Hand-curated links from trusted 3D printing publications, updated throughout the day.
Snapmaker, a manufacturer of desktop fabrication equipment, has opened the beta version of Snapmaker Space, a platform for discovering, sharing and printing multicolor and multimaterial 3D models. The service combines a model library with prepared print profiles for toolchanger 3D printers such as the Snapmaker U1. More than 2,500 models with U1 print profiles were…
Site preparation is advancing at Bambu Lab’s planned 3D printing manufacturing headquarters in Shenzhen, where the company intends to create production capacity for more than three million 3D printers per year. Bambu Lab’s enormous new manufacturing base in Shenzhen is beginning to move from an industrial land deal toward a physical construction project. A notice…
Formnext expects around 800 exhibitors in Frankfurt this November, with China now by far the largest foreign exhibitor group. Organisers say domestic competition, industrial policy and geopolitical barriers are pushing Chinese additive manufacturing companies towards Europe, while the show itself expands into defence and a more application-led format. China’s rapidly expanding additive manufacturing industry is…
Combining 'high volumetric flow' with 'enhanced wear resistance and precision engineering,' the new Snapmaker × Phaetus Liber hotend is said to be ideal for batch production and rapid prototyping.
The platform has been deployed across multiple machines around the world, with adoption progressing from academic environments into contract manufacturing and prime-led applications.
The Sunlu i10 is a filament dryer that I’ve been testing for the last few months. It’s a practical, easy-to-use cabinet that keeps your filament in tip-top shape. Sunlu gave...
The project aims to make the path from an idea to a printable 3D component easier for people who do not first want to learn a traditional CAD system.
Technology develops in response to forces driving change. That was the starting point for a keynote I presented with Mikael Schuisky at AM Meetup 2026, held in Karlstad, Sweden, on...
Earlier this week, Creality opened a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for the SPARKX i8, a multi-color 3D printer that feeds four filaments through a single toolhead. The campaign went live on Monday, September 21, 2026. The early-bird price is $309, 23% below the $399 manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) that applies once the campaign ends.…
At last, Factorio has officially arrived on Printables.com! You can download 65 individual models and bring the alien planet on your table. Wube has prepared 247 STL files featuring different variations, tolerances, and scales. Some are designed for push-fit assembly, while others... The post Factorio Has Arrived on Printables appeared first on Original Prusa 3D Printers.
“Specter is designed to evolve with mission demands, payload technologies, and manufacturing advances over time.”
Mexico is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the push to diversify manufacturing out of China. This development is perhaps inevitable given the current global trade environment, but even with...
Medical additive manufacturing is expanding rapidly inside major healthcare institutions. In 2026 alone, hospital systems including Indiana University Health and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals launched dedicated point-of-care 3D printing facilities to...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently banned the sale in the US of “almost all” new mobile robots sourced from foreign countries. IEEE Spectrum (the link in the first sentence)...
In this week’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll discuss some materials news: a reference material for standardizing photopolymer manufacturing, metallic alloys that help reduce energy loss in electric motors, a...
Sheffield-based Instruct3D has commercially launched Additive Build Intelligence, a combined software and sensor system for metal additive manufacturing (AM). The system is designed to help users predict where build issues may occur, review what happened during each print, and produce evidence that supports part verification. It draws on more than two decades of AM research…
Australian metal additive manufacturing (AM) company AML3D has joined a three-year research and development (R&D) project that aims to qualify its Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAM) process for aerospace tooling production. The company is one of several industry and research participants, a group that includes a global aerospace prime whose name has not been disclosed. Together,…
Austal USA Advanced Technologies has placed an initial production order with AML3D for three large copper-nickel (CuNi) fluid control components destined for US Navy nuclear submarines. The contract, worth roughly AU$0.5 million (about US$358,000), covers high-pressure parts previously made through conventional methods, which will now be built using AML3D’s wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAM) process. The…
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a camera-based inspection system that uses AI and machine learning (ML) to check 3D printed parts while they are still being made. Existing ML approaches for monitoring additive manufacturing (AM) processes have focused mainly on detecting and classifying defects, rather than measuring a part’s actual geometry…
When creating highly detailed resin prints, speed only matters if the finished result still captures the details that made the model worth printing in the first place. The HeyGears Reflex RS Turbo is designed to combine high-efficiency resin 3D printing with precision, helping creators produce detailed models more efficiently without making print quality an afterthought.…
Amaero is taking another major step in its U.S. expansion. The metal powder producer has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States that could raise roughly...
Learn how CNC machining supports medical device manufacturing, including 316L stainless steel, POM-C, and aluminum, plus when to use CNC for prototypes and low-volume production. The post CNC Machining for Medical Devices: Materials & When to Use It appeared first on Shapeways Blog.
Just ahead of last week’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Stratasys launched the F870, a new large-format, production-grade FDM 3D printing platform designed to drive industrial manufacturing at...
Xometry's Nikolaus Mroncz details the three tests that engineering and procurement teams should carry out before proceeding with additive manufacturing.
Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) HGTech (Huagong Tech) just reported that it achieved record revenue in H1 2026, amounting to just over $1 billion. The company credited the results to success...
Creality announces the launch of the multi-color 3D printer SPARKX i8 on Indiegogo, at an early-bird price of $309 (MSRP $399) starting from Sept. 21. Designed for ultimate user experience,...
Since Great Lakes Semiconductor (GLS) and Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions (APES) announced a strategic partnership earlier this year, I’ve been looking forward to hearing more about the collaboration, which the...
Shenzhen-based 3D scanning technology provider SHINING 3D has launched ShiningSpace, a browser-based digital platform designed to give 3D scanning users a single, organized place to store, view, edit, and share their models after the scan is done. The launch addresses a problem that has followed the 3D scanning industry as the hardware has gotten more…
Bambu Lab has gone from one X1 printer, which did very well, to entry-level A1 systems, mid-market P2S systems, and larger H3D’s and more. They’ve also made systems that couple...
Learn how to choose the right materials for robotics components, from PA12 and TPU to aluminum, stainless steel, and carbon fiber composites. The post How to Choose the Right Material for Robotics Components appeared first on Shapeways Blog.
OpenAI has released GPT-6 Astra, and among the benchmarks in a broad capability launch covering coding, cybersecurity, and computer use is one aimed squarely at 3D geometry: BenchCAD, which tests whether the model can reconstruct a 3D object as editable CAD code rather than a static mesh, working only from a handful of photos. While…
OTR Engineered Solutions (OTR) has launched OTR3DLab, a service that uses large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) to produce full-scale prototypes of off-the-road tires, wheels, tracks, and related components. The company says prototypes can be delivered in a few weeks instead of months, so customers can review a design before paying for production tooling. More broadly, the…
Money continues to go into additive manufacturing (AM). From a $30 million raise for a Chinese metal 3D printing company to new funding for naval AM and a European company...
Lithuania-based AmeraLabs is putting new dental 3D printing resins on the market. Its new Made in Europe resins will include one material for impression trays, one for surgical guides, and...
Sangmin Lee went to TCT Asia back in March and reported on the event for 3DPrint.com. He wrote two articles arguing that China’s AM industry looks “ready to scale.” This...
British software-first manufacturing startup Isembard opened its new global headquarters and factory in Southwark, central London, on September 14, 2026, calling it the largest factory to open in the capital since the Second World War. The launch caps a year in which the company grew from 4 factories to 16 across the UK, Europe, and…
DEEP Manufacturing, a specialist in wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) for safety-critical structures, has become the world’s first and only fully DNV-approved wire arc additive manufacturer for pressure vessels for human occupancy (PVHOs), pressure hulls, and related equipment and materials, 18 months after launching in January 2025. The company now operates two facilities, in Bristol,…
Prosthetics centers in northwest Syria have begun using 3D printing to produce custom limbs for amputees, offering a partial answer to a shortage of prosthetics capacity in a country where nearly three million people have been wounded since the conflict began in 2011. Two centers in Idlib province now rely entirely on the technology and…
Israel-based Massivit, has expanded its RapidWings composite tooling platform into North America through a partnership with Artek, a manufacturing and design firm based in Portland, Oregon. Under the arrangement, RapidWings will provide on-demand large-format tooling, prototyping, and demonstration services for aerospace and defense (A&D) customers at Artek’s facility, adding to operations the platform previously launched…
Norwegian DLP light engine manufacturer Visitech has developed a new product. The LRS 8KA Laser 405 has been specifically created for additive manufacturing. The engine is a native 4K DMD...
Digital manufacturing firm VulcanForms and Massachusetts-based aerospace startup Specter Aerospace have partnered to produce airbreathing hypersonic weapons at scale, establishing what the companies describe as a first-of-its-kind domestic manufacturing capacity for the sector. The deal pairs VulcanForms’ metal additive manufacturing platform with Specter Aerospace’s hypersonic vehicle development work, aiming to scale production of low-cost hypersonic…
Faculty, staff, and student workers from Stephen F. Austin State University‘s Makerspace are creating a 3D printed replica of a moon rock from the Apollo 14 mission, working with a genuine NASA-loaned lunar sample housed at the Naranjo Museum of Natural History in Lufkin, Texas. The museum requested the project so it can send the…
"There is still enormous scope to develop the platform, but the commercial proposition already exists."
The company has also launched its AddireenNow automated quotation platform.
A team spanning Auburn University‘s College of Veterinary Medicine and Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has developed a 3D printed, camera-equipped laryngoscope designed to help veterinary students learn to intubate large animals like goats and pigs. The device, which costs about $150 to produce, displays the procedure in real time on a screen, addressing a…
University of Mississippi researchers have entered a new agreement with pharmaceutical ingredient company Colorcon to build an artificial intelligence-powered database designed to help pharmacies and drug manufacturers produce personalized, 3D printed medications. The project is led by Mo Maniruzzaman, chair and professor of pharmaceutics and drug delivery at Ole Miss, whose lab will develop a…
Dirk Simon had already spent years in the chemicals industry before joining and pioneering BASF‘s 3D printing effort. We get to hear how that firm looked at 3D printing and...
I have been visiting China for more than a decade and have seen first-hand how its 3D printing industry has changed. Alongside a tropical shirt suitable for Shenzhen in August, I packed a notebook full of preconceptions to put to the test as I returned to report at Formnext Asia Shenzhen. China is still routinely…
Fives AddUp, the additive manufacturing arm of the Fives Group, announced plans to establish U.S.-based manufacturing for its FormUp 750, a next-generation large-format laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) machine. Industrialization activities are set to begin in 2027 at Fives Machining Systems Inc.’s existing facility in Hebron, Ohio, with U.S.-built units serving the North American market…
A 3D printing technique developed by Stanford mechanical engineering professor Natalie Larson is being applied across an unusually wide range of fields, from lab-grown meat to structural vehicle batteries to defense-funded metamaterials, all built on a method that lets multiple materials be extruded and controlled within a single printed strand. Larson, an assistant professor in…