In this edition of SLICED, the 3D Printing Industry news digest , we track how additive manufacturing is moving through governance changes, reseller expansion, software-backed education, service launches, and new applications in sport, design, and art.

Read on for updates from AMGTA, Materialise, Carimatec, Axtra3D, Dyndrite, Sculpteo, adidas, and more.

Governance and portfolio shifts at AMGTA and Materialise

Kicking off April’s digest, sustainable additive manufacturing trade group AMGTA has elevated Michigan advanced manufacturing organization Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group (MTDG) from Participating Member to Principal Member and appointed Dean Bartles, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of MTDG, to its Board of Directors effective February 1, 2026.…