Peter Zelinski

Peter Zelinski is a writer and video personality reporting on manufacturing technology and the ways technologies such as 3D printing, artificial intelligence and advanced robotics are shaping manufacturing’s advance. He has traveled the U.S. and much of world reporting on manufacturing as a journalist for over 25 years.

Zelinski founded and served for over a decade as the Editor-in-Chief of “Additive Manufacturing,” a publication covering the advance of 3D printing for industrial production. For over two decades, he wrote for “Modern Machine Shop,” a publication covering CNC machining, serving for six years as its Editor-in-Chief. He also created and co-hosted in “The Cool Parts Show,” a YouTube series on how 3D printing is changing manufacturing. During the pandemic, Zelinski aided the U.S. Air Force in its efforts to communicate with suppliers by serving as host of The Advanced Manufacturing Olympics, a three-day, nationwide virtual event for Air Force manufacturers and innovation partners. Today, he consults with companies that are advancing manufacturing technology, helping them to communicate the promise of their solutions. He is also preparing to launch an independent platform for manufacturing technology reporting.

Zelinski grew up in Mansfield, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in mechanical engineering, and Cincinnati, Ohio, is where he still lives today.