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2022 Additive Manufacturing Industry Report

The 2022 issue of SME’s Additive Manufacturing Industry Report expands to evaluate the larger additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem. Providing expert opinions, outlooks, case-studies, and insights into how AM is enabling and changing manufacturing across industries.
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Looking Back to See What is Ahead for Industrial Additive Manufacturing

May 19, 2022
Todd Grimm of T. A. Grimm & Associates offers a prediction of the future of additive manufacturing
Todd Grimm
By Todd Grimm President, T.A. Grimm & Associates
Jason Fullmer

Not Just Hype: Making 3D Printing Accessible Across Industries

May 26, 2022
3D printing is an innovative technology that enables advances and flexibility never before possible.
Jason Fullmer
By Jason Fullmer COO, Formlabs

Outlook

  • MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Best Foot Forward: Practicality Rules in Additive Manufacturing

    Amy Bryson March 8, 2026
    Additive manufacturing (AM) is an essential tool in the advanced manufacturing toolkit. Manufacturing Engineering & Technology (MET) connected with Ben Wynne, president and CTO of Intrepid Automation, a San Diego-based provider of industrial AM solutions, to discuss how various industries use 3D printing as a new approach to manage the supply chain, enable local production, reduce waste and expand design possibilities.
  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

    AI Can Elevate Manufacturing Safety, But Accountability Must Stay Human

    Tom Goodmanson, CEO, EcoOnline March 8, 2026
    Manufacturers are asked to do more with less every day. Higher output. Tighter margins. Fewer skilled workers. More regulatory pressure. So, it’s no surprise that AI is gaining traction, including in environmental, health and safety (EHS).
  • LEADERSHIP INNOVATION

    Taking Stock on International Women's Day

    Amy Bryson March 8, 2026
    International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8, was established in 1911 to celebrate women’s voices and achievements, as well as raise awareness about discrimination and barriers many face to achieve leadership roles. It’s a time to take stock of progress and the work needed to achieve gender equity. Different voices, views and opinions are the backbone of critical thinking, which is essential to solve manufacturing’s toughest problems.

Overview

  • MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Best Foot Forward: Practicality Rules in Additive Manufacturing

    Amy Bryson March 8, 2026
    Additive manufacturing (AM) is an essential tool in the advanced manufacturing toolkit. Manufacturing Engineering & Technology (MET) connected with Ben Wynne, president and CTO of Intrepid Automation, a San Diego-based provider of industrial AM solutions, to discuss how various industries use 3D printing as a new approach to manage the supply chain, enable local production, reduce waste and expand design possibilities.
  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

    AI Can Elevate Manufacturing Safety, But Accountability Must Stay Human

    Tom Goodmanson, CEO, EcoOnline March 8, 2026
    Manufacturers are asked to do more with less every day. Higher output. Tighter margins. Fewer skilled workers. More regulatory pressure. So, it’s no surprise that AI is gaining traction, including in environmental, health and safety (EHS).
  • LEADERSHIP INNOVATION

    Taking Stock on International Women's Day

    Amy Bryson March 8, 2026
    International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8, was established in 1911 to celebrate women’s voices and achievements, as well as raise awareness about discrimination and barriers many face to achieve leadership roles. It’s a time to take stock of progress and the work needed to achieve gender equity. Different voices, views and opinions are the backbone of critical thinking, which is essential to solve manufacturing’s toughest problems.

Point of Care

  • MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

    Best Foot Forward: Practicality Rules in Additive Manufacturing

    Amy Bryson March 8, 2026
    Additive manufacturing (AM) is an essential tool in the advanced manufacturing toolkit. Manufacturing Engineering & Technology (MET) connected with Ben Wynne, president and CTO of Intrepid Automation, a San Diego-based provider of industrial AM solutions, to discuss how various industries use 3D printing as a new approach to manage the supply chain, enable local production, reduce waste and expand design possibilities.
  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

    AI Can Elevate Manufacturing Safety, But Accountability Must Stay Human

    Tom Goodmanson, CEO, EcoOnline March 8, 2026
    Manufacturers are asked to do more with less every day. Higher output. Tighter margins. Fewer skilled workers. More regulatory pressure. So, it’s no surprise that AI is gaining traction, including in environmental, health and safety (EHS).
  • LEADERSHIP INNOVATION

    Taking Stock on International Women's Day

    Amy Bryson March 8, 2026
    International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8, was established in 1911 to celebrate women’s voices and achievements, as well as raise awareness about discrimination and barriers many face to achieve leadership roles. It’s a time to take stock of progress and the work needed to achieve gender equity. Different voices, views and opinions are the backbone of critical thinking, which is essential to solve manufacturing’s toughest problems.