3D printing technology is moving beyond its decades-long role as a prototyping tool. The technology’s value as a production process has been the Holy Grail for additive manufacturing. 2021 may be the year it booms.

New York City’s new maker space is fortified with 3D printers, robot arms, and virtual reality technology.

Researchers use flakes instead of sheets of the 2D material to optimize the fabrication of next-generation electronic devices.

The addition of Origin’s additive manufacturing technology will “fortify our leadership position as the first choice for polymer 3D printing,” said Stratasys.

A COLDArm robot built by Motiv Space Systems is designed to operate in -279 degrees Fahrenheit for work on the Moon.

Japan’s Toppan Printing and Suntory Group have designed a 3D-printed face shield with a moving part over the mouth to facilitate dining and drinking.

Origin’s proprietary Programmable PhotoPolymerization technology will add up to $200 million incremental annual revenue within five years, said Stratasys.

Dayton Horvath, industry analyst and consultant at NewCap Partners, examined additive manufacturing challenges and future possibilities during Virtual Engineering Week.