3D + Additive - August 2025

Additive manufacturing tooling hub

Stratasys launched the North American Stratasys Tooling Center (NASTC), a new collaboration with Automation Intelligence at the latter’s manufacturing site in Flint, Michigan. This dedicated tooling hub is designed to help manufacturers validate and scale practical applications for additive manufacturing (AM) in production environments.

The NASTC operates the Stratasys F3300 and F900 3D printers, providing hands-on access to engineering resources, and creates applications focused on critical tooling solutions such as jigs, fixtures, and end-of-arm tooling. The Center will give manufacturers validated proof that additive polymer tooling is a viable choice for production. With manufacturers and suppliers under constant pressure to become more efficient, the NASTC is structured to deliver speed, flexibility, and confidence, combining AM technologies with traditional capabilities. It will also serve as a blueprint for similar tooling hubs worldwide.

Automation Intelligence 
https://automationi.com

Stratasys
https://www.stratasys.com

Strategic sourcing, manufacturing solution

Fathom Digital Manufacturing, a contract manufacturing partner specializing in digital technologies such as additive manufacturing (AM), launched Fathom Edgeworks, a strategic sourcing and manufacturing solution helping customers navigate supply chain volatility through smarter sourcing and global manufacturing agility.

As companies continue to face rapidly shifting tariffs, global instability, and increased pressure on production timelines, Fathom Edgeworks offers an agile, expert-led path forward. The solution combines Fathom’s domestic and international manufacturing network with U.S.-based engineering, compliance support, and logistics.

Fathom Edgeworks is especially valuable for the industries Fathom serves most, such as robotics, medical devices, and semiconductors, where outsourcing is common and tariff exposure can significantly impact cost and timeline.

Fathom Edgeworks
https://fathommfg.com/edgeworks

Subsidiary launched for 3D-printed medical devices

Digital solutions developer Ricoh USA Inc. is forming Ricoh 3D for Healthcare, a new company dedicated to accelerating the adoption of FDA-cleared, patient-specific 3D-printed medical devices. The market for 3D-printed medical devices is projected to grow from $5.59 billion in 2025 to $24.69 billion by 2034, and Ricoh 3D for Healthcare was formed to address this rapid growth, focus on the unique needs of clinical customers, and help drive regulatory guidance and standardization.

Ricoh 3D for Healthcare delivers patient-specific solutions ranging from FDA-cleared anatomic models to on-site, point-of-care manufacturing studios enabling hospitals to have regulated devices manufactured inside their own walls. The company is collaborating with emerging medical technology innovators such as Kallisio, developer of oral stents for head and neck cancer, and Insight Surgery, provider of oncology and osteotomy surgical guides, to manufacture and distribute next-generation, patient-specific devices nationwide.

Ricoh 3D for Healthcare
https://www.ricoh-usa.com/ 3d-for-healthcare