#3DExpress: Prusa Research Will Manufacture 3D Printers and Filaments in the USA

It is time once again for #3DExpress, where we tell you all about some of the most interesting tidbits of news from the week. To start with, Prusa Research will be setting up in Delaware and will thus be also selling its 3D printers and filaments directly from the USA. Great news for the American maker community! Next, Renishaw has joined the American Additive Manufacturing Coalition in an effort to help educate US policymakers on the benefits and use of AM in the country. In more American news, Nikon has announced Nikon AM Synergy which will be based in Long Beach, California and help scale up adoption of metal AM. Moving away from the States, BLT, which has had a very successful year in 2024, has announced its new Titanium powder for metal 3D printing and a hospital in Bolivia is adopting AM for traumatology. Happy reading and be sure to let us know which you found the most interesting!

Prusa Research Sets Up in the USA

The Czech 3D printing specialist Prusa 3D is taking a big step overseas and expanding into the USA. From now on, assembly, production and repair will take place in both Delaware and Prague. Prusa currently employs around 30 people in the USA and the number of jobs is set to increase slowly but surely in the coming months. The Czech 3D printer manufacturer is planning to establish a long-term presence in the USA and become the leading US manufacturer of printers and filaments within the next twelve months. The American maker community should be pleased about Prusa’s internationalization, as this means that shorter delivery times for Prusa hardware, some of the most popular in this space, can be expected in the future.

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Renishaw Joins US-Based Additive Manufacturing Coalition

Renishaw has announced that it will be joining the Additive Manufacturing Coalition, an American group that is working to advance public policy choices that encourage the use of AM in the United States. It has already been clear since Biden’s AM Forward Initiative that 3D printing is on the radar for US politicians, but education still lacks. This is the reasoning behind Renishaw’s decision to join as they hope to educate decision makers, stakeholders and the public about the importance of AM in national security, health, information security, manufacturing and more. “As the use of AM expands further and into new markets, the AM Coalition helps stand as a voice in support of all that AM has to offer,” explains John Laureto, AM Business Manager Americas, at Renishaw Inc. “As a member, we will help drive AM use to improve economic prosperity and national security.”