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The business of printing for profit — pricing, margins, print farms, and the equipment economics that make or break a shop.
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Massachusetts Awards VulcanForms $21.26M in Tax Credits for Third Bay State Metal-AM Plant
Massachusetts approved $21.26M in tax credits on July 2, 2026 for VulcanForms' planned Devens metal-3D-printing megafacility, projected to create up to 1,250 jobs as the MIT spinout scales its industrial AM platform.
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Velo3D Triples Metal 3D Printing Capacity With New 289,000-Sq-Ft Livermore Campus
Velo3D is building a 288,747-square-foot production campus in Livermore, California, that will eventually house 100+ metal AM systems to meet surging aerospace and defense demand.
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VulcanForms Lands $21.26M Massachusetts Tax Credit for Million-Square-Foot Metal 3D Printing Plant
Massachusetts approved a $21.26 million tax credit for VulcanForms' new up-to-one-million-square-foot Devens metal 3D printing plant, projected to add 1,063 jobs as part of a broader $52 million, 11-project state award round.
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Arridex Commissions West Africa's First Multi-Technology Additive Manufacturing Factory in Lagos
RusselSmith rebranded to Arridex and commissioned the Lagos "Omnifactory" -- billed as West Africa's first multi-tech industrial AM plant, running L-PBF, cold spray, SLS, and FFF under one roof to localize spare-parts production.
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How to Price 3D Printing Services: A Framework That Actually Works
Most makers underprice their printing services by failing to account for machine time, post-processing, failures, and overhead. Here's how to build a pricing model that's profitable from the start.
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3D Printing and Intellectual Property: What Makers Need to Know About Copyright and Patents
Printing a copyrighted character for personal use, selling prints of patented designs, and sharing STL files all have different legal implications. Here's what the current law actually says.
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How Bambu Lab Makes Money: Hardware Margins, Consumables, and Cloud Lock-In
Bambu Lab disrupted 3D printing with aggressive hardware pricing, but the real business model is in filament consumables, AMS accessories, and a cloud ecosystem strategy. Here is how the economics work and what it means for buyers.
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Global 3D Printing Market in 2026: Size, Segments, and Where Growth Is Happening
The additive manufacturing market surpassed $20 billion globally in 2025. This analysis breaks down market segments, growth drivers, polymer vs metal printing dynamics, and which applications are driving investment in 2026.
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3D Printing and the Right to Repair Movement: Parts, Policy, and Community Libraries
3D printing and the right to repair movement are natural allies — home printing of discontinued parts is one of the most practical demonstrations that repair is possible. Here is the legal landscape, the manufacturer pushback, and where community part libraries stand in 2026.
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How Chinese 3D Printer Manufacturers Came to Dominate the Global Market
Bambu, Creality, Elegoo, and Anycubic together now sell the majority of desktop 3D printers worldwide. This is how Chinese manufacturers built that dominance, what it means for western competitors, and what comes next.
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3D Printing in Schools: What's Working in K-12 and Higher Ed in 2026
Schools from middle school makerspaces to university engineering labs have adopted 3D printing as a teaching tool. Here is what the evidence shows about outcomes, hardware choices, and what actually works.
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3D Printing Service Bureaus Compared: Hubs, Xometry, Shapeways, and Craftcloud in 2026
When you need a part in metal, a material your printer can't handle, or just a fast professional turnaround, service bureaus are the answer. Here is how the major platforms compare on price, materials, and lead times.
