Ian Wright Senior Editor

Ian is a senior editor at engineering.com, covering additive manufacturing and 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. Ian holds bachelors and masters degrees in philosophy from McMaster University and spent six years pursuing a doctoral degree at York University before withdrawing in good standing.

latest from Ian Wright

New volumetric additive manufacturing method slashes production times

July 21, 2025

Sparse-view irradiation processing reduces computation and printing time by an order of magnitude.

What’s happening inside Materialise HQ – Part 2

July 17, 2025

Oak Ridge and JuggerBot 3D collaborate on new materials development

July 15, 2025

Aerospace and Defense

Understanding military product lifecycles

July 11, 2025

Who has the best customer support in 3D printing?

July 10, 2025

Aerospace and Defense

How important is sustainability in the aerospace industry?

May 27, 2025

3D printed STOMP device aids tissue engineering

May 26, 2025

AI tool traces 3D printed parts using photographs

May 22, 2025

I love lattices

May 20, 2025

Nikon SLM Solutions announces collaboration on naval propulsion

May 14, 2025

3D printed heat exchanger achieves 28% increase in gravimetric power density

May 13, 2025

US Navy funds EOS to train Maritime Industrial Base suppliers

May 12, 2025

A new approach for 3D printing inside the body

May 12, 2025

Making additive manufacturing sustainable

May 9, 2025

Velo3D gaining ground in defense

May 5, 2025

Ricoh introduces new material jetting technology in Japan

May 1, 2025

Additive manufacturing progress update – APR 2025

April 30, 2025