MT Magazine March/April 2024

What a Ride: Investment Trends in Additive Manufacturing Additive manufacturing investments cool off and focus on applications and service business approaches to drive the industry’s next stage of growth. BY DAYTON HORVATH DIRECTOR – EMERGING TECHNOLOGY & INVESTMENTS Since 2019, the additive manufacturing industry has ridden a proverbial rollercoaster that hasn’t quite returned to the station. Two years beyond record-breaking investment and acquisition activity and a year into global recessionary concerns, additive manufacturing may be ready for one more climb. Revisiting the best financial leading indicators available will tell if that climb will be realistic and, for some, sustainable.