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Monday, April 20
Consumer

Georgetown Engineers Pectin-Based Bone Grafts to Replace Metal Implants

Bone grafting is among the most frequently performed surgical interventions globally. Yet despite their prevalence, these surgeries carry real risks, infection, nerve damage, hemorrhage, and the body’s outright rejection of foreign materials. At Georgetown University, Styliani Alimperti, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology at Georgetown’s School of Medicine, is engineering 3D…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 20, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

Why GE Aerospace Is Pouring €110M Into European Factories Right Now

Aerospace manufacturer GE Aerospace has announced €110 million in capital investment across European manufacturing operations, alongside plans to hire more than 1,000 workers across the continent this year. Italy receives the largest allocation at €77 million, with the remaining €33 million split across Poland, the UK, the Czech Republic, and Romania. The investment breakdown tells…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 20, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

LPBF Aluminum Alloy Adds Heat Resistance And Ductility

Researchers unveiled an LPBF aluminum alloy that stays strong and creep resistant up to 400C with no heat treatment. The post LPBF Aluminum Alloy Adds Heat Resistance And Ductility appeared on Fabbaloo.

Fabbaloo
Apr 20, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

Members Only: RAPID + TCT Recap & Stratasys CEO talks AM optimism and perspective

Conversations, launches and tidbits from the show floor, for this month's Members Only bonus episode of the Additive Insight podcast, TCT Editors Laura Griffiths and Sam Davies recap their time in Boston at RAPID + TCT. We get into key themes, new machines and software, the illusion that trade

TCT
Apr 20, 2026Added 1 month ago
Legislation

Is 3D printing the problem?

Several states including CA and NY are passing laws to deal with gun violence by disabling your 3D printer

makezine.substack.com
Apr 20, 2026Added 1 month ago
Sunday, April 19
Consumer

Hyperion Robotics Opens New Factory to Scale UK Infrastructure

Finnish concrete 3D printing specialist Hyperion Robotics has chosen Flixborough, near Scunthorpe, as the location for its first UK concrete manufacturing facility. The specialist has signed an agreement with Swedish company LKAB Minerals to set up a prefabricated concrete production plant on LKAB’s industrial site in North Lincolnshire. Named Forge I, the factory is scheduled…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 19, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, April 19, 2026

Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week. The post Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, April 19, 2026 appeared on Fabbaloo.

Fabbaloo
Apr 19, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

HOOPS AI reaches general availability with new features to tackle the CAD-ML gap

Introduced as a technology preview in late 2025, Tech Soft 3D has officially launched HOOPS AI framework purpose-built to integrate CAD data into machine learning (ML) pipelines. The product is now generally available, building on a successful beta program with over 30 companies. The launch addresses a problem that has long complicated work for engineers…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 19, 2026Added 1 month ago
Saturday, April 18
Industrial

The Beginning of Prompt-Based Manufacturing? A Look at Wonder 3D

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe highlight how AI-driven tools like Wonder 3D are speeding up design workflows while expanding opportunities for R&D tax credits across digital fabrication. The post The Beginning of Prompt-Based Manufacturing? A Look at Wonder 3D appeared on Fabbaloo.

Fabbaloo
Apr 18, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

Australia Turns to 3D Printing to Rebuild Its Sovereign Supply of a Critical Naval Alloy

A consortium of Australian universities, research institutions, and an advanced manufacturing firm has launched a collaborative initiative to tackle a pressing challenge in naval defense: the domestic production of nickel aluminum bronze (NAB), a high-performance alloy essential to marine propulsion systems. The project, backed by funding from the Queensland Defence Sciences Alliance (QDSA), brings together…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 18, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

FABULOUS and AMT Certify a Complete SLS Workflow for Food-Contact 3D Printed Parts

French materials developer FABULOUS and UK-based post-processing specialist Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) have jointly validated a complete workflow for producing food-contact-compliant parts using SLS 3D printing. The process pairs FABULOUS’s DETECT PA11 bio-based polyamide material with AMT’s PostPro Pure vapor smoothing consumable, and has been confirmed by an accredited independent laboratory against both U.S. FDA…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 18, 2026Added 1 month ago
Friday, April 17
Industrial

BambuStudio Update Adds Color Mixing

Bambu Lab has introduced a new feature to enable multiple colour shades. The post BambuStudio Update Adds Color Mixing appeared on Fabbaloo.

Fabbaloo
Apr 17, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

RAPID Roundup 2026: New Machines and Market Moves

RAPID + TCT 2026 wrapped up yesterday, but the show floor proved there’s a lot happening across the additive manufacturing (AM) space, especially when it comes to new hardware and...

3DPrint.com | Additive Manufacturing Business
Apr 17, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

New Bioengineered Patch Makes Its Own Oxygen to Heal Wounds and Grow Tissue

Researchers from UC Riverside, and Rowan University have developed a bioengineered patch that generates its own oxygen supply, tackling one of tissue engineering’s oldest unsolved problems. The study also saw contributions from UC Berkeley, Tarleton State University in Texas, the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in Los Angeles. Published in Communications Materials, the work describes…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 17, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

Amazon Returns Incident Reveals New 3D Print Application

There’s yet another new application for 3D printing, but this one has to be filed in the “do not do this” category. The post Amazon Returns Incident Reveals New 3D Print Application appeared on Fabbaloo.

Fabbaloo
Apr 17, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

NASA STTR Award Backs Cold Spray Research for GRX-810

A NASA-funded collaboration between the University of Utah, the Pennsylvania State University (PSU), and Colorado-based Elementum 3D is working to unlock reliable manufacturing and repair pathways for GRX-810, a high-performance alloy designed for the extreme heat and reactive conditions inside rocket engines. The project is supported through NASA’s Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 17, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

Stratasys Broadens Its Additive Manufacturing Portfolio with New Materials and Software

At RAPID + TCT 2026, 3D printer OEM Stratasys showcased a series of new materials and software capabilities aimed at widening the scope of its additive manufacturing solutions across key industries. The announcements target both practical usability improvements and application-specific performance, helping manufacturers more readily adopt or scale 3D printing within their production workflows. “These…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 17, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

Hybrid Filler Composites Boost 3D Print Heat Flow

A new research paper looks at hybrid-filler polymer composites that raise thermal conductivity while remaining printable. The post Hybrid Filler Composites Boost 3D Print Heat Flow appeared on Fabbaloo.

Fabbaloo
Apr 17, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

6K Additive Wins $2M Defense Contract to Localize Critical Metal Powders

US-based manufacturer of premium metal powders and alloy additions 6K Additive has been awarded a roughly $2 million Phase II contract, running 18 months, to recover and repurpose discarded metals from U.S. military depots. The targeted materials, nickel, titanium, tungsten, and niobium, share a common thread: each is either partly or entirely sourced from abroad. …

3D Printing Industry
Apr 17, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

GKN Aerospace and AFRL Launch $8.4M TITAN-AM Titanium Programme

Engineering and manufacturing company GKN Aerospace has partnered with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), committing $8.4 million to a new initiative called Titanium Industrialization and Technology Advancement for Near-net Additive Manufacturing (TITAN-AM). The program is designed to utilize wire-based laser metal deposition (LMD-w) for real-world aerospace production, with a particular focus on building…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 17, 2026Added 1 month ago
Thursday, April 16
Industrial

Used Industrial FFF Printers May Be Hitting a Brutal New Reality: Near-Zero Resale Value

A recent secondary-market listing suggests some once-expensive industrial FFF systems may now be worth almost nothing, a shift that says a lot about aging hardware, leasing risk, and pressure from newer low cost alternatives. The post Used Industrial FFF Printers May Be Hitting a Brutal New Reality: Near-Zero Resale Value appeared on Fabbaloo.

Fabbaloo
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

A 3D Printer Mod That Changes Simplifies Prime Lines

Someone has developed a solution to a 3D printing problem I don't think we realize we had. The post A 3D Printer Mod That Changes Simplifies Prime Lines appeared on Fabbaloo.

Fabbaloo
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

trinckle’s Tool Design Software Lands in Stratasys GrabCAD Print

I’m a fan of trinckle, the German startup that offers super easy-to-use tools for creating customized jigs, fixtures, and other 3D printed products. With trinckle, it’s not just designers who...

3DPrint.com | Additive Manufacturing Business
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

Caracol Taps CNC Robotics to Build and Support Its UK Systems

No matter how quickly the economy seems to be changing on the surface, there is no escaping the fact that geography is the foundation of economics, and, in case anyone...

3DPrint.com | Additive Manufacturing Business
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

Portal Space Systems Raises $50M Series A, Hits $250M Valuation

Portal Space Systems has raised a $50 million Series A round, valuing the company at $250 million. The startup is developing maneuverable spacecraft designed to operate more dynamically in orbit,...

3DPrint.com | Additive Manufacturing Business
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

Protracted Wars and Delayed Reconstruction

Charles R. Goulding and Leah Nabangi trace how prolonged conflicts are accelerating 3D printing breakthroughs, setting the stage for a powerful postwar “peace dividend.” The post Protracted Wars and Delayed Reconstruction appeared on Fabbaloo.

Fabbaloo
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

America Makes and NCDMM Launch $14.5M Defense AM Qualification Push

America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have unveiled two new project calls totaling $14.5 million, both backed by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech). The funding targets a persistent bottleneck in defense additive manufacturing: qualification, the rigorous, often slow process of certifying…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

EOS Takes Full Ownership of Metal Powder Specialist Metalpine

Industrial 3D printing firm EOS has completed the acquisition of Austrian metal powder manufacturer Metalpine GmbH, moving from partial shareholder to sole owner after a multi-year investment relationship. The deal deepens EOS’s strategic commitment to materials, with particular emphasis on titanium, a segment where customer demand continues to outpace supply chain capacity. At the heart…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

Eurobearings Integrates Meltio’s Wire Laser Technology to Cut Bearing Production Lead Times by Up to 50%

Heavy industry runs on rotating equipment, turbines, cement mills, rolling machinery, and when those systems stop, the financial impact is immediate. Bearings are the components that keep them turning, and for nearly three decades Italian manufacturer Eurobearings has been building them for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across energy, oil and gas, marine, defense, and heavy…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

Alquist Moves From Pilot to Production With A1 Series Launch

Construction 3D printing firm Alquist has introduced its A1 Series robotic arm platform, backed by the first large-scale commercial deployment of the technology. Fourteen units have changed hands through a combined purchase involving equipment dealer Hugg & Hall and full-service general contractor FMGI, twelve of the larger A1X configuration and two standard A1 units earmarked…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

AM And AI For Wind Turbine Blades At Scale

A new review maps how additive and AI could reshape wind turbine blade production, and what still stands in the way of scaling up. The post AM And AI For Wind Turbine Blades At Scale appeared on Fabbaloo.

Fabbaloo
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

Stratasys Joins DoW Program as Defense Embraces Industrial 3D Printing

Stratasys‘ contract manufacturing arm Stratasys Direct has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of War‘s JAMA IV Pilot Parts Program, a multimillion-dollar initiative to accelerate the validation and deployment of 3D printed components across military platforms. Stratasys already holds Program of Record status with both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Naval Air…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Industrial

EOS Buys Metalpine, but What’s Behind the Move?

EOS has bought Austrian powder manufacturer Metalpine. EOS doesn’t buy companies often. And with increased competition from China, SLM’s profligate spending doesn’t seem like it would be a good idea...

3DPrint.com | Additive Manufacturing Business
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

U.S. Army’s 50-Printer Facility Speeds Battlefield Manufacturing

The U.S. Army has officially inaugurated a dedicated additive manufacturing facility at Picatinny Arsenal, marking one of its most concentrated investments in 3D printing capability to date. Opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 19, the Additive Makerspace gives engineers a purpose-built environment to design, prototype, and manufacture components, compressing timelines that traditional supply chains…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

Western University Uses AI to Predict Ear Growth and 3D Print Earmolds

For families of children with hearing loss, the cycle is relentless: a new earmold fitted, months of appointments, and then another visit because a child’s ear has grown past it again. The ALLEars project, a large-scale collaboration between Western University and Boys Town National Research Hospital in Nebraska, is setting out to break that cycle…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Consumer

Studio RAP to 3D Print Ceramic Columns for Student Housing

A nearly 300-year-old gingko tree, believed to be the first of its kind cultivated outside Asia, is about to inspire one of the most architecturally distinctive student housing projects in the Netherlands. Rotterdam-based Studio RAP has been commissioned to design and 3D print hundreds of custom ceramic tiles for the Gingko Complex in Utrecht, cladding…

3D Printing Industry
Apr 16, 2026Added 1 month ago
Wednesday, April 15
Consumer

A Look at Full Spectrum 3D Printing

Many modern desktop 3D printers include the ability to print in multiple colors. However, this typically only works with a few colors at a time, and the more colors you …read more

Blog – Hackaday
Apr 15, 2026Added 1 month ago