ADDITIV Metals Returns June 10! A Virtual Summit Tackling the Biggest Bottlenecks in Metal AM

Metal additive manufacturing is no longer a technology in waiting. The global metal AM market is projected to grow from $6.02 billion to $7.02 billion in 2026 alone (Research And Markets). According to the 2026 Wohlers Report, metals revenue (including powder and wire) grew at 15.3% year-over-year in 2025. The infrastructure is scaling. The question now is whether engineers and operators have the frameworks to scale with it. ADDITIV Metals 2026, hosted by 3Dnatives, with speakers from NASA, General Motors, MIT, and the U.S. Department of War, is built to answer that question. Register HERE.

The summit will take place on Wednesday, June 10th, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:40 PM EDT (4:00 PM to 6:40 PM CEST), and it is free to attend. The event consists of three expert panels, live audience Q&As, and AI-powered networking. Each panel is designed around an unresolved challenge that is actively slowing metal AM adoption in industrial production today. “Metal AM has been ‘almost there’ for a decade. What’s changed in the last few years is that the conversation has shifted from ‘can it be done?’ to ‘why is it taking so long?’ ADDITIV Metals exists to accelerate that second conversation,” Filippos Voulpiotis, Managing Director of 3Dnatives said.

What Will the Panels Cover?

Panel 1: Diverse Metal Roadmaps – When to Push LPBF and When to Pivot to Alternatives (4:10 PM to 4:55 PM CEST)

As laser powder bed fusion matures into a production standard, a new generation of challenger technologies is reshaping the cost-per-part equation. This session addresses the strategic process selection decisions that engineering teams are facing right now. Speakers include Tim Smith (NASA), John Hart (MIT), and Ben Arnold (Tritone Technologies). The discussion will be moderated by Brent Stucker of Wohlers Associates.