Additive Manufacturing

What Additive Manufacturing does

Additive Manufacturing is a B2B media brand focused on industrial 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) production, serving engineers, manufacturing decision-makers, and AM technology suppliers. It is owned by Gardner Business Media, Inc., a privately held Cincinnati-based media company with 101-250 employees across its portfolio of industrial brands. The brand operates a content-led model built around a multi-channel product portfolio: long-form articles and editorial coverage, The Cool Parts Show (video series), AM Radio (podcast), live and on-demand webinars, The BuildUp newsletter, a Supplier Directory, and industry events including the AM+ Workshop verticals (e.g., Aerospace & Defense).

Name

Additive Manufacturing

Legal name

Gardner Business Media, Inc.

Website

https://additivemanufacturing.media

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Additive Manufacturing is a B2B media brand covering industrial 3D printing and additive manufacturing, serving engineers, manufacturers, and AM technology suppliers through editorial content, video, podcasts, webinars, events, and a supplier directory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Manufacturing Trade Media

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Conferences, Workshops & Industry Events (AM Knowledge Sharing) (IMAAAJAL)

Keywords

• B2B media publishing
• Industrial 3D printing news
• Additive manufacturing coverage
• Manufacturing trade media
• Industry events publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The media brand generates revenue through advertising on its website and digital properties, serving manufacturers and suppliers in the additive manufacturing industry.
2. Subscriptions: Free account registration with optional subscription services for newsletters and magazines providing industry content.
3. Events: The company organizes and hosts events including webinars, workshops, and conferences such as AM+ Workshop: Aerospace & Defense.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Additive Manufacturing is a B2B trade media brand that publishes editorial news, feature articles, technical case studies, video series, podcasts, webinars, and a supplier directory covering the industrial use of 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies for production of functional, end-use parts. The brand reaches industrial manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and AM professionals across aerospace, automotive, defense, medical, dental, and energy sectors through a digital-first content platform.

Product overview

Additive Manufacturing is a media brand by Gardner Business Media that provides comprehensive coverage of industrial 3D printing technologies for production of functional, end-use parts. The platform operates as a multi-channel media property featuring news articles, video content (The Cool Parts Show), podcasts (AM Radio), webinars, and a supplier directory. Coverage spans topics including production, enterprise, sustainability, materials, aerospace, automotive, medical/dental, and various AM processes (LPBF, DED, WAAM, LFAM, SLS, etc.). The brand serves as a content and information resource rather than a product vendor, connecting industry professionals with news, technical content, and supplier resources in the additive manufacturing space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Cool Parts Show A video series featuring in-depth looks at additively manufactured parts, exploring the technology, materials, and applications behind interesting 3D printed components, distributed via YouTube and the Manufacturing Connected platform.
• AM Radio Podcast A podcast covering additive manufacturing topics, featuring interviews with industry experts, discussions of AM trends, and analysis of the technology's role in production, distributed across Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.
• Webinars On-demand and live webinars covering technical topics in additive manufacturing including powder bed fusion, defect detection, electron beam technology, and industry applications, offered to industrial manufacturing professionals.
• Supplier Directory A comprehensive directory of suppliers for additive manufacturing equipment, materials, software, post-processing equipment, and services organized by product category, used by industrial manufacturers to identify qualified AM vendors.
• The BuildUp Newsletter An email newsletter delivering additive manufacturing industry news, trends, and analysis directly to subscribers.
• Events Platform A curated listing of industry events, conferences, trade shows, and webinars related to additive manufacturing and 3D printing, including hosted events such as the AM+ Workshop: Aerospace & Defense and presence at trade shows like IMTS.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Others

• Formnext (Messe Frankfurt): Formnext is the leading global additive-manufacturing trade show organized by Messe Frankfurt. It is comparable as an AM-industry events business and as a sponsor/advertiser channel that competes for AM-vendor marketing budgets alongside Additive Manufacturing's AM+ Workshop events.
• Engineering.com: Engineering.com is an industrial engineering media outlet covering manufacturing technology, including additive manufacturing. It competes for general industrial-professional attention and adjacent advertising but is broader in scope than Additive Manufacturing's AM-only focus.
• SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers): SME is a manufacturing professional association that publishes industry media and runs manufacturing conferences and certifications. It overlaps with Additive Manufacturing in serving industrial manufacturing professionals and in hosting knowledge-sharing events.

Broad incumbents

• CompositesWorld (Gardner Business Media): CompositesWorld is a sister Gardner Business Media title covering composite manufacturing, with overlapping advertiser base in aerospace and industrial production. It is comparable as a vertical industrial media brand under the same parent and competes for cross-brand sponsor attention.
• Plastics Technology (Gardner Business Media): Plastics Technology is a sister Gardner Business Media title covering plastics processing. It is comparable as a vertical industrial-media brand under the same parent and shares advertiser relationships with materials and processing-equipment vendors active in AM.
• Modern Machine Shop (Gardner Business Media): Modern Machine Shop is a sister Gardner Business Media title covering CNC machining and broader metalworking. It competes for a share of the same industrial-manufacturer advertising budget but covers a wider, non-AM-centric scope.

Direct peers

• TCT Magazine (Rapid News Publications): TCT Magazine is a long-established B2B media brand covering additive manufacturing and 3D printing, with a magazine, website, awards, and the TCT Conference events — directly competing with Additive Manufacturing for the same AM audience, advertisers, and event sponsors.
• 3D Printing Industry: 3D Printing Industry is a dedicated online B2B media outlet covering 3D printing and additive manufacturing news, interviews, and analysis. It serves a similar professional AM audience and competes for the same advertising and sponsorship dollars as Additive Manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/addmfgmedia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-8kYw3osuUjTmfn7tWY-MA?sub_confirmation=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/addmfgmedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/addmfgmedia
• Instagraminstagram.com/addmfgmedia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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