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Colibrium Additive has been awarded a $31 million contract by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The contract is part of the Additive Manufacturing Capability initiative, focused on qualification and...
6K Additive (ASX: 6KA), a U.S. supplier and manufacturer of metal powders for additive manufacturing (AM), has been very busy lately. I caught up with CEO Frank Roberts and Chief...
After decades of tinkering with our individual technologies, billions were poured into speculative claims and optimism. Now the attention is gone, and sometimes it can seem like we’re surrounded by...
HP (NYSE: HPQ) had its best day in over a year this week, with shares jumping more than 7% on Tuesday. Interestingly, the move was quickly tied to 3D printing,...
BIQU has come up with another fascinating Bambu Lab add-on: the Panda Shelter. The post The BIQU Panda Shelter is a Low-Cost Enclosure Solution appeared on Fabbaloo.
The 2026 edition of our AMA: Energy online conference returns on April 30th. Register now! Market intelligence firm CONTEXT has published its Q4 2025 analysis of global 3D printer hardware shipments, with growth concentrated at opposite ends of the price spectrum. The numbers point to a market that has stopped growing uniformly and started reorganizing around two…
Researchers have introduced “3D printed action plots” to map how resin cure responds to different wavelengths, offering a new tool for dialing in vat photopolymerization. The post Wavelength-Dependent SLA: 3D Printed Action Plots appeared on Fabbaloo.
Atlantic Clinic for Upper Limb Prosthetics harnesses Multi Jet Fusion & Vapour Smoothing technology for customised prosthetic devices.
A collaborative initiative called 3Dstore, spearheaded by the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) alongside the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and steelmaking giant CELSA, has brought an unconventional solution to a persistent industrial challenge: unplanned machinery failures. The consortium has engineered a monitoring system driven by a solid oxide battery fabricated through additive manufacturing,…
Naval spare parts logistics, built around centralized warehouses and extended supply chains, has long been a structural vulnerability in defense readiness. 3D printer manufacturer ROBOZE is leading DIgitales partes Ad Necessitatem Armatorum (DIANA), a research and development initiative backed by the Italian Ministry of Defence under the National Military Research Plan, to dismantle that dependency. …
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have developed monolithic solid oxide fuel cells with 3D printed gyroid architectures made from 8YSZ, reporting power-to-weight ratios of about 1 W g⁻¹. According to the team, conventional planar SOFC architectures typically deliver around 0.2 W g⁻¹, making the new design roughly five times higher on that…
It seems every other story we write these days involves a military application. The post Growing Military Demand Drives Strategic Pivot Across 3D Printing Companies appeared on Fabbaloo.
ROBOZE announced an unusual arrangement with the Italian military. The post DIANA Initiative Aims to Transform Naval Logistics With On-Demand 3D Printing appeared on Fabbaloo.
The UK is now investigating the use of Chinese 3D printers by its military. The post UK Launches Inquiry Into Security Risks of Chinese-Made 3D Printing Equipment appeared on Fabbaloo.
We’ve just opened the orders for the INDX conversion kit for the Prusa CORE One/+. You can find all the details on the product page. Still, it makes sense to have everything important summarized in one place. So here’s a clear... The post Prusa CORE One INDX – Unmatched Toolchanger With 8 Nozzles – Orders Now Open! appeared first on Original Prusa 3D Printers.
ROBOZE announced an unusual arrangement with the Italian military. The post DIANA Initiative Aims to Transform Naval Logistics With On-Demand 3D Printing appeared on Fabbaloo.
The UK is now investigating the use of Chinese 3D printers by its military. The post UK Launches Inquiry Into Security Risks of Chinese-Made 3D Printing Equipment appeared on Fabbaloo.
MX3D, a Dutch company specializing in robotic Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), has announced the conclusion of the PIONEER project, an EU Horizon-funded initiative in which the company served as a pilot line leader within a broader European consortium. The effort centered on industrializing automated design, fabrication, and certification workflows for structurally optimized, load-bearing hybrid…
When the Artemis II crew returned to Earth, the headlines focused on what the mission achieved: a successful crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), systems validated, and a program...
I didn’t attend RAPID + TCT this year, so I missed getting to see the Matrix6D platform operating live on the show floor. Thankfully, the CEO and founder of Advanced...
The DIgitales partes Ad Necessitatem Armatorum (DIANA) project is designed to develop new technological infrastructures to support the Italian Armed Forces and the Navy.
We’ll start with event news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as AMUG presented its DINO Award to six members at this year’s conference, and Axtra3D celebrated its five-year anniversary...
The AMGTA says it is designed for use in investor presentations, policy discussions, procurement conversations, and organisational decision-making.
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe explore how workforce scaling, new production models, and R&D incentives are converging to power the next era of U.S. naval dominance. The post America’s Submarine Surge: How Additive Manufacturing Is Powering the Golden Fleet appeared on Fabbaloo.
The Formula E team designs and builds a fully electric race car to compete in the Formula SAE Electric competition every year.
Eplus3D's metal additive manufacturing technology is being harnessed by Hankook Precision Works to support tyre sipes production.
The 3D printing-enabled workflow is said to result in a significant reduction in production timelines.
A new study shows inkjet-printed electrodes built directly on 3D printed parts, pointing to faster, cheaper custom electrochemical devices. The post Hybrid Inkjet Electrodes On 3D Printed Parts appeared on Fabbaloo.
3D printer manufacturer Stratasys has expanded its product lineup with a new PolyJet printer, new software tools for GrabCAD, a new medical silicone for Origin systems, and a new PA12 powder for SAF production. Announced together, the updates target functional prototyping, patient-specific medical devices, automated tooling design, and industrial powder bed manufacturing. At the hardware…
Artec 3D, a 3D scanning hardware and software company, has launched Artec Jet, a mobile LiDAR system for survey-grade 3D mapping across large sites. Introduced alongside new processing software called Artec Twins, the scanner is designed for use by hand, drone, or vehicle in indoor, outdoor, underground, and GPS-denied environments. Captured LiDAR data is processed…
The partnership will feature Velo3D branding on the No. 43 Andretti Performance Porsche at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Dubai-based company Innoventive 3D has released the Vortek, a 3D printed speedboat. The same firm previously made the Cyberfin, reportedly from marine waste. The Vortex looks kind of like it...
Bright Laser Technologies (BLT), a Chinese metal additive manufacturing company, collaborated in the development of smartphone manufacturer OPPO’s Find N6 foldable smartphone by producing titanium 3D printed hinge components used to improve display flatness and minimize creasing. The project followed BLT’s earlier work on the hinge system for the OPPO Find N5 and focused on…
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) and NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute have jointly developed a patent-pending biomimetic tissue substitute that uses 3D printing as its structural backbone, and is now ready for industrial translation. The material, developed under the PolyKARD project, addresses one of biomedical engineering’s most persistent challenges: replicating the nonlinear…
Copper alloys have long been among the most coveted yet most difficult materials in additive manufacturing. Their extraordinary thermal and electrical properties make them indispensable for aerospace, electronics, and advanced energy systems, but their high reflectivity to near-infrared lasers has historically caused defects, instability, and scalability constraints. Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Farsoon Technologies is addressing…
Additive manufacturing has a documentation gap that no design file can fully address. CAD models capture geometry, and process parameters record settings, but neither preserves the engineering rationale behind a critical design revision, or the process adjustment a technician made mid-build to ensure a successful outcome. That informal, decision-making layer is where much of the…
With AMA: Energy 2026 approaching, 3D Printing Industry is taking a closer look at the role of additive manufacturing in the energy sector. When most engineers think about the challenges of nuclear fusion, they think about plasma temperatures of 50 million degrees Celsius, magnetic containment, and tritium fuel cycles. Moataz Attallah, newly appointed Dean of…
A new Kickstarter launch has a 3D printer with several never-seen-before innovations. The post DualCore 3D Printer Combines IDEX Architecture With Simultaneous Dual-Toolhead Printing appeared on Fabbaloo.
A new startup company from Iceland offers an advanced AI tool for metal 3D printing. The post New AI Platform From Euler Analyzes Sensor Data to Improve Metal Print Quality appeared on Fabbaloo.
The contract covers a series of deliverables that are designed to bolster US Navy operational readiness.
I’m looking at a very unusual new metal 3D printer, the EP-M3050 from Eplus3D. Eplus3D specializes in manufacturing rather large-format metal 3D printers, as they have multiple devices of this type currently in their product catalog. This type of machine is quite difficult to produce. There aren’t a lot of large-scale metal 3D printers using… Continue reading The EP-M3050 has a Massive Build Volume and up to 256 Lasers The post The EP-M3050 has a Massive Build Volume and up to 256 Lasers appeared on Fabbaloo.
The feature is said to achieve dimensional accuracy down to 0.03 mm.
They say that good things come in small packages, and that’s certainly the case when it comes to Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF). A leader in micro-precision additive manufacturing, the company...
CONTEXT has published its latest AM machine shipment report for Q4 and Full Year 2025.
Bambu Lab has helped Tandem Ventures develop the WHASER, a 3D printed attachment for a drone that can measure whales. This seems like a nifty tool for researchers. It is...
What does additive manufacturing mean for the future of energy? 3D Printing Industry investigates ahead of AMA: Energy 2026 on April 30th. Additive manufacturing has made real inroads in the energy sector, but its most complex, high-value components are still waiting their turn. Tarun Chand, Technical Sales Specialist at Singapore-based 3D printing and precision manufacturing…
As of March 31, 2026, the Bambu Lab X1, X1 Carbon, and X1E have officially ceased production. The company confirmed that while manufacturing and active sales have ended, support will continue through March 2031, covering spare parts, technical assistance, and firmware security patches. Authorized distributors may still carry remaining units under full warranty, but no…
UK-based automated post-processing specialist AMT and US-based equipment financing company GreatAmerica have teamed up to offer North American manufacturers a fully bundled monthly plan for the PostPro SFX, the company’s desktop vapor smoothing system. Unveiled at RAPID+TCT 2026 in Boston, the arrangement folds every ownership cost, hardware, shipping, consumables, warranty, and import duties, into a…
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi reveal how a 130-year-old welding giant is quietly leading the future of large-scale metal 3D printing. The post Lincoln Electric at AM Strategies Conference: Turning Talk into Industrial Reality appeared on Fabbaloo.