Independent metal AM
Curated developments in metal additive manufacturing for people making engineering, purchasing and investment decisions.
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2026-08-10 · Aerospace & Defense
3D Systems' Air Force-funded large-format metal AM demonstrator now totals $27.4 million, extending flight-relevant, high-temperature work by two years.
Source: 3D Systems press release, 2026-08-10
Read the analysis →2026-07-21 · Business
A new channel partnership brings Nikon SLM's multi-laser metal AM systems to the Canadian market through Sixpenny Additive Inc.
Source: Nikon SLM Solutions newsroom, 2026-07-21
Read the analysis →2026-07-07 · Aerospace & Defense
A self-funded, multi-unit purchase of the twelve-laser NXG 600E platform dedicates machines to aluminum and titanium production for space and defense hardware.
Source: Nikon SLM Solutions newsroom, 2026-07-07
Read the analysis →2026-01-28 · Business
AddUp announced a partnership with Ravelin to scale industrial metal additive manufacturing for advanced defense applications.
Source: AddUp newsroom, 2026-01-28
Read the analysis →2025-11-30 · Aerospace & Defense
NASA's technical review describes metal additive manufacturing as a route for complex aerospace hardware, while keeping process qualification and application evidence at the center.
Source: NASA Technology Transfer
Read the analysis →2025-09-01 · Standards & Regulation
The standards landscape now includes guidance for feedstock reuse, automotive machine evaluation and electron-beam equipment qualification.
Source: ASTM additive manufacturing standards
Read the analysis →2025-01-06 · Research
A plain-language NASA overview connects design, printing, post-processing and inspection into one production workflow.
Source: NASA technical presentation (NTRS)
Read the analysis →2025-01-01 · Materials
ASTM F3456 defines a schema for powder reuse in powder bed fusion — one of the biggest recurring cost and quality questions in LPBF ownership.
Source: ASTM F3592-23 via ASTM additive manufacturing standards
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