AMS X Registration Prices Rise August 26: New York AM Business Conference Set for February

The additive manufacturing industry spent the last few years proving it could print parts. Now it is trying to prove it can make money doing it. Additive Manufacturing Strategies, or AMS X, is the conference where that conversation happens, and the 2027 edition returns to New York City February 23-25 with a lineup built entirely around business.

If you are considering attending, this week is the last chance to lock in the early early registration rate of $1,199. That price expires August 26, after which the cost jumps to $1,399. The difference is not trivial, and the agenda gives you a sense of what that money buys.

What AMS X actually is

AMS began in 2018 as a small additive healthcare summit in Washington DC. It has since migrated to Boston, went virtual during the pandemic, and landed in New York, where it has grown into what many attendees call the Davos of 3D printing. The focus is not on printer specifications or filament brands. It is on investment, mergers and acquisitions, supply chains, scaling production, and the economics of turning additive manufacturing into a sustainable business.

The 2027 program packs more than 100 speakers into three days and ten sessions on a single continuous track. That format forces the entire audience into the same room for every talk, which is exactly the point. The goal is to mix CEOs, investors, analysts, and startup founders in a setting where serendipitous conversations can turn into deal flow.

Who is speaking

Stratasys CEO Yoav Zeif will deliver the opening keynote, as he has done for several years running. Formlabs CEO Max Lobovsky, EOS Group CEO Marie Niehaus-Langer, Prusa Research founder Josef Prusa, and Nikon SLM Solutions CEO Sam O'Leary are all confirmed. So are leaders from Materialise, HP, Siemens, VulcanForms, and ADDMAN.

The agenda is organized around business themes rather than technology verticals. Day one covers market forecasts, supply chain resilience, and industrial AM in the United States. Day two turns to scaling production, with sessions on mass manufacturing, energy, construction, healthcare, and aerospace and defense. Day three widens the lens to global adoption and international collaboration, and ends with two CEO roundtables.

One session worth flagging is the Barnes Global Advisors workshop on evaluating additive manufacturing companies for investment. It is aimed at investors who want to separate genuine manufacturing economics from hype, which is a useful filter in any year and especially relevant now.

The business context

AMS X is happening at a moment when the AM industry is consolidating. Privately held shops are getting acquired. Publicly traded companies are merging or being taken private. Defense spending is flowing into additive manufacturing for supply chain resilience. Startups are under pressure to show profitability instead of growth at all costs.

That context explains why the CEO roundtables and M&A panels matter more than the usual product announcements. The technology is mature enough. The question is whether the business models can survive higher interest rates, customer scrutiny, and competition from traditional manufacturing that has gotten better at copying AM advantages.

Should you go

AMS X is not a trade show. There are no booths, no swag, no printer demonstrations. It is a networking and content event for people who already know the technology and need to understand the market. If you are raising capital, looking for acquisition targets, evaluating manufacturing partnerships, or trying to figure out where the industry is heading, the speaker list and the attendee list will justify the registration fee.

The early early rate of $1,199 includes all conference sessions, food functions, and the networking reception on February 23. One-day passes, academic rates, and government options are also available. The deadline for the lowest price is August 26. After that, the standard rate rises to $1,399, and prices will climb again later in the year.