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The funding is designed to provide greater access to STEM education for children and young people attending specialist schools due to complex health needs or long stays in hospital.
The company says the expanded fleet of Jet Fusion 5620 Pro printers will bring its total HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) machine capacity to more than 125 systems.
The company, which specialises in micro-precision 3D printing, will debut the system at Formnext in Frankfurt.
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Under the terms of the agreement, 6K Additive will provide Nickel 718 alloy powder to support ADDMAN's service to the aerospace, defence, and energy sectors.
For years, simply proving that a rail part could be 3D printed was a big step. Now, that is becoming the easy part. Rail companies want to know whether those...
The nature of the AI boom seems no clearer despite its persistence, yet it persists. For one thing, as I’ve discussed before, people really seem to dislike data centers. American...
Carbon has successfully defended a key European patent covering its dual-cure 3D printing technology after a multi-year challenge from a competitor. The California-based additive manufacturing company announced on September 28...
A Board of Appeal at the European Patent Office (EPO) has maintained Carbon’s European Patent No. 3158400 in amended form, closing a proceeding that ran through two levels of EPO review over roughly three and a half years. Titled “Methods of Producing Three-Dimensional Objects from Materials Having Multiple Mechanisms of Hardening,” the patent covers a…
AM Research New market research: AM Research is building its new Additive Manufacturing Services Market 2.0 model. View the report and preorder here → In case you haven’t heard, at...
Explore how defense additive manufacturing can strengthen supply chain resilience through digital inventory, production data and alternative manufacturing routes. The post Manufacturing Sovereignty Is About More Than Where the Machine Is Built appeared first on Shapeways Blog.
Skyrora built the test vehicle to validate subsystems and components similar to those that will be used in the full-scale Skyrora XL vehicle.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Johns Hopkins University have developed a handheld tool built around a 3D printed microfluidic device. It collects living cells from selected spots on freshly excised tissue and leaves the rest of the tissue available for pathology. The team says the method could support earlier detection of…
Addireen, a Shenzhen-based developer of metal additive manufacturing (metal AM) systems, has started operations at a new facility in Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, China. With capacity to produce up to 50 metal AM systems per month, the site supports a wider rollout of the company’s green laser equipment for pure copper, copper alloys, and thermal management…
3D printer OEM Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) announced its financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026. Revenue for the quarter was $137.6 million, down 0.3% Y/Y from $138.1 million and up 3.7% Q/Q from $132.7 million in the previous quarter. Higher Services revenue, driven primarily by on-demand parts production, largely offset the decline in…
Italian printer manufacturer Kentstrapper has 3D printed an acoustic panel that achieved Class A sound absorption in standardized testing. The manufacturer produced it for REVERSING, a University of Florence research project developing retrofit facades for schools and offices. Tested in a reverberation chamber according to ISO 354, the panel reached a weighted sound absorption coefficient…
Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Mississippi State University are building a 3D printer that deposits continuous fiber and polymer in the same part while using machine learning to check part quality as it prints. The National Science Foundation is funding the work through its Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program under the title “MRI: Track 1…
Researchers from Virginia Tech, Arizona State University and Iowa State University have received a $2 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop self-lubricating, wear-resistant metal alloys for extreme-temperature applications. The project will use additive manufacturing alongside computational modelling, high-throughput testing and machine learning to identify alloys capable of maintaining structural strength…
3D Printing Industry has announced speakers for AMA: Software 2026, taking place online on 22 October 2026. Experts from NVIDIA, Materialise, Autodesk, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Markforged and other organisations will join the event to discuss how software is changing the design, simulation and production of 3D printed parts. The programme will examine practical questions…
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have built a 3D printed solid-state bioreactor that converts methane into succinate. Succinate is an industrial chemical used to make polymers, stabilize drugs and enhance food flavor. According to the team, the compact reactor performs more than 10 times better than conventional liquid-state systems and uses less power.…
An undisclosed donation from two Uppsala University alumni will help Professor Cecilia Persson’s research group move 3D printed resorbable metal implants from the laboratory toward clinical use. The funding is aimed at the time-critical steps between basic research and a potential application, including early-stage ideas and a first patent application. Persson, professor of materials science…
California’s 3D printer firearm-blocking bill is now law. But the version signed by Governor Gavin Newsom is quite different from the bill introduced earlier this year. Newsom signed Assembly Bill...
The additive manufacturing market may be growing again, but one of the more interesting numbers behind that recovery has little to do with selling 3D printers. AM services generated nearly...
Measuring 6 feet by 4 feet and printed in steel, the SFD mould will be used by Boeing to contribute to NASA's Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project.
Carbon's European Patent No. 3158400 is titled Methods of producing three-dimensional objects from materials having multiple mechanisms of hardening and was granted in 2022.
SnowX, a company based in Suzhou in China’s Jiangsu province, is developing the SnowPod, a compact metal additive manufacturing (metal AM) system that uses laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The company has published a Kickstarter pre-launch page ahead of a crowdfunding campaign scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026, and users can currently sign up…
The first decades of PBF development were heavily shaped by machine capability: more power, more lasers, larger build volumes, better recoating, and improved process monitoring. These developments will continue, but...
Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series by Xu Fanglei examining the technology and patent issues behind the Stratasys-Bambu Lab dispute. Part 1 looks at the U.S....
Together, Velo3D says the new recruits will strengthen the technology and operational leadership supporting production at Forge 1, Velo3D's Livermore Production Campus in California.
It is one of two research efforts commissioned by the partnering organisations, with the other conducting an experimental study of slip ratio in microgravity in two-phase flows.
I just posted about how the FCC’s looming ban on new imports of robot systems is combining with surging robotics demand to create a big opportunity for the additive manufacturing (AM)...
A 3D printed part can generate a lot of information. The challenge is keeping track of it. Manufacturers need to know which design was used, what material went into the...
The problem with US manufacturing is the productivity growth rate. Depending on the source, US manufacturing productivity has either been flat or slightly declined since 2010. Before going any further...
Nike unveiled a one-of-one speed suit for middle-distance runner Keely Hodgkinson on September 18, 2026, built for her signature 800-meter event, and the design’s core aerodynamic feature is 3D printed: color-shifting, delta-shaped vortex generators positioned across the suit to reduce drag where it matters most on her body. Nike describes them as the fastest vortex…
HeelBase has started taking pre-orders for DRIVE, a 3D printed insole developed for pickleball, which the company describes as the world’s first 3D printed insole designed specifically for the sport. DRIVE is priced at US$59 per pair during the pre-order period, down from a listed regular price of US$99. The product is an example of…
Chinese 3D printing developer Addireen has released the XH-M350G-2HR, the third generation of its green-laser metal additive manufacturing system, aimed at moving pure-copper printing from prototyping into stable series production. The machine targets three production problems: build efficiency, stability during long runs, and part consistency across a fully loaded build plate. The 350 × 350…
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and the University of Cambridge have established the Centre for Advanced and Smart Manufacturing (CASM), a Hong Kong research centre that uses additive manufacturing as its core technology platform. CASM will apply 3D printing to four application areas: data centre cooling, next-generation refrigeration, lightweight new energy vehicles and materials…
Hi3D, the browser-based AI model generation platform built on its proprietary Sparc3D engine, has launched Hi3D Agent, an AI agent for 3D creation that combines large language model reasoning with the company’s own 3D generation model. The tool is designed to take users from a first generated model through to practical applications, including preparing files…
Taiwanese resin 3D printer maker Phrozen has launched the Sonic Mighty Revo 16K MAX, a 14-inch 16K large-format MSLA printer aimed at creators, studios and print service providers taking on bigger, longer resin jobs. Priced at $1,600 and now available in the United States, the Revo MAX adds dual heating, a 2-litre resin vat, quick-release…
Lagos-based Arridex has purchased and installed a CEAD Flexcube LFAM system at its Omnifactory. Previously, oil and gas MRO firm Arridex expanded its network to Ghana, worked with BLT, got...
Barnes joins the podcast to discuss the advantages of its non-thermal powder production process, the expansion of its materials portfolio, and how it will navigate its short-term growth plans.
At London Fashion Week, some of the more unusual pieces on the runway came from 3D printers. Chinese fashion designer SUSAN FANG presented her Spring/Summer 2027 Air-Illusion collection at the...
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with an integration between PanOptimization and AMCM, before moving on to healthcare news from KLS Martin and Lithoz, and then UltiMaker...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Boeing have produced a steel Stamp Form Die (SFD) mold using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). The tool stands 6 feet tall, measures 4 feet wide, weighs close to 2 tons, and took eight weeks to print. Boeing will use it in its work for NASA‘s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing…
Twenty-three 3D printed artificial reefs now sit on the Atlantic seabed at depths of up to 1,100 metres, placed there by a Franco-Irish research team testing whether additive manufacturing can speed the recovery of cold-water coral habitats damaged by bottom trawling. The structures were deployed in August from L’Atalante, a research vessel of the French…
Last week’s International Manufacturing Technology Snow (IMTS) in Chicago welcomed over 90,000 attendees to the jungle that is McCormick Place. With over 1.17 million square feet of exhibit space, and...
For years, simply being a 3D printing company could attract attention from investors. New machines, new materials, faster speeds, and the promise of mass production were often enough to get...
When I first travelled to Formnext Shenzhen in 2023 I saw a familiar pattern, the show tells you what China’s additive-manufacturing industry wants to sell. Go outside the show and you can start finding out what is actually being made. At Huafast’s Shenzhen operation, 5,600 Bambu Lab machines form part of a 15,000-printer production network.…
Radian Forge, a Virginia-based maker of large metal components using wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), has closed a $2.5 million Series Seed Preferred round. Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC) led the round through its Fund II, announced on September 15, 2026. The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) and Radian Forge’s existing investors also took part. The…
IperionX has validated GenX, a continuous version of its patented HAMR titanium powder process. Every spherical powder sample it produced met the Grade 23 oxygen specification, the extra-low-interstitial grade widely used to print medical and aerospace parts. Spherical titanium powder is the standard feedstock for powder bed fusion and other metal additive manufacturing processes, and…