Navigating Trade Barriers with Digital Manufacturing
In today’s global economy, trade barriers such as tariffs, import restrictions, and geopolitical tensions are becoming more prevalent. These trade barriers make it increasingly difficult for manufacturers to maintain efficient supply chains. As a result, businesses face disruptions in production timelines, rising operational costs, and…
Top 8 3D Printing Trends in 2025: From Innovation to Industry Standard
As we entered 2025, the world of 3D printing continues to evolve, not as a niche innovation but as a fundament instrument shaping industries. Let’s take a closer look at some of the major 3D printing trends in 2025. 1. 3D Printing Evolving into a…
7 Trends Shaping the 3D Printing Landscape in 2024 and Beyond
As the manufacturing landscape continues to evolve, 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), stands out as a transformative force driving innovation across industries. The year 2023 marked significant advancements in 3D printing technology, with notable progress in printing speed, precision, and the development…
5 Major 3D Printing Trends to Look for In 2023
The new year has begun, and it’s time to take a look at the 3D printing trends shaping the industry. Last year was again challenging, with ongoing supply chain disruptions, the war in Ukraine and the associated rise in energy and raw material prices. It…
The added value of an additive manufacturing platform
Additive manufacturing is starting to find its place in the manufacturing environment. Either for prototyping, low to mid-size series or even series production, it offers big benefits like design flexibility, low investment costs and reduction of material waste. However, to really achieve having parts available…
To buy or not to buy? 6 factors to consider between inhouse and outsourcing 3D printing
To buy or not to buy, that is the question. What sounds like a dramatic sentence from Shakespeare, is actually a serious concern manufacturers have when it comes to additive manufacturing/3D printing. The technology is now being used more widely, more applications arise and many…
Total Cost of Ownership – Unwrapping the hidden costs of manufacturing
When thinking about costs of a part, many purchasers and manufacturers tend to only have one thing in mind: purchase/production price. Like this, new technologies such as 3D printing/additive manufacturing are often seen as expensive. However, production and purchasing costs are just the tip of…
How to manage supply chain disruptions with additive manufacturing
Without a doubt you have at least once in the last few years struggled to find and purchase a consumer good. Be it toilet paper, a bike or within the last month furniture from a certain large Swedish company – supply chain disruptions affect all…
Where is 3D printing heading towards? 6 trends to watch in 2022
Looking at the last year it does feel as 3D printing is becoming a serious and mature manufacturing technology, not only for prototypes but also for small and medium sized series. In this blog we want to show 6 trends of which we think they…