Hand-curated links from trusted 3D printing publications, updated throughout the day.
This week’s selection is the T-Rex Head Squirrel Feeder by MakerWorld contributor joBin. The post Design of the Week: T-Rex Head Squirrel Feeder appeared on Fabbaloo.
A new research paper lays out how extrusion 3D food printing and AI could deliver truly personalized, plant-based meals. The post Researchers Map The Path To AI Guided 3D Food Printing appeared on Fabbaloo.
Creality has formally launched its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), marking one of the biggest public market moves by a 3D printing company in 2026 and offering a new...
The TCT team select their TCT 3Sixty Conference highlights.
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 24, 2026 appeared on Fabbaloo.
Many YouTubers are talking heads with a keyed-up, almost manic, enthusiasm. In 3D printing, some give useful reviews. We’re also getting people who are showcasing very good 3D printing advice....
NP Aerospace, working with the Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC), has used Caracol‘s Vipra AM platform to produce the Mastiff suspension and differential carrier, a structurally critical, load-bearing component for protected and dual-use vehicles, through wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). Printed as a single piece without tooling in 60 hours, the component marks a direct challenge…
Agnikul Cosmos, the Chennai-based private launch startup, has reached another propulsion milestone: the simultaneous firing of four semi-cryogenic rocket engines, all of them 3D printed as individual, single-piece components and developed entirely in-house at the company’s Rocket Factory 1 facility. According to Agnikul, the test is the first of its kind in India involving semi-cryogenic…
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, 3D People has integrated threaded inserts into its online quoting tool, AM Solutions has introduced a more compact solution for automated cleaning and...
Charles R. Goulding and Aaron Rofe detail the technical experimentation required to bypass traditional forging and casting in favor of 3D printed equipment that enhances ball speed and clinical precision. The post Teeing-Off at the 90th Masters with 3D Printing: Bryson DeChambeau’s R&D Innovation appeared on Fabbaloo.
i3D Manufacturing, a business unit within the BTX Precision group, has completed the acquisition of Burloak Technologies, a metal additive manufacturing specialist based in Oakville, Ontario. The move adds technical depth to i3D’s existing capabilities and marks BTX Precision’s first footprint outside the United States. Jason Ball, VP & General Manager of Burloak, framed the…
Italian advanced manufacturing company ROBOZE has acquired key assets from Dimanex, a Dutch software platform that filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. The deal brings Dimanex’s platform together with ROBOZE’s existing software tools, Pandora and SlizeR, closing a persistent gap in its ecosystem: connecting physical machines directly to digital inventory management and decentralized supply chains…
French additive manufacturing providers 3D Prod and Sculpteo have announced a merger, with 3D Prod, backed by injection moulding firm Platex, acquiring Sculpteo from BASF New Business GmbH, which had held the company since its 2019 purchase. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The combined entity aims to establish itself as a reference point…
A New York-based physicist has made history as the world’s first above-elbow amputee to be fitted with a full-length, 3D printed bionic arm. Born with an amputation following a circulatory complication eight days after birth, Gowtham spent most of his life without a functional prosthetic. The fitting was carried out by UK-based prosthetics company Open…
A report said that researchers have been able to successfully 3D print a living cornea. The post Researchers Successfully 3D Print Living Cornea appeared on Fabbaloo.
UltiMaker announced a new professional 3D printer, the UltiMaker Factor 4 Plus. The post UltiMaker Launches Factor 4 Plus for Industrial Manufacturing appeared on Fabbaloo.
"When I talk directly with our customers, one message comes through consistently: speed is great, but proving the quality of the part is the real challenge.”
Two interesting new 3D print materials appeared this week. The post Lynxter and Igus Introduce Specialized 3D Printing Materials appeared on Fabbaloo.
The European Space Agency has appointed a pan-European consortium led by Danish Technological Institute, a Denmark-based research and technology organization, to develop a protective covering for robotic arms used in space. Called Smart Skin for Exploration Cobots, the €1.65 million project will run for 24 months from 2026 to 2028 and aims to produce two…
One of the most important things to happen to the US Military in over a decade just happened: SOUTHCOM (The US’ Southern Command responsible for Central America, South America, and...
For much of the last decade, many have pushed an unjustifiably optimistic view of global energy consumption, along the lines of, fossil fuels are “on their way out.” Sadly, this...
A new Czech patent application from Prusa Development describes a new way to clean dirty nozzles. The post New Prusa Patent Targets Cleaner FFF Nozzle Starts appeared on Fabbaloo.
Custom-fit 3D printed footwear company FITASY has updated its production platform to allow customers to order a single shoe rather than a pair, priced at exactly half the cost. The option, now live at fitasy.com, is aimed at people who need only one shoe, including prosthetic users, and marks the first time a custom-fit 3D…
The 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment concluded FlyTrap 5.0 in Lithuania this month, wrapping up a nearly month-long multinational exercise testing counter-drone systems, electronic warfare, and unmanned ground vehicles under live force-on-force conditions. Close to 1,000 troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, and allied nations took part. Among the most consequential outcomes was a…
UltiMaker, a manufacturer of desktop and industrial 3D printing systems recently, launched the Factor 4 Plus, a new industrial platform designed for continuous production in manufacturing and defense. Built as a faster version of the standard Factor 4, the new system delivers up to twice the print speed and targets applications including custom jigs, fixtures,…
Shenzhen-based desktop 3D printer manufacturer Snapmaker has hired Radu “Ratdoux”, the original developer behind the experimental Full Spectrum color-mixing slicer, to help lead a new multicolor 3D printing initiative. Announced in May 2026, the move will see Snapmaker begin work on officially integrating Full Spectrum’s virtual color-mixing technology into upcoming versions of Snapmaker Orca, the…
SHINING 3D's new white paper documents how manufacturers including Bugatti-Rimac are replacing CMMs and manual inspection with high-accuracy 3D scanning — and the production numbers behind it.
A new study maps how 3D printed layered composite beams behave under vibration and lists ways to tune stiffness and damping. The post Modal Analysis Of 3D Printed Layered Composite Beams appeared on Fabbaloo.
A medical device OEM leveraged Axtra3D's hybrid SLA technology via Dinsmore to produce a functional surrogate of a final metal stent.
The Australian government launched the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) last year with a commitment of nearly AU$60 million (~$40 million) in public funding, with the AMCRC’s partners from...
The Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) has approved its first five industry-led CORE research projects, unlocking more than $11 million in combined investment for additive manufacturing research across Australia. Announced in Melbourne on 21 May 2026, the projects represent the first major R&D investments under AMCRC’s Commonwealth-backed program to strengthen manufacturing competitiveness, productivity, and…
French elastomer specialist Lynxter has launched SIL-004, a platinum-cured liquid silicone engineered specifically for direct-contact use in food and beverage environments. The company positions SIL-004 as the world’s first 3D printable silicone to carry FDA CFR 21 177-2600 certification, a standard governing rubber articles intended for repeated food contact. Free of BPA and PFAS, SIL-004…
14 Trees and Tvasta have launched a new construction 3D printer. The Cedar is a large-format gantry-style printer similar to the COBOD. Tvasta is an Indian automation firm founded in...
U.S. additive manufacturing innovation institute America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), a defense manufacturing and machining organization, have named six winners for the Joint Additive Qualification for Sustainment, Supplier Qualification project call. Funded through the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing Technology Office, the $1.7 million JAQS-SQ…
A surprise announcement from Snapmaker today has a noted developer joining their team. The post Snapmaker Scoops Up the Full Spectrum Guy appeared on Fabbaloo.
Our review of the Elegoo Centauri Carbon CANVAS upgrade concludes with operations, software, print results and final thoughts. This is part three of a three part series, please read parts one and two. Elegoo Carbon Centauri CANVAS Upgrade Operations Elegoo supplied some pre-sliced sample GCODE files to test out the CANVAS, so we copied one… Continue reading Hands On with the Elegoo Carbon Centauri CANVAS Upgrade, Part 3 The post Hands On with the Elegoo Carbon Centauri CANVAS Upgrade, Part 3 appeared on Fabbaloo.
Our look at the Elegoo Centauri Carbon CANVAS upgrade continues with unboxing, assembly, setup and calibration. This is part two of a three part series, please read parts one and three. CANVAS Upgrade Unboxing and Assembly The CANVAS upgrade for the CC1 ships in a modestly sized cardboard box approximately 44cm x 30cm x 15cm… Continue reading Hands On with the Elegoo Carbon Centauri CANVAS Upgrade, Part 2 The post Hands On with the Elegoo Carbon Centauri CANVAS Upgrade, Part 2 appeared on Fabbaloo.
We’ve been testing the Elegoo Centauri Carbon CANVAS upgrade. This is part one of a three part series, please read parts two and three. CANVAS Upgrade Background Founded back in 2015 in China’s Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, Elegoo have been busy designing and manufacturing many different models of resin & FFF printers. The Centauri Carbon was… Continue reading Hands On with the Elegoo Carbon Centauri CANVAS Upgrade, Part 1 The post Hands On with the Elegoo Carbon Centauri CANVAS Upgrade, Part 1 appeared on Fabbaloo.
For years, the conversation around additive manufacturing followed a predictable script. Engineers would acknowledge its usefulness for prototyping – faster iterations, cheaper design validation, no tooling to worry about –...
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) say they may have found a softer, less invasive way to treat severe high blood pressure. In a new study published in the...
Conexeu Sciences wants to commercialize a regenerative breast matrix solution. For years, Australian firm BellaSeno and Lattice Medical have been working on similar solutions. In 2018, Lattice came out with...
For years, additive manufacturing (AM) has promised to reshape electronics. The idea has always been to print circuits directly where they are needed, add them into parts, and move beyond...
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi analyze CSG’s rapid expansion, acquisitions, and production surge driven by the Ukraine conflict and shifting global supply chains. The Czechoslovak Group (CSG) is one of the fastest-growing defense manufacturers in Europe today. What makes its story notable is not just scale, but speed. In roughly a decade, it has… Continue reading The Meteoric Rise of the Czechoslovak Group Amid the Ukraine War The post The Meteoric Rise of the Czechoslovak Group Amid the Ukraine War appeared on Fabbaloo.
Nearly half of all adults in the United States live with hypertension, and for roughly one in ten of them, conventional drug treatments simply don’t work. A research team at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) has developed a potential answer: a soft, 3D printed bioelectronic device that attaches directly to one of the body’s most critical…
The post UltiMaker Unveils Factor 4 Plus Built for Continuous Industrial and Defense Production appeared first on UltiMaker.
Aimed at individuals who require only a left or a right shoe, such as those who use prosthetics, the "single-shoe" option is sold at exactly half the price of a pair.
Researchers at Tampere University have developed a 3D printed ceramic implant that closely replicates the composition and internal architecture of natural human bone. Published in Materials Today Bio, the work advances the case for patient-specific bone regeneration without the need for donor tissue, synthetic drugs, or growth factors, and may offer a more accessible path…
A new study delivers a tolerance catalog for FFF parts and shows why scaling STL files can hurt inclined feature accuracy. The post Study Maps FFF Tolerances Across Scale, Infill, Materials appeared on Fabbaloo.
Researchers at the CU Anschutz School of Dental Medicine are investigating whether multimaterial inkjet 3D printing could reshape how dentures are designed and manufactured. Led by Jeffrey Stansbury, PhD, senior associate dean for research and professor of dental medicine, the team is developing photo-curable polymer materials intended to improve on current prosthetic performance, in durability,…
Researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have developed a 3D printing approach for shaping living mycelium materials that can self-assemble functional particles during growth. Published in Advanced Functional Materials, the study demonstrates how fungal networks can be printed, grown, and selectively functionalized to create biohybrid living materials with tunable electrical properties. The work…