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Gregory Mark and David Benhaim, who together took Markforged from inception to a SPAC, have launched Backflip. The startup, which aims to advance the creation process through AI-driven design, has secured $30 million in funding to address one of the most significant barriers in #3Dprinting: accessibility. Joris Peels reports.

According to the Q3 2024 #3Dprinting data and forecast by Additive Manufacturing Research, year over year growth in the #AM industry was 9%. Its Market Insights report, which distills and analyzes the data, reports a sequential increase in total market activity from $3.45B in Q2 to $3.47B in Q3.

It's almost 2025 - have you registered for our Additive Manufacturing Strategies summit yet? Please join us in New York City, February 4-6, for this #3Dprinting industry touchstone event! We'd like to thank our Sapphire Sponsors HP and Nano Dimension, and our Bronze Sponsors America Makes, Dynamism Inc, Endeavor 3D, and nTop.

Belfast-based Axial3D has raised an $18.2 million investment round, which will be used to drive its AI-driven medical #3Dprinting software. Techstart, Clarendon, and Innovation Ulster Limited increased their initial investment, and new investors included 57 Stars, Whiterock, and Innovate UK. Joris Peels reports.

Accessible, high-speed #3Dprinter manufacturer Bambu Lab is teaming up with The Virtual Foundry to enter the metal #3Dprinting market. As Michael Molitch-Hou reports, this collaboration marks the launch of TVF’s Universal Metal Expansion, which leverages its proprietary Filamet filaments to transform almost any filament-based #3Dprinter into a metal printing device.

A new edition of popular market research report "Additive Manufacturing in Military and Defense 2024" by Additive Manufacturing Research estimates that the United States Department of Defense spent $800 million directly on #3Dprinting this year - a growth of 166% year over year. You can purchase the report here:

Additive construction startup ICON is partnering with Austin, Texas-based homeless charity Mobile Loaves & Fishes to build 100 #3Dprinted homes, building upon 17 #3Dprinted homes previously completed at the charity's Community First! Village. As Joris Peels reports, this project is made possible through contributions from the Lennar Foundation, the charitable arm of the prominent homebuilder and previous ICON partner Lennar.

Sustainable metal powder producer Continuum Powders recently held the grand opening of its new global headquarters in Houston, Texas. Sarah Saunders was among the event attendees, who toured the environmentally friendly manufacturing facility where powder is made for #3Dprinting, metal injection molding, and other advanced manufacturing techniques.

Israeli firm Steakholder Foods signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwanese Vegefarm Corp 松珍生技 , which specializes in vegetarian and vegan products. As Vanesa M. Listek reports, the partnership allows Steakholder to introduce its #3Dprinted plant-based marbled beef steak to the Asian market.