LONDON—Additive manufacturing could reduce U.S. imports from China by 10 percent to 25 percent over the next 20 years, according to a recent report from Fitch Ratings Ltd.

BARCELONA, Spain–HP Inc. recently opened the doors to its 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence here.

GREENBELT, MD—Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center here are using additive manufacturing technology to create printed sensors.

NORTHBROOK, IL—A new standard addresses the indoor air pollution risks associated with additive manufacturing.

NEW YORK—Additive manufacturing has reached many food markets, so it is no surprise that companies like Hershey, Nestlé, Mars Inc. and Mondelez International have been experimenting with 3D-printed chocolate for the last few years to bring more creativeness and innovation to the industry.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a new light-based additive manufacturing process that is up to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing techniques.

PALERMO, Italy—The world's first 3D-printed sailboat was recently unveiled here. It was designed and produced by OCore, a start-up company dedicated to harnessing new manufacturing technologies.

NOTTINGHAM, England—A team of Nottingham Trent University researchers are 3D printing replica human vertebrae that can act and feel like real bone tissue to help train spinal surgeons before they go into live operations.