are well-known concepts individually, their combination into "business culture" creates a complex and multifaceted field. In this industry, understanding it...