Brian Albright

RAPID+TCT 2026 shifted venues to Boston this year, bringing leading hardware, software, and materials vendors from the 3D printing space together. The show floor was busy, and while the usual suspects like Stratasys, HP, and 3D Systems had large booths, m... See more

Each year in the spring I head down to Georgia for the NAFEMS ASSESS meeting, which this year was rebranded as the ASSESS Simulation Leadership Summit 2026. It’s an unusual conference—limited to fewer than 100 attendees, it draws executives from leading s... See more

Cloud-based engineering tools, from cloud-based CAD to simulation to product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM), are increasing their share of the software market. Though there was some early resistance because of security, laten... See more

Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) says the 3D printing market reached $16 billion in 2025, and is on track to grow to $57 billion by 2034. That’s according to the research firm’s Q4 2025 3DP/AM Market Data and Forecast for the metal AM and pol... See more

At RAPID+TCT this week in Boston, Meshy.ai announced an integration with Formlabs' Form Now on-demand print service. The partnership improves ease-of-use for printing 3D models by reducing the need for expertise in CAD, mesh repair, geometry cleanup, and ... See more