3D Printing Industry

Rebuilding Manufacturing: A Founder’s Lesson in Sustainable Growth

February 5, 2026
Rebuilding a Manufacturing Company: Shapeways story

Why Materials Strategy Increasingly Shapes Manufacturing Advantage

January 27, 2026
Materials are no longer a late-stage technical choice. Early material decisions now define how fast manufacturing can adapt, how resilient it is to disruption, and how much flexibility remains across the product lifecycle.

Democratization 2.0: How additive manufacturing is part of the next phase

November 14, 2025
The first wave of democratization in additive manufacturing was about giving more people access to additive manufacturing technologies. When Shapeways…

What we’ve learned about next generation hardware manufacturing

November 5, 2025
We believe that next generation hardware manufacturing represents a seismic shift. We see from our own clients and the companies…

The proof of additive manufacturing is in the production

October 29, 2025
Our customers are proving every day that parts produced with additive manufacturing can meet stringent production standards across aerospace, medical,…