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The two companies are co-developing an advanced liquid hydrogen-to-coolant heat exchanger for a next-generation hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) endurance race car.
The company says the site boasts nearly 10 million cubic feet of production space.
Massachusetts is making a major bet on industrial 3D printing. As part of a new $52 million package of state tax credits to support business expansion, the Massachusetts Economic Assistance...
This is truly an exciting moment in the SLS market. With HP‘s release of the 1200 and Formlabs‘ release of the X1, we can see the SLS market heating up....
Jaden Smith may have just brought 3D printed footwear into one of fashion’s most famous red-soled shoes. It all started during Paris Fashion Week, where Christian Louboutin presented its Men’s...
Nasdaq-listed launch and space systems company Rocket Lab Corporation and global satellite network operator Iridium Communications have signed a definitive agreement for Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium, valuing Iridium shares at $54 a piece through a combination of cash and stock and putting its enterprise value at roughly $8 billion. The combination creates a single,…
Google is opening up its newest wearable to the maker community, releasing hardware blueprints for the Fitbit Air just weeks after its launch and inviting owners to design and 3D print their own accessories. The move builds on the device’s already-swappable design, and independent makers have already started publishing printable projects, with Google now extending…
Italian additive manufacturer Valland, together with the Politecnico di Torino, the Politecnico di Bari, and the Fontana Group, has confirmed under Italy’s Accordi per l’Innovazione-backed ToZero project that recycled automotive aluminum scrap can be turned into powder suitable for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), cutting a demonstrator part’s carbon footprint, though a lingering print-speed gap…
Researchers from Auburn University and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center have demonstrated that conductive metal structures can be printed in microgravity without liquid inks, using a compact, self-contained system that generates, deposits, and sinters metal nanoparticles on demand. The work, published in npj Advanced Manufacturing, presents results from a two-day parabolic flight campaign and represents…
3D printing footwear company Zellerfeld has announced a partnership with Volumental to connect precision foot scanning directly into its on-demand shoe manufacturing platform. Under the arrangement, foot geometry captured through Volumental’s in-store and mobile scanning experiences feeds into Zellerfeld’s 3D printing pipeline, allowing each shoe to be produced to the specific contours of an individual…
Austal, Curtin University, and the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) have launched a $600,000 joint research project aimed at helping Australia’s maritime and defense sector determine where additive manufacturing (AM) actually makes sense to use. The 18-month project will produce a structured framework for evaluating components against operational, commercial, technical, and regulatory criteria, moving…
Digital manufacturing firm VulcanForms is set to build a facility of up to one million square feet at its existing Devens, Massachusetts site. The Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved $21.26 million in state tax credits for the project under the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP), a performance-based initiative that ties credits to job…
They’re a familiar sight at trade shows: Chinese powder companies with barren stands lacking parts. There’s maybe some glass vessel with powder in it and a semi-complete data sheet, but...
Australia’s Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) works with 70 industry partners to deliver collaborative R&D projects. They also work on workforce development and technology transfer. It’s kind of analogous...
For more than two decades, lithium-ion batteries have powered almost everything around us. They are inside smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles, drones, and even many medical devices. Batteries have improved a...
We’re focused on healthcare and research in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, including 3D printed prosthetics, patient-specific implants, drug delivery, and more. Read on for all the details! Students from...
In additive manufacturing for space hardware, the parts easiest to print are often the hardest to certify. A forging and a weld seam unified into one printed piece sounds like pure upside, until someone has to prove it will not fail under pressure in orbit. That was the case Andrew Thompson, Manager of Northrop Grumman’s…
A new flight test vehicle from the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) shows what happens when AI, supercomputing, and 3D printing get folded into a single design pipeline. Called Aires Tide, the proof-of-concept aircraft was engineered to test whether national security hardware can move from blueprint to airborne test article on a…
AM Solutions is releasing the S1 Basic, a small automated depowdering tool. The Rösler subsidiary is looking to make its products more accessible. The unit could be used in low-volume...
Discover the key differences between aluminium and plastic in 3D printing. Compare strength, weight, heat resistance, and cost for industrial applications. The post Aluminium vs. Plastic in 3D Printing: What’s Right for Your Project? appeared first on Shapeways Blog.
Designer Rameshwari Jonnalagedda has created Minimal Matter, a system of 3D printed terracotta components built around the mathematics of minimal surfaces, the same geometric principles found in soap films, leaf veins, and cellular membranes. Rather than producing a single fixed object, Jonnalagedda has built a flexible framework: depending on how its geometry is tuned, the…
In additive manufacturing (AM) in aerospace and defense, documentation overhead is one of the most persistent barriers to getting parts into production. Boeing was sitting on a substantial backlog of technical data packages for casting and 3D printed parts, at a cost its engineering teams could no longer absorb. Authentise, a Philadelphia-headquartered digital workflow management…
The race to build the next generation of reusable spacecraft just got another boost. Dawn Aerospace has landed $25 million in Series B funding to help scale its reusable space...
The Department of Energy‘s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is part of the US government that manages the US nuclear stockpile, helping to upgrade, improve, and maintain nuclear weapons, and...
In the oil and gas industry, every day of unplanned downtime can translate into significant operational and financial losses. When a critical component is unavailable, operators may wait days or...
There’s a jig sitting in a drawer at most aerospace and automotive shops. Making it meant calling a machinist, waiting weeks, and paying for a block of aluminum to be carved down into something used maybe 50 times before the design changed. Additive manufacturing was supposed to fix that. And it has, at small scales.…
With AMAA: Aerospace, Space & Defense returning to place mission-critical additive manufacturing applications under the spotlight, our pre-event series returns to focus on speakers from across the sector examining where 3D printing is moving from design freedom into functional hardware. Among them is Ryan Watkins, a Research Engineer specializing in mechanics at NASA Jet Propulsion…
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) researchers are using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing to repair fatigue cracks in bridges and steel structures, printing customized metal reinforcements directly onto damaged components rather than replacing them entirely. The process, known as WAAM, works by feeding a welding wire through a robotic arm that deposits…
UC Santa Barbara has secured $1.15 million from the National Science Foundation to acquire a nanoscale 3D printing system based on two-photon photolithography (2PP), technology that moves additive manufacturing beyond flat layering into true three-dimensional structures at resolutions down to 10 nanometers. The grant, led by electrical and computer engineering professor Galan Moody alongside four…
SHINING 3D Dental, dental division of Chinese company SHINING 3D, officially brought the Ceramix-Nano to market on June 18, stepping into the growing race for compact, clinic-ready ceramic printers with a device that sits on a countertop and delivers permanent restorations before a patient leaves the chair. The machine produces crowns, veneers, inlays, onlays, and…
Israel-based Massivit has unveiled RapidWings, a global network of local, on-demand sovereign production facilities designed to overcome composite manufacturing bottlenecks in defense. Already operational in Israel, the network is now actively recruiting certified manufacturers in the US and Europe. “Defense is a necessity worldwide. By cutting manufacturing times, RapidWings’ proprietary technology could save defense and…
Queen’s University Canada engineering students have spent three years developing a mechanical, electronics-free 3D printed prosthetic for above-elbow amputees, filling a design gap that left migrants on the Thailand-Myanmar border without options. Biomedical computing student Emese Elkind has led a Queen’s engineering team working with the Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF), an NGO near the…
Filomeno Martina on whether the AM sector is doing well enough to convey the value of its technologies, how AM machines should be priced, and why we need a more useful framework for evaluating industrial AM cost.
I recently wrote about the US Navy’s development of the Advanced Integrated Mobile Machine Shop (AIMMS), a containerized unit built around the Phillips Additive Hybrid system, which combines DED and...
Bittele Electronics is a PCB manufacturing and assembly provider supporting engineers, startups, makers, and product development teams with electronic hardware projects. For those who want to simplify the process from circuit board fabrication to component sourcing and assembly, Bittele offers turnkey PCB assembly services designed to help move projects from prototype to production more efficiently. […] The post Bittele Electronics: Turnkey PCB Assembly and Manufacturing Services appeared first on 3DWithUs – 3D Printing, Scanning, Design Guides & Forums.
Rocket Lab is buying Iridium for $8 billion in a cash-and-stock deal worth $54 per share. Shareholders will receive $27 in cash plus additional Rocket Lab common stock. The company...
Long summer days are perfect for bringing new projects to life. Plus, a 3D printer is a great end-of-school-year gift idea for creative students. To help you gear up for new creations, we've prepared a Flash Summer Deal on two of... The post Flash Summer Deal 2026: 20% Off MK4S & Reduced CORE One+ Shipping! appeared first on Original Prusa 3D Printers.
For creators, makers, studios, and small businesses, color has remained one of the biggest barriers in digital fabrication. Multi-color FDM is limited in detail and often creates waste towers, while...
The University of Miami‘s Miller School of Medicine has opened a new bioprinting facility that is already being used to create living tissues, patient-specific implants, and advanced drug delivery systems....
Greg Kerkstra is part of a family business that leads in the precast concrete industry. They’ve now turned to Progress Group’s large-format binder-jet concrete technology, which we covered here in...
When a warship cannot leave port because a decades-old part no longer exists anywhere in the supply chain, the daily cost to the taxpayer is in millions. The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has spent £6.25M on Project Tampa (including up to £5M with industry), a four-spiral defense additive manufacturing program designed to address obsolescence…
The UK’s Submarine Delivery Group, part of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise, has moved additive manufacturing from experimental tool to frontline maintenance capability, deploying on-site 3D printing workshops at HM Naval Base Clyde and establishing a dedicated team to reduce the supply chain delays that keep submarines alongside longer than necessary. The SDG Additive Manufacturing team,…
The Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support Product Test Center in Columbus, Ohio has integrated additive manufacturing into its quality assurance operations, reducing fixture production times from months to hours and freeing up staff capacity in the process. The facility tests around 3,000 items per year across its electronics and mechanical labs, with a 30-day window…
Montreal-based lighting manufacturer Eureka, part of the Acuity Brands portfolio, has introduced the River Luminaire series, a collection of 13 decorative lighting fixtures. For the first time, Eureka has incorporated large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) into its product lineup, partnering with Florida-based Haddy to realize shapes and textures that traditional manufacturing simply cannot achieve. The collection…
As LPBF parts grow more complex, depowdering can no longer be an afterthought. Solukon's SPR-Pathfinder® PRO brings simulation depth, process transparency, and accurate time prediction to the most demanding geometries in metal additive manufacturing.
After raising $22m, Foundation Alloy's Jake Guglin speaks to TCT Group Content Manager Sam Davies.
Artist Kimberly Callas sees something different when she looks at a 3D printer. Where others see a machine for making parts, she sees a way to tell stories about the...
We’re starting with a story about a grant for advanced nanoscale 3D printing in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then on to metal additive manufacturing (AM) for defense...
Chicago-based 3D printing quality assurance software developer Phase3D, has closed a $2.9 million funding round. Quest Venture Partners led the raise, with participation from Trinity Capital, Kinisis Ventures, Leroy Street Capital Partners, Asimov Ventures, and others. The round was oversubscribed. Proceeds will fund scaled manufacturing of Fringe Inspection, the company’s structured-light heightmap sensor, along with…
3D printing software developer 3YOURMIND and Phillips Corporation Federal Division are participating in a distributed manufacturing experiment organized by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) as part of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercise, running from June 24 to July 31 around the Hawaiian Islands. The experiment, conducted through the NPS Consortium for…