Industry
What happened to the on-demand manufacturing platforms, and what comes next.
Industry
Why did MISUMI pay $350 million for Fictiv? The buyer wants one order, not five
MISUMI bought Fictiv for $350M (announced April 2025, closed June 2025). What each company does, what the deal signals, what changes for small hardware teams.
IndustryWhat happened to on-demand manufacturing marketplaces? Eight names, one pattern
Plethora, Voodoo, Fast Radius, MakeTime, MFG.com, 3D Hubs, Shapeways, Fictiv: what closed, what sold, why, and what the next marketplace looks like in 2026.