Tag: 3D printing defense

3D Printing Investments: Why Defense, Not Desktop, Is Driving the Money

November 3, 2026

3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Automation, Bioprinting, Investing, Productivity, Quantum Technology

3D Printing Investments: Why Defense, Not Desktop, Is Driving the Money The short version The 3D printing industry is a $24.2 billion business growing about 11% a year, and the growth is no longer coming from selling printers. It is coming from selling printed parts to customers who must have them made quickly, domestically and…