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Opinion

Introduction: A Personal Perspective and Pan-European Opportunity It was an honor to keynote the second day and moderate a pivotal panel—“A Manifesto for a Competitive European Additive Manufacturing Sector”—at the recent Bayern Innovative Next Generation Manufacturing conference in Munich. The event and the conversations it sparked offered unique insight into the landscape, strengths, and urgency facing Europe’s additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem. Europe, and Germany in particular, is the technology powerhouse…

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Are we seeing a shift in the additive manufacturing (AM) landscape? In comparison to previous years, 2024 saw a slight slow-down in the overall AM industry’s growth at 9.1% year over year, the lowest growth rate since the COVID-19 pandemic. The negative effect was most strongly pronounced in the AM printer sales and servicing bracket, which fell by -1.5% in 2024. Revenue growth from material providers (20.1%), however, is still…

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ASTM unites with the Wohlers brand to build on its market influence and access to top advanced manufacturing industry decision-makers worldwide.

  • Establish standards, certification, and qualification for repeatable, consistent parts and processes
  • Prevent gaps and duplication of work in a dynamic, fast-paced technology space
  • Identify challenges that can be solved with technological improvement

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Under the leadership of the R&D team, the AM CoE partners plan and conduct coordinated R&D projects, prioritized annually and targeted to expedite...

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Provide a comprehensive program that educates and trains the additive manufacturing workforce at all levels, while continually incorporating new advances...

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