Hand-curated links from trusted 3D printing publications, updated throughout the day.
Shenzhen Tuozhu Technology has filed a patent application for a 3D printer control system that manages heating loads more intelligently. The post Bambu Lab Patent Describes Smarter 3D Printer Heating appeared on Fabbaloo.
Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) started 2026 with a much larger first quarter business than it had a year ago, mainly because Markforged is now part of the company and included...
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe break down how Schaeffler is blending automation and additive manufacturing to tackle labor shortages and redefine production flexibility. The post On Schaeffler’s Factory Floor, Robots and 3D Printers Are Rewriting the Rules appeared on Fabbaloo.
To look at the Biden administration and the Trump administration that succeeded it and find areas of policy overlap is obviously a bit of a challenge. But such areas certainly...
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take a closer look at Titomic’s growing academic footprint and what its new Iowa State partnership reveals about the future of cold spray technology. The post Titomic Lands at Iowa State: Cold Spray Moves Further into Research and Industry appeared on Fabbaloo.
A new open-access paper proposes a verifiable mapping between toolhead speed and vibration frequency on desktop FFF machines, aiming to make input shaping easier and improve high-speed print quality by targeting mechanical resonances more directly. The post Researchers Map Speed To Resonance In Desktop FFF Printers appeared on Fabbaloo.
For many years, LEHVOSS has made specialized 3D printing materials such as high-temperature polyamide and high-flow PEEK. Now it has teamed up with MORSAN to develop a 3D printing offering...
Ahmedabad-based space research and technology company AAKA Space Studio has 3D printed a physical radiation shield using materials engineered to replicate the chemical composition of Martian soil. The shield was demonstrated at an analog space mission in Gujarat, with raw materials sourced from Salem and Ariyalur from Tamil Nadu. According to a news report, the…
WoolyFil uses wool-based colorants to color filament. Companies Wool Source, which makes pigments from wool, partnered with filament firm KiwiFil to develop pigments with around 92% to 98% biobased content. In...
Bambu Lab announced the availability of a line of food-safe 3D printer filament materials. The post Bambu Lab Launches Food Safe Filament … In China appeared on Fabbaloo.
Two new polymer studies explore methods to biologically dismantle plastic. The post Researchers Explore Two Very Different Routes To Plastic Breakdown appeared on Fabbaloo.
DMG MORI UK, the British division of machine tool manufacturer DMG MORI, has introduced the LASERTEC 65 DED hybrid 2, a second-generation production centre combining directed energy deposition (DED) with 5-axis machining and measurement in a single setup. Launched earlier this year at the company’s open house in Pfronten, southern Germany, the system is designed…
Researchers in Singapore have published a review mapping the country’s recent contributions to biofabrication and biomanufacturing, from waste-derived biomaterials and 3D bioprinting to cultivated food, regenerative medicine, microneedles, and bioelectronics. Published in Bio-Design and Manufacturing, the review examines work led by Singapore-based research groups across three areas: bio-derived materials, enabling manufacturing technologies, and emerging applications.…
Interspectral will work with Saab, AMEXCI and Scaleout Systems as part of a Sweden national innovation agency program.
Roboze has acquired DiManEx. Wait, who are they? The post Roboze Strengthens Digital Supply Chain Strategy With Acquisition of DiManEx appeared on Fabbaloo.
This is Part 1 of a two-part PRO series examining where infrastructure investment is flowing and how those trends are reshaping manufacturing, energy, logistics, and additive manufacturing. Part 2, by...
The F1 team has been working with 3D Systems' Application Innovation Group.
A shift is underway in drone manufacturing. Government programs like the U.S. Department of War’s Drone Dominance, a $1.1 billion effort to deliver low-cost, one-way attack (OWA) sUAS at scale,...
Shipbuilding giant Austal USA recently announced the launch of the Digital SEA (Secure Exchange for Additive) platform, which should play a major role in expanding accessibility to the sorts of...
The company enables industries to tailor and customise their solutions to create & repair metal parts.
This week’s selection is the Spooletarium by Printables contributor M4NU. The post Design of the Week: Spooletarium appeared on Fabbaloo.
Lockheed Martin, the US aerospace and defense company, is advancing laser powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing to enable faster operational readiness for next-generation aircraft, hypersonic systems, and electric propulsion platforms. The effort is tied to supply chain resilience and to shorter design-to-flight timelines for thermal management components used in aerospace and defense manufacturing. High-performance electronics and…
Research from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research shows that ordinary pipetting can leave evaporating water drops carrying enough charge to undergo repeated Coulomb fissions on lubricated surfaces, a result that could inform nanoscale fabrication and other droplet-based…
Meteor Inkjet, a Cambridge, UK-based supplier of industrial inkjet printhead driving solutions, has received a King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. One of 36 organisations in the UK recognised this year, the company was honoured for commercially successful products, services, and management that benefit the environment, society, and the economy. Its technology is used…
Researchers from Jiangnan University, a research university in Wuxi, China, and Jiangda Vibration Isolator Co., Ltd., a vibration-control manufacturer based in the same city, have developed a 3D printed silicone rubber lattice designed to resist fungal growth while absorbing vibration and repeated compression in marine environments. Reported in a study published in Advanced Composites and…
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) have tested full-scale 3D printed concrete walls under simulated earthquake conditions and experimentally validated a design framework for seismic applications. Published in the Journal of Building Engineering, the study addresses a procedural gap that has constrained the technology’s reach: no standardised building code specifically addresses…
Researchers at Tsinghua University have developed a volumetric 3D printing method that produced millimetre-scale polymer structures in as little as 0.6 seconds. Called digital incoherent synthesis of holographic light fields (DISH), the method uses holographically optimized light projections delivered through a high-speed rotating periscope, removing the need to rotate the resin container during printing. Published…
A new research review looks at how computer vision and machine learning could be used to spot defects in 3D printed concrete. The post Computer Vision And ML Defect Detection In Concrete AM appeared on Fabbaloo.
High-performance 3D printing materials company Tectonic 3D has bought the 3D printing materials portfolio of Solvay. The Syensqo portfolio, including PEEK AM Filament MS NT1, PEEK CF10 LS1, PPSU, NT1 HC,...
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) started 2026 with lower revenue and a larger loss as customers continued to slow down spending on new 3D printers. Still, the company pointed to stable recurring...
The discussion centres around the Aeropsace Technology Institute's 2024 Additive Manufacturing Strategy.
A POV, or Point of View, camera rig, is a wearable support system that helps filmographers capture first-person footage, making the images more immersive. Some good examples of movies shot...
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, May 10, 2026 appeared on Fabbaloo.
In 3D Printing News Briefs this weekend, 6K Additive has appointed a new COO and released its Q1 financials. Rolls-Royce opened a new AM Development Cell, and MODIX launched its...
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe detail the R&D tax credit implications for medical device innovators who overcome manufacturing uncertainties to produce unique brackets individualized across six distinct dimensions. The post Generative Braces Move Into Metal: An Interview with LightForce’s James Lawton appeared on Fabbaloo.
Multinational printing firm HP’s additive manufacturing division used RAPID + TCT 2026 to announce its smallest Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printer yet, alongside updates across its polymer and metal platforms. The centerpiece announcement is the HP MJF 1200 3D Printer, a compact system with a 12-liter build volume. HP is positioning it as an…
Perhaps this is a controversial viewpoint, but I am now thinking that recycling of 3D print waste is a lost cause. The post Why Recycling 3D Printer Scraps Will Never Work appeared on Fabbaloo.
Wool filament? Not exactly. The post “WoolyFil” Uses Natural Wool Pigments to Color PLA Filament appeared on Fabbaloo.
Technical University of Denmark has patented a resin 3D printing concept that moves the optics instead of exposing a whole layer at once. The post DTU Patent Targets Scanned Vat Photopolymerization appeared on Fabbaloo.
Shares of Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) surged on Thursday, May 7, after the company reported record first-quarter 2026 results and announced a major partnership with Siemens. The stock climbed as much...
In the summer of 2025, the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) opened a new advanced manufacturing facility at Schofield Barracks, the Hawaiian home of the US Army’s 25th Infantry Division. INDOPACOM...
A friend of mine, Ed Davis, once pointed out the level of strategic replication in additive. I wasn’t aware of it before and haven’t been able to unsee it since....
Researchers at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new way to 3D print materials that can move on their own, bending, twisting,...
It follows a similar decision earlier this year to sell its RapidFit business to its management team.
There’s a new tool to help you manage your inventory of 3D printer filament. The post 3D Print Manager Streamlines Filament Inventory for Small Print Farms appeared on Fabbaloo.
The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded Nikon AM Synergy, a contract under the JAMA IV IDIQ Pilot Parts Program, bringing the company into the US military’s AM supply chain as a direct production partner. The DLA is using this pilot to determine whether additive manufacturing can reliably replace conventional production methods for critical…
Multi-color 3D printing has become one of the most visible trends in desktop and prosumer FDM 3D printing. From decorative models to functional parts with different materials, the appeal is clear. The challenge, however, is that many current systems still rely on filament switching through a single extrusion path, which often leads to purging, wasted […] The post Nozzle Switching vs Filament Switching: A New Approach to Multi-Color 3D Printing Efficiency appeared first on 3DWithUs – 3D Printing, Scanning, Design Guides & Forums.
Researchers have demonstrated 3D printed cubic microbubbles with enclosed, ultra-thin walls and extreme aspect ratios. The post Researchers 3D Print Cubic Microbubbles With Ultra-High Aspect Ratios appeared on Fabbaloo.
After spotting a crack in a 60-year old arrestor system lever arm at Soo Lock, the USACE tapped Lincoln Electric to provide the solution.
Materialise (Euronext and NASDAQ: MTLS) started 2026 with stable revenue, stronger margins, and better operating profit, helped by growth in medical and improved profitability in software. The Belgian 3D printing...