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I’d like to share my disappointment. When Formlabs teased that something big was coming, I really hoped the firm would finally get around to making CNC machines, as it always...
"We’re bringing industrial-scale SLS printing to a much broader market, making it competitive with traditional mass manufacturing."
Flashforge appears to be looking at a smarter way to control resin 3D printing. The post Flashforge Patent Targets Smarter Resin Peel Speeds appeared on Fabbaloo.
A phased additive manufacturing program will be conducted to evaluate feasibility, develop materials and processes, and progress towards qualification and low-rate initial production.
California’s AB 2047, a bill aimed at stopping the use of 3D printers to make firearms and illegal firearm parts, has passed the state Assembly and is now headed to...
Korean 3D printed eyewear firm Breezm makes customized sunglasses using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printing and its own app. I’ve tried out the app, and the process of...
Charles G. Goulding explains how the convergence of AI data center energy demands and advanced nuclear engineering has turned additive manufacturing into a critical pathway for securing lucrative Federal R&D Tax Credits. The post 3D Printing the Nuclear Renaissance: How Additive Manufacturing Fuels the AI Power Grid and R&D Credits appeared on Fabbaloo.
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Israeli firm XJet has formalized a Value-Added Reseller agreement with 3D-Werk Black Forest GmbH, positioning the Black Forest-based firm as the primary point of entry for German manufacturers looking to adopt the company’s NanoParticle Jetting technology. The move grants manufacturers in aerospace, defense, and medical devices a local partner with hands-on evaluation capability, including access…
Norwegian additive manufacturer Norsk Titanium has signed a Cooperation & Research Agreement (CRA) with Airbus, moving their relationship from program-specific supply into a structured, multi-year industrialization effort. The agreement targets the qualification of Norsk Titanium’s proprietary Rapid Plasma Deposition technology for fatigue-critical structural titanium parts, a category that represents some of the most demanding certification…
At the Baton Rouge refinery in Louisiana, ExxonMobil faced a recurring challenge: protecting instrument cabinets from oil contamination traveling up thermocouple wires. The component responsible — an anti-wicking device — had design limitations that made it expensive and slow to produce through conventional machining. Switching to Meltio’s wire-based Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) system, the M600,…
A team has proposed an interpretable machine learning approach that predicts print time and filament use for FFF, potentially sharpening quotes, schedules, and configuration decisions before you slice. The post Interpretable FFF Model Predicts Print Time And Filament appeared on Fabbaloo.
TCT 3Sixty, previously TCT Live and before that TCT Show, will not run as an exhibition at the NEC in 2027. Here's what comes next.
It’s been busy for publicly traded 3D printing companies, with new stock offerings, dealmaking, and investor updates showing how companies are working to strengthen their financial positions. Xometry raised $225...
The commercial drone industry is approaching a major inflection point. By 2026, the hardware behind autonomous flight will no longer... The post The Next Generation of Drone Hardware: What’s Changing in 2026 appeared first on Shapeways Blog.
A new five-axis FFF 3D printer is set to appear on Kickstarter soon. The post TOP.E To Launch Large, Enclosed 5-Axis FFF 3D Printer appeared on Fabbaloo.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has filed a patent for a DLP 3D printer that uses multi-directional coating to handle more difficult photopolymer materials. The post HKUST Patent Targets Multi Directional DLP Coating appeared on Fabbaloo.
Things are about to happen on Thingiverse. The post MyMiniFactory Outlines Strategy to Revive Thingiverse with New Features appeared on Fabbaloo.
The need to meet demand for high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) production is one of the dominant catalysts driving new manufacturing investment. One explanation for this lies in a rare dual transformation...
The two companies aim to accelerate the industrialisation of metal additive manufacturing through improved process monitoring, quality assurance, and data-driven production workflows.
Recently, a majority stake of 3D printing service bureau Incodema3D was purchased by AFM Capital. Under new ownership, the Freeville, New York company is now using its cash-rich parent for...
The company has made this latest investment in line with a growth plan that will see its manufacturing capacity increase threefold by 2030.
At this point, most people in additive manufacturing (AM) agree on one thing: the industry has spent years talking about potential. After years of promises and future-looking concepts, companies are...
AIM-4AM is a $2 million initiative that is seeking to develop an AI-driven framework to identify and quantify risks within the existing material allowables approach for Laser Powder Bed Fusion.
This week’s selection is the The Flapulator by MakerWorld contributor Dr. Chris Haynes (a.k.a. Applepie). The post Design of the Week: The Flapulator appeared on Fabbaloo.
Italian aerospace tooling specialist Eligio Re Fraschini partnered with robotic additive manufacturing company Caracol on a co-funded pilot project to test whether wire arc additive manufacturing could viably replace conventional methods for complex aerospace tooling components. The target was a spar tool used in carbon fiber lamination processes, a component defined by tight tolerances, complex…
Small modular reactor startup NX Atomics has announced a partnership with Sciaky, to apply Sciaky’s Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing process, known as EBAM, to components for NX Atomics’ SMR platform.The collaboration aims to reduce both the upfront capital cost and operating cost of SMR deployment by producing nuclear components faster, at lower cost, and in…
Mineral exploration company Scandium Canada has signed a mutual non-disclosure agreement with the University of Waterloo to establish a research collaboration focused on additive manufacturing of aluminum-scandium alloys. The partnership pairs Scandium Canada’s Scandium+ division with Waterloo’s Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, known as MSAM, one of Canada’s leading AM research centers, operating from Catalyst137 in…
Researchers show friction stir welding can join LPBF CuNiSiCr copper alloy while nearly eliminating porosity and lifting strength, hinting at a workable path to larger, higher performing thermal hardware. The post Friction Stir Welding Boosts LPBF Copper Performance appeared on Fabbaloo.
Just days ago, the bell rang at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) for Creality. The company opened at HK$33.80 per share, up from the IPO price of HK$18.8, giving...
amsight spun out Fraunhofer IAPT in 2023 and has since brought to market a software platform that is designed to support additive manufacturing users with quality management.
For many Disney fans, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith was a rite of passage. The attraction opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 1999 and quickly became one of the...
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, June 7, 2026 appeared on Fabbaloo.
We’re starting with business in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Axtra3D just opened its expanded facility in Italy, and Austal USA expanded its leadership team. Then we’ll move on...
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explore how landmark PFAS litigation, municipal filtration projects, and emerging 3D printed water treatment technologies are reshaping the global fight against “forever chemicals.” The post From Courtroom to Clean Water: The PFAS Crisis Creating New Opportunities for 3D Printing appeared on Fabbaloo.
Machine tool manufacturer DMG MORI Federal Services (DMFS) has been selected for the US Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Joint Additive Manufacturing Accelerator (JAMA) IV Pilot Parts Program. The program’s performance period began February 25, 2026. For DMFS, the selection marks the company’s first project focused on AM parts production. DMG MORI has built its reputation…
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a fabrication method for soft magnetic hydrogels that can be 3D printed into structures smaller than 1mm and activated remotely by an ordinary magnet. According to the research paper published in Matter, the study also saw contributions from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the…
Tripo just received US$200M, and there’s a reason for that. The post AI-Generated 3D Content Gains Strategic Importance as Tripo Raises US$200M appeared on Fabbaloo.
A former U.S. Air Force acquisition professional, Athearn joins Massivit with a 'specific mandate to support and accelerate the company's expansion into the U.S. aerospace and defence market.'
The FFF slicing tool market has consolidated, and not around Cura. The post Cura’s Role Shrinks as PrusaSlicer-Derived Tools Dominate FFF Printing Software appeared on Fabbaloo.
3D Systems has published a European patent application for a printhead mounting and alignment system that could make multi printhead 3D printers easier to calibrate. The post 3D Systems Patent a New Way to Align Printheads appeared on Fabbaloo.
If humans eventually establish a long-term presence on Mars, they will face a major manufacturing challenge almost immediately. Tools will break. Parts will wear out. Equipment will need repairs. But...
Photolithography, the semiconductor manufacturing process whereby lasers transfer patterns onto chemical layers coating a substrate, is one of the most amazing industrial processes humanity has ever created. It is also...
There’s an interesting proposal to produce “hollow filament”. The post New Hollow Filament Design Could Enable Conductive Paths appeared on Fabbaloo.
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have built light-emitting living materials by embedding a marine microorganism inside 3D printed alginate scaffolds and activating its bioluminescence chemically. Published in Science Advances, the constructs were made using the dinoflagellate Pyrocystis lunula, and maintained functional light output through four weekly stimulation cycles without structural breakdown.…
A new research paper describes a multifunctional “3D robot” aimed at kitchen waste recycling. The post Paper Proposes Multifunctional 3D Robot For Kitchen Waste appeared on Fabbaloo.
A team at Northwestern University has developed printable artificial neurons capable of triggering real neural activity in living tissue, according to a study published in Nature Nanotechnology. The finding matters because lab-built hardware isn’t just simulating brain signaling but producing responses indistinguishable enough from biological signals that actual neurons react to them. Led by professor…
When Stratasys announced plans to acquire Markforged, the immediate focus was on the deal. Markforged is one of the most recognizable names in additive manufacturing (AM), known for its continuous...
When we last checked in on the broad defense tech landscape and the role of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry in that environment, it became clear that the connecting thread...
Flashforge announced a new 3D printer for the jewellery industry: the WJ51C wax printer. The post Flashforge Introduces High-Resolution WJ51C Wax Printer appeared on Fabbaloo.