https://www.3dprintingprogress.com/tag/161/3d-printing-equipment IDTechEx provides independent analysis on the development and application of RFID, Printed Electronics, Photovoltaics and Energy Harvesting en Copyright (C) IDTechEx Ltd With in-mold electronics (IME) company, Kronos Mechatronics, having won the LOPEC 2026 Startup Award for Best Business Potential, the hype for printed electronic technologies can continue to flourish. This article covers IDTechEx's visit to LOPEC 2026 in Munich, exploring the use of IME within automotives.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/will-ime-be-the-path-for-printed-electronics-to-break-into-automotives/34602?rsst2id=161https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/will-ime-be-the-path-for-printed-electronics-to-break-into-automotives/34602?rsst2id=161Tue, 14 Apr 2026 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) 3D printing as an industry is seeing increased attention for its versatility and convenience. This article covers metal additive manufacturing and the scope for its diversity and flexibility within the sector.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-landscape-of-metal-3d-printing-domestic-and-global-trends/33981?rsst2id=161https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/the-landscape-of-metal-3d-printing-domestic-and-global-trends/33981?rsst2id=161Tue, 04 Nov 2025 ZZZl.schuett@idtechex.com (Lily-Rose Schuett) In the thirty years since the founding of the 3D printing industry, countless printing technologies have been invented, patented, and commercialized - from fused filament fabrication to digital light processing, selective laser melting to binder jetting, material jetting to sheet lamination, and every unique printing technology in between. With every new technology, the additive manufacturing market has grown its ability to expand into new applications, end-users, and industries. From this perspective, 3D printers can be considered the core foundation underlying the additive manufacturing industry's growth in recent years.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/3d-printing-hardware-on-its-way-to-an-9-9-billion-peak/25498?rsst2id=161https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/3d-printing-hardware-on-its-way-to-an-9-9-billion-peak/25498?rsst2id=161Thu, 16 Dec 2021 ZZZs.dadhania@idtechex.com (Sona Dadhania) Siemens has opened a production facility for metal 3D printed components in Finspång. The investment of around 200 million Swedish Krona (€21.4 million) is the first step in the company's plans for the mass manufacture and repair of metal parts with additive manufacturing.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/siemens-opens-facility-for-3d-printing-metal-components/9107?rsst2id=161https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/siemens-opens-facility-for-3d-printing-metal-components/9107?rsst2id=161Wed, 17 Feb 2016 ZZZr.gordon@IDTechEx.com (Ms Rachel Gordon) German industrial machining and tooling equipment manufacturer, Trumpf, has added another type of metal 3D printing technology to its portfolio. This makes Trumpf the only manufacturer to offer all of the major laser 3D printing technologies.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/trumpf-to-offer-selective-laser-melting-for-3d-printing-of-metals/8815?rsst2id=161https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/trumpf-to-offer-selective-laser-melting-for-3d-printing-of-metals/8815?rsst2id=161Wed, 16 Dec 2015 ZZZr.gordon@IDTechEx.com (Ms Rachel Gordon) The 3D printing industry continues to go from strength to strength. So much so that, depending upon your definition of "robot", half of the market value for industrial robotics will be robots working as 3D printers by 2026.https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/are-3d-printers-robots/8118?rsst2id=161https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/are-3d-printers-robots/8118?rsst2id=161Tue, 21 Jul 2015 ZZZj.harrop@IDTechEx.com (Dr Jonathan Harrop)