MeitY initiative could accelerate the transition of 3D printing from prototyping to real-world production
The Additive Manufacturing (AM) Industry Meet held on 18 August 2026 marks an important step towards strengthening India’s Additive Manufacturing ecosystem. With MeitY’s focus on the National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing (NSAM) 2.0, the industry now has an opportunity to move beyond the traditional use of 3D printing for prototyping and accelerate its adoption for real-world applications.
Dr. Shibu John, Managing Editor & Founder, 3D GRAPHY NEWS, and Founder & CEO, 3D GRAPHY LLP, believes NSAM 2.0 can become an important catalyst for the next phase of AM growth in India.
“The future of Additive Manufacturing is beyond prototyping. We need to identify the right products and applications where 3D printing offers a genuine advantage over conventional manufacturing—whether through mass customisation, complex geometries, lightweighting, low-volume production or faster innovation.”
Dr. John leads 3D GRAPHY LLP, a 3D technology consortium operating in India for more than a decade and working closely with MeitY and 30+ industry associations across Engineering, Architecture, Industrial Manufacturing, Dental and Medical sectors.
From Technology to Commercialisation
The Industry Meet highlighted the need for stronger collaboration between 3D technology companies, industry, academia, government and end users. The next phase must focus on converting technological capabilities into commercially viable products and applications.
According to the industry experts who joined the meeting and suggested the main areas which need attention:
Certification & Standardisation: Clear standards for materials, processes, quality and certification of 3D-printed parts are essential for wider industrial adoption.
Design for Additive Manufacturing: Education and training in DfAM must become a priority so engineers learn to design products specifically for additive processes rather than simply adapting conventional designs.
Innovation & Mass Customisation: Each sector must identify applications where AM can deliver something difficult, expensive or impossible to achieve through conventional manufacturing.
From aerospace and defence to automotive, healthcare, dental, architecture, energy and industrial manufacturing, the potential lies in using AM where it creates measurable value.
Dr. Shibu John,
Managing Editor & Founder, 3D Graphy News
Founder & CEO, 3D GRAPHY LLP
“India does not need to 3D print everything. We need to identify the right things to 3D print—and build the ecosystem, standards and skills required to do it at scale.”
Dr. John appreciated the initiative led by Dr. Sankha Dip Das, Scientist E, MeitY, and Mr. Jaspreet Sidhu, CEO, NCAM, for bringing technology stakeholders and industry closer together.
3D GRAPHY NEWS: Taking AM to the End User
A detailed report from the Industry Meet will be prepared and featured through 3D GRAPHY NEWS, an online news platform dedicated to 3D technologies and AI-enabled Digital Twin solutions.
The objective is to take the key developments, opportunities and insights from the AM ecosystem directly to end users across sectors and encourage informed adoption.
” NSAM 2.0 can be more than a policy framework—it can become a catalyst for India to move from 3D printing experimentation to innovation, certification, commercialisation and large-scale adoption”.
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