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Technical University of Denmark has patented a resin 3D printing concept that moves the optics instead of exposing a whole layer at once. The post DTU Patent Targets Scanned Vat Photopolymerization appeared on Fabbaloo.
Shares of Xometry (Nasdaq: XMTR) surged on Thursday, May 7, after the company reported record first-quarter 2026 results and announced a major partnership with Siemens. The stock climbed as much...
In the summer of 2025, the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) opened a new advanced manufacturing facility at Schofield Barracks, the Hawaiian home of the US Army’s 25th Infantry Division. INDOPACOM...
A friend of mine, Ed Davis, once pointed out the level of strategic replication in additive. I wasn’t aware of it before and haven’t been able to unsee it since....
Researchers at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new way to 3D print materials that can move on their own, bending, twisting,...
It follows a similar decision earlier this year to sell its RapidFit business to its management team.
There’s a new tool to help you manage your inventory of 3D printer filament. The post 3D Print Manager Streamlines Filament Inventory for Small Print Farms appeared on Fabbaloo.
The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded Nikon AM Synergy, a contract under the JAMA IV IDIQ Pilot Parts Program, bringing the company into the US military’s AM supply chain as a direct production partner. The DLA is using this pilot to determine whether additive manufacturing can reliably replace conventional production methods for critical…
Multi-color 3D printing has become one of the most visible trends in desktop and prosumer FDM 3D printing. From decorative models to functional parts with different materials, the appeal is clear. The challenge, however, is that many current systems still rely on filament switching through a single extrusion path, which often leads to purging, wasted […] The post Nozzle Switching vs Filament Switching: A New Approach to Multi-Color 3D Printing Efficiency appeared first on 3DWithUs – 3D Printing, Scanning, Design Guides & Forums.
Researchers have demonstrated 3D printed cubic microbubbles with enclosed, ultra-thin walls and extreme aspect ratios. The post Researchers 3D Print Cubic Microbubbles With Ultra-High Aspect Ratios appeared on Fabbaloo.
After spotting a crack in a 60-year old arrestor system lever arm at Soo Lock, the USACE tapped Lincoln Electric to provide the solution.
Materialise (Euronext and NASDAQ: MTLS) started 2026 with stable revenue, stronger margins, and better operating profit, helped by growth in medical and improved profitability in software. The Belgian 3D printing...
Our look at the Elegoo Jupiter 2 resin 3D printer concludes with Final Thoughts. This is part four of a four part series, please read parts one, two and three. Elegoo Jupiter 2 Final Thoughts The Jupiter 2 arrived packed very well for shipping and was bagged for easy removal from the box. There was… Continue reading Hands on with the Elegoo Jupiter 2 3D Printer, Part 4 The post Hands on with the Elegoo Jupiter 2 3D Printer, Part 4 appeared on Fabbaloo.
Mitasha Bharadwaj, Trainee Patent Attorney at Marks & Clerk on the IP complexities around 4D printing.
Our look at the Elegoo Jupiter 2 resin 3D printer continues with Operations and Print Results. This is part three of a four part series, please read parts one, two and four. Elegoo Jupiter 2 Operations We returned to our test print to find it completed after 7h45m. When we opened the printer doors and… Continue reading Hands on with the Elegoo Jupiter 2 3D Printer, Part 3 The post Hands on with the Elegoo Jupiter 2 3D Printer, Part 3 appeared on Fabbaloo.
Our review of the Elegoo Jupiter 2 resin 3D printer continues with setup, calibration, and software. This is part two of a four part series, please read parts one, three and four. Elegoo Jupiter 2 Setup and Calibration The printed user manual says that upon startup, the printer will conduct an automated self-check of key… Continue reading Hands on with the Elegoo Jupiter 2 3D Printer, Part 2 The post Hands on with the Elegoo Jupiter 2 3D Printer, Part 2 appeared on Fabbaloo.
Collaboration between emerging technology enterprises and research universities is one of the most consistently winning tactics for any nation building (or rebuilding) an industrial ecosystem. It’s an especially constructive approach...
We’re testing the brand new Jupiter 2 resin 3D printer from Elegoo. This is part one of a four part series, please read parts two, three and four. Elegoo Jupiter 2 Background Founded in 2015 in Shenzhen, Elegoo have been busy designing and manufacturing both resin and FFF printers, with the launch of their Mars… Continue reading Hands on with the Elegoo Jupiter 2 3D Printer, Part 1 The post Hands on with the Elegoo Jupiter 2 3D Printer, Part 1 appeared on Fabbaloo.
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with a strategic collaboration to advance next-generation metal additive manufacturing (AM), before moving on to funding for surgical research. We’ll end with...
A apartment block has been constructed in France using COBOD International's concrete 3D printing technology, three months faster than conventional building methods. 'ViliaSprint' is multi-family residential building consisting of 12 social housing apartments across three stories. It follows a similar project completed in Japan earlier this
A product designer has a discontinued component on her desk, something a client needs replicated exactly. The geometry is all there in the physical part. What’s missing is a reliable way to turn it into a file, because the scanners she’s tried before either wash out on the polished metal finish or lose tracking on…
The purchase of Dimanex, the company says, marks a pivotal step in its strategy to build a fully interconnected, intelligent manufacturing ecosystem powered by Physical AI.
Icelandic software startup Euler has released Euler Viewer, a browser-based tool that gives metal 3D printing operators live visibility into their builds at no cost, with no hardware required. Each laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) build generates thousands of high-resolution images, one after every layer. Until now, that data has had nowhere useful to go.…
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss MakerStage’s push to streamline medical-device-aware supplier routing across a global network, connecting supply with demand. The post Solving the Procurement Puzzle: MakerStage’s Vision for Smarter, Compliant Medical Manufacturing appeared on Fabbaloo.
Explore the trade-offs between complex and lightweight UAV component design. Learn how integration, and additive manufacturing improve drone performance and reliability. The post Designing Complex UAV Components (vs. Lightweight): Navigating Trade-offs in Advanced Drone Engineering appeared first on Shapeways Blog.
US-based AI company Anthropic has released eight Claude AI connectors letting users control creative and design software, including Autodesk Fusion, Blender, and SketchUp, through natural language conversation. For additive manufacturing, this means engineers can create and iterate on 3D models, automate repetitive design tasks, and coordinate files across the production pipeline. Most of that time…
RWTH Aachen researchers turned WAAM traceability into active control that roughly triples build endurance. The post WIM Enables Traceable, Adaptive WAAM appeared on Fabbaloo.
With the US turning its back on exquisite, expensive military goods in favor of volume manufacturing of less expensive items, new strategies should come to the fore. But attritable $250,000...
Group Content Manager Sam Davies speaks to the leadership of both firms to understand why the deal makes sense and what AM users can expect.
SWISSto12 is to work with HPS/LSS. High Performance Space Structure Systems and Large Space Structures are two separate firms that work together on large antenna reflectors. The two will work...
As the two service bureaus come together, 3D Prod and Sculpteo believe they will establish a 'leading player' within Europe that is 'capable of supporting manufacturers from 'prototype to large-scale production.'
TCT Group Content Manager Sam Davies speaks to Raise3D about its entry into the Selective Laser Sintering segment.
LOOP 3D announced a new 3D printer, the LOOP PRO X+ TURBO Gen2. The post LOOP 3D Teases Production-Focused Upgrade appeared on Fabbaloo.
Bambu Lab has patented a more foolproof handle and latch for a 3D printer material storage box. The post Bambu Lab Patents Simpler Material Box Handle appeared on Fabbaloo.
The King's Award for Enterprise was awarded to Barnes after RYSE 3D's expansion into international markets.
Davis is described as a 'high-impact manufacturing executive' with over two decades of experience.
A new patent application from GE/Concept Laser proposes tighter real time control over laser energy in powder bed fusion systems. The post Laser Beam Modulation Patent Targets Smarter Metal PBF appeared on Fabbaloo.
Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) kicked off 2026 with a strong quarter, showing steady growth, better margins, and improving customer engagement, even though some parts of the business, especially 3D printing in...
SWISSto12, a Switzerland-based satellite communications company, has awarded a contract to German space subsystem consortium HPS/LSS for a large deployable reflector subsystem for the NEASTAR-1 mission. The reflector will be integrated with SWISSto12’s HummingSat small geostationary satellite platform. According to the company, the mission will enable direct-to-device media broadcasting capabilities from geostationary orbit, supporting direct-to-device…
Powder handling remains one of the most overlooked sources of inefficiency in AM.
The way that manufacturers produce goods is changing, concerning both the techniques involved, as well as the overarching strategies which organize those techniques into systems of output. Additive manufacturing (AM)...
From Reddit’s 3D printed Minis community, we learned that the government of Canada has released a 3D printing library of military vehicle Minis. Now this may seem to be a...
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe cover the deployment of counter-drone security across many FIFA World Cup 2026 venues and how 3D printing can achieve new heights with these measures. The post Drones Over the Pitch: How Counter-UAS Technology and 3D Printing Are Securing the 2026 FIFA World Cup appeared on Fabbaloo.
Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Elegoo (Shenzhen SmartPie Technology Co., aka SmartPie) has completed a B+ round of financing worth over 500 million yuan ($73.3 million). The round was jointly backed by Meituan and its investment arm, Dragon Ball, alongside Guoce Capital, Hillhouse Capital, Minghui Zhiyuan Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group, Shanghai High-Tech Investment Group, and Yintai…
Lightbridge Corporation, a U.S.-based nuclear technology company, has received a Notice of Allowance from the European Patent Office for a patent covering its “Multi-Zone Fuel Element” nuclear fuel design. The patent extends intellectual property protection for the company’s advanced fuel technology across 39 European contracting states, including major nuclear energy markets such as the United…
A new research paper examines how Digital Image Correlation is changing fracture testing of 3D printed polymers. The post How Digital Image Correlation is Improving 3D Printed Polymers appeared on Fabbaloo.
Continuum Powders has named Jon Cozens as its new chief executive officer, a move that points to a shift in where the company is headed. After spending the past few...
America Makes, a US public-private partnership focused on additive manufacturing, and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have announced two project calls worth a combined $25.6 million. The funding is split between the $12.4 million Maturation Initiative for Additive Metals Interchangeability (MIAMI) and the $13.2 million INtegrated System for In-situ Testing &…
Eplus3D, a manufacturer of industrial metal additive manufacturing systems, Rosswag Engineering, the additive manufacturing division of German metal processing company Rosswag GmbH, and qualloy, a supplier and marketplace for metal powders used in additive manufacturing, have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly advance next-generation metal additive manufacturing systems and supply chains. As part of…