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Caracol, a robotic additive manufacturing (AM) company focused on large-format AM (LFAM), has recently joined America Makes, the national AM innovation institute within the Manufacturing USA network. The company mentioned the membership in a press release dated September 8, ahead of its participation in the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2026, held September 14 to…
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a nonprofit organization that oversees standards and conformity-assessment activities in the United States, has approved Model-Based Characteristics (MBC) v1.0, Persistent Identification and Related Digital Practices as an American National Standard. Developed by the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC), a nonprofit organization that develops standards for digital metrology, MBC 1.0…
TDK, a Tokyo-based electronics manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Fabric8Labs, a San Diego company developing metal 3D printing technology, for up to $400 million in cash. The price includes an upfront payment and a multi-year earnout, though neither amount was disclosed. The electronics group plans to use the acquisition to expand its data center business,…
A custom cable-driven 3D printer has produced a physical 3D Benchy in under 60 seconds after its developer replaced the machine’s motion platform and reduced its moving mass. Yan Roetz documented the result on Roetz 4.0, his YouTube channel covering prototyping, 3D printing, and machining. The print concludes a two-year attempt to move Minute Man…
trinckle has now released its Additive App Suite to the public. After an open beta, the software can now be trialed and bought worldwide. The Suite brings together a bunch...
The first half of September brought fresh investment and expansion activity across Asia-Pacific’s additive manufacturing sector. China’s Xinjinghe secured funding for an aerospace AM hub, South Korea’s Lincsolution outlined plans...
Whereas imprisoned music mogul P. Diddy had red rooms and “freak-offs” of baby oil-fueled debauchery, another long-time rap artist has a different kind of room. King of Autotune T-Pain has...
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Eplus3D and Young-Will Aerospace are working on LPBF process validation for a nickel-copper alloy. Meltio released a U.S.-made version of its Meltio Robot...
German surgical device manufacturer KLS Martin has made patient-specific ceramic implants built from Lithoz‘s calcium phosphate material LithaBone TCP a standard offering on its IPS Gate platform, and the company expects to reach 500 delivered implants by the end of 3Q 2026. IPS Gate is KLS Martin’s web-based platform for planning, ordering, and delivering its…
The US Army has issued a second task order to IperionX under its existing $99 million SBIR Phase III contract, committing $11.5 million in immediate funding to expand the company’s titanium powder-to-part manufacturing capacity at its Virginia facility. The award advances IperionX’s role in building a domestic titanium manufacturing capability that reduces reliance on foreign…
Desktop 3D printer manufacturer UltiMaker and Singaporean MedTech startup Bioactivx have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a deployable, on-demand 3D printing solution for regenerative wound care. The announcement coincides with two milestones Bioactivx reached. The more significant of the two is Health Sciences Authority (HSA) approval for Bioactivx’s flagship product, the…
Stratasys won a $27.6 million jury verdict against Bambu Lab in one of the 3D printing industry’s biggest patent fights. A federal jury in Texas found that four Bambu Lab-related...
Bechtle Additive Manufacturing Deutschland has acquired the HP 3D printing business of Kaut-Bullinger GmbH & Co. KG through an asset deal, a move that reinforces Bechtle’s position as HP‘s top global partner in additive manufacturing (AM). The deal combines Bechtle with its largest competitor in the German HP 3D printing market, while also further strengthening…
This case relates to four of the five patent infringements alleged by Stratasys in 2024, with the fifth set to be covered in a subsequent trial that has not yet been scheduled.
A US jury has awarded Stratasys approximately $27.6 million in past damages after finding that Bambu Lab infringed four 3D printing patents. The verdict followed a week-long trial in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. According to a statement issued by Stratasys, the jury found that all four patents…
Exhibitor lists tell you who is investing in floor space. Conference programs can tell you something different: what the market is ready to talk about. That makes TCT Shenzhen 2026...
If critical minerals processing were easy, then countries other than China would still be good at it. Amongst all industries, miners and processors of critical minerals face extraordinary opposition in...
The rapid proliferation of low-cost drones is forcing manufacturers to rethink their approach to design, production, quality, and scale. For defense manufacturing teams, the challenge is both how quickly a...
Shenzhen-based digital creativity brand ugee launched the ArtPlay Pad on September 15, 2026, a drawing tablet built for young beginner creators that converts children’s 2D sketches into 3D models with a single tap, then exports those models directly to the company’s own kid-oriented 3D printer. The device pairs professional-grade pressure-sensitive pen technology with an AI-powered…
Researchers at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) and ETH Zurich have built a 3D printed physical replica of the terrain around Blatten, the Swiss village nearly destroyed by a rock avalanche in 2025, to study how mixtures of rock, ice and water move across real landscapes. The model, assembled at a…
Bambu Lab has partnered with seven accessibility organizations to launch a global 3D printing design challenge on MakerWorld, running from September through December 2026. The contest will roll out 24 design briefs asking participants to create printable objects that solve specific, everyday problems faced by people with disabilities. The initiative marks the first time MakerWorld…
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and manufacturing start-up Alloyed have taken a new turbojet engine from initial concept to a completed flight in under seven months, as part of a co-development program aimed at building a domestic, rapidly scalable propulsion capability for British defense systems. The program has already produced a family of engines…
How KLS Martin uses polymer 3D printing to supplement the additive manufacture of titanium implants.
The UK’s Ministry of Defense has worked with Alloyed to develop a 3D printed, UK-made turbojet engine. From idea to testing took seven months. The duo will make a family...
Stratasys has announced a new showcase of its long-standing collaboration with General Motors (GM), highlighting how the automaker is using Stratasys additive manufacturing (AM) solutions across more than 20 manufacturing facilities to cut lead times and costs while improving operational performance. GM teams are using Stratasys FDM AM systems to produce tooling, fixtures, jigs, factory…
GIDEP is a cooperative information-sharing program between the US government and industry that provides participating organisations access to critical technical, quality, reliability and supply-chain information.
The product introduction was announced at Autodesk University, with Backflip noting that it is aiming to give engineers the tools to ‘unlock the knowledge trapped within legacy 2D drawing archives.’
Experienced 3D printing executive Neil Glazebrook has started GBI Group. Neil began in machining operations before moving to CAD/CAM sales, Product Management at Cimquest, and launching AB Corp’s 3D printing...
The additive manufacturing market continued to grow in the second quarter of 2026, adding another quarter to what is becoming a much more consistent expansion for the industry. Worldwide revenue...
The partnership follows the opening of Bioactivx's medical-grade filament production and cleanroom print farm facility and its obtainment of HSA approval for its flagship Bioactiv Matrix product.
We’ll start with maritime manufacturing in this week’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and continue on to defense 3D printing. We’ll end with funding for Tripo AI. Read on for all...
The RapidWings Platform will provide on-demand large-format tooling services, prototyping and demonstrations for aerospace and defence customers through a collaboration with manufacturing and design firm Artek.
At our online event, AMA: Software 2026, we’ll discuss all elements of the digital ecosystem around additive manufacturing. Register for free here. A warning that a product could end civilisation is an unusual sales pitch. It advertises the product’s importance while raising an awkward question about the judgment of those selling it. For the companies…
The Naval Air Systems Command’s Aircrew Systems Program Office (PMA-202) has awarded Aware Defense, a division of Aware Custom Biometric Wearables (Aware CBW), a sole-source Program of Record contract to supply custom hearing protection for Naval Aviation personnel, built using additive manufacturing (AM) and the company’s proprietary eFit 3D ear scanning technology. The five-year agreement…
We keep expanding the Prusament portfolio with new, exciting materials! Prusament PLA Lightweight is an actively foaming PLA designed for prints where low mass matters. In the nozzle, heat activates additives that expand the extruded polymer, allowing the same spool mass... The post Prusament PLA Lightweight: 65% lighter than regular PLA. Perfect choice for aircraft, cosplay, and more. appeared first on Original Prusa 3D Printers.
The company has installed the machines as part of an acceleration of its metal additive manufacturing adoption across defence and security programs.
Researchers at the Centre for Print Research (CFPR) at the University of the West of England‘s Bridge Studios have used a hybrid metal 3D printing and CNC machining setup, built around a Meltio Engine integration kit on a HAAS 5-axis machine, to grow rubies and sapphires directly inside platinum jewelry structures. The project, developed in…
Swiss satellite communications company SWISSto12 has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) to pursue satellite payload and radio frequency (RF) opportunities in Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region. Alongside the agreement, Mitsubishi Electric has awarded SWISSto12 a contract to supply advanced phased array antenna products for the Japanese Government’s geostationary…
Researchers working on the European AM2SoftMag project have developed an iron-based metallic glass designed for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), targeting soft-magnetic components for more energy-efficient electric motors. Designed by researchers at Saarland University (UdS) in Germany, the alloy can be processed by LPBF while retaining a highly amorphous structure. The material contains iron, silicon,…
Chinese metal additive manufacturing equipment maker Eplus3D has collaborated with Young-Will Aerospace to validate a laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process for copper-nickel (CuNi) alloy aerospace components. The project produced crack-free parts with a tensile strength of 570 MPa, 18% above what conventional forging achieves for the same alloy. The result is worth pausing on,…
3D Printing Industry will host AMA: Software on 22 October 2026, bringing together software developers, manufacturers, researchers and end users to examine the technologies shaping the future of additive manufacturing and advanced production. Software increasingly determines what additive manufacturing systems can produce, how reliably they operate and whether they can be integrated into wider industrial…
Back in 2016, Vietnam abandoned plans to build its first nuclear power plant, with the government viewing the market conditions surrounding electricity demand as being no longer conducive to the...
FDM 3D printing is becoming increasingly accessible, yet metal 3D printers designed for everyday desktop use remain rare on an ordinary workbench. The real challenge is not making a metal...
SWISSto12 will partner with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The duo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering manufacturing payloads, RF products, and expansion in Asia. SWISSto12 will also manufacture phased-array...
The Pentagon, along with deep-pocketed collaborators in the private sector, is urgently coordinating the buildup of all the elements necessary for a domestic US drone supply chain. Even so, those...
In 2024, IperionX partnered with fastener firm Vegas Fasteners to jointly make fasteners for the US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC). That DEVCOM component has been hit by funding...
KLS Martin is leveraging its LCM printers, which are operating under an ISO 13485-certified quality management system, and enabling patient- and case-specific geometries.
The companies will set about developing a nationwide site evaluation for the future production facility.
As digital fabrication tools continue to evolve, creators are redefining what it means to “finish” a piece of work. For many users, creation no longer ends with modeling, slicing, and previewing on a screen. It continues in the real world through fabrication, personalization, and expression. For years, CHITUBOX has focused on 3D printing software, helping…
U.S. defense technology company AEVEX Aerospace and Divergent Technologies announced a strategic collaboration to pair AEVEX’s operational experience in fielded unmanned aircraft with Divergent’s digital manufacturing platform, aiming to compress the timeline between concept and deployment for next-generation autonomous systems. The two companies are structuring the partnership around complementary strengths. AEVEX has delivered thousands of…