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AM investment panel: multi-machine orders, services growth and cost drivers

At the AM Investment Strategies webinar on 5 November, executives from Carbon, Incodema3D, Nikon SLM Solutions and Stratasys described customers moving from single machines to multi-unit production orders. AM Research reported record first-half hardware revenue in 2026, with print services leading growth. The panel also compared cost structures of metal and polymer parts and named qualification and standardisation as the slow points.

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