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Halloween is officially upon us, and if you’re anything like us, your 3D printer is currently running all the time, pumping out pumpkin tea-light holders, articulated skeletons, and costume accessories. It’s easily one of the best times of the year to... The post Print colorful and glowing Halloween decorations with our spooky offer appeared first on Original Prusa 3D Printers.
Where can AI actually help your print workflow? Find out at AMA Software, online on October 22nd. At Huafast’s 3D printing operation in Shenzhen, thousands of desktop machines manufacture toys and other products. On some of the equipment, getting a design into production still involves carrying an SD card to the printer. Wireless interference makes…
The railway sector is not known for its speed in maintenance and component replacement, but Wabtec is now running more than 150,000 3D printed parts on trains worldwide, using additive manufacturing to do what conventional casting and foundries increasingly can’t: cut weight, compress lead times, and rescue parts that would otherwise be obsolete. The safety-critical…
Discover exclusive software insights at AMA: Software 2026, on October 22. Register for free! Researchers from University of Waterloo have developed a 3D printed water filtration column made from biodegradable plastic that removed 90% of microplastics from contaminated water using nothing but gravity. The system combines surface porosity engineering with pressure-sensitive adhesive coatings to capture…
The AMA Software programme continues to grow, with new speakers from Euler, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, CoreTechnologie and Kubuz joining us online on 22 October. We are also pleased to welcome Euler as an event sponsor, supporting the discussion of how software is changing additive manufacturing. The latest additions bring expertise spanning AI-driven process monitoring,…
For years, INTAMSYS has been known for its Funmat Pro HT line of industrial Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) printers. With the Funmat Pro 310 NEO, the company extends that line with an Independent Dual Extruder (IDEX) motion system and a fully enclosed, actively heated chamber that reaches 100°C, targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and…
Tripo AI, an artificial intelligence company building 3D foundation models and world models, has officially released Tripo P2.0, a 3D native foundation model that generates 3D assets with quad topology. The company says P2.0 is the first model in the AI 3D industry to generate quad meshes natively, removing one of the main obstacles to…
Sinto Advanced Ceramics Europe GmbH has added two non-oxide ceramics, aluminum nitride (AlN) and silicon nitride (Si₃N₄), to its additive manufacturing materials portfolio. The manufacturer says both materials are now available for development projects, prototypes, and industrial applications. The company had already evaluated both ceramics internally and used them in initial projects before formally adding…
Amsterdam-based MX3D announced it has become the first wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) facility in the world to receive DNV certification at the Additive Manufacturing Criticality 3 (AMC3) level. AMC3 is the highest classification DNV awards. The certificate qualifies MX3D to produce highly critical metal components for maritime, defense, and energy applications. DNV issued the…
French start-up MB Therapeutics has received authorization from the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) to manufacture semi-solid pharmaceutical cartridges for 3D printing solid oral dosage forms. The company says the decision makes it the first site in the world authorized to produce cartridges for 3D printed medicines under official pharmaceutical…
Foshan, China-based Faiborida 3D has introduced the SLM M500, a large-format laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) metal 3D printer with a 500 × 500 × 500 mm build envelope and four 500 W lasers. The industrial equipment and materials manufacturer is aiming the system at users who need higher build rates per job, whether that…
America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, marked National Manufacturing Day on October 2 by rolling out a series of half-day “3D Printing for Drones” experiences for high school students in five states. The sessions take place in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Alabama, and California, and combine additive manufacturing (AM), engineering, and drone technology in…
Join 3D Printing Industry’s online AMA Software event on 22 October 2026 to explore how AI and software are changing manufacturing, with speakers from NVIDIA, Autodesk and Materialise. American manufacturers are accumulating orders while many smaller factories struggle to find enough work. In Xometry’s 2027 Manufacturing Outlook, 77% of manufacturers report larger production backlogs than…
Hear from the experts shaping additive manufacturing software. Join 3D Printing Industry on 22 October for AMA: Software 2026, featuring exclusive presentations, panels and live Q&A! Sinto Advanced Ceramics Europe, a contract manufacturer specializing in additively manufactured technical ceramics, has added aluminum nitride (AlN) and silicon nitride (Si₃N₄) to its material portfolio for ceramic 3D…
Hear from the experts shaping additive manufacturing software. Join 3D Printing Industry on 22 October for AMA: Software 2026, featuring exclusive presentations, panels and live Q&A! Pennsylvania-based metal powder producer 6K Additive has signed a 30-month long-term agreement to supply Nickel 718 alloy powder to ADDMAN Engineering (ADDMAN), a Florida-headquartered additive manufacturing (AM) and machining…
Hear from the experts shaping additive manufacturing software. Join 3D Printing Industry on 22 October for AMA: Software 2026, featuring exclusive presentations, panels and live Q&A! UK launch services company Skyrora has completed a 45-second static hot-fire test of a scaled-down version of its Skyrora XL orbital launch vehicle. The test took place at Machrihanish,…
Hear from the experts shaping additive manufacturing software. Join 3D Printing Industry on 22 October for AMA: Software 2026, featuring exclusive presentations, panels and live Q&A! Myrava, formerly known as Ricoh 3D for Healthcare, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for a patient-specific 3D printed bolus used in radiation therapy. The clearance…
Hear from the experts shaping additive manufacturing software. Join 3D Printing Industry on 22 October for AMA: Software 2026, featuring exclusive presentations, panels and live Q&A! Singapore propeller maker Mencast Marine has secured certification from Lloyd’s Register and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for what the two classification societies recognize as the world’s first…
Hear from the experts shaping additive manufacturing software. Join 3D Printing Industry on 22 October for AMA: Software 2026, featuring exclusive presentations, panels and live Q&A! Engineers at the University of Glasgow and the University of Sydney have made 3D printed metamaterials that can show where they are being damaged and follow that damage as…
MX3D, an Amsterdam-based company that builds robotic metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems, has received a Certificate of Qualification from DNV at the Additive Manufacturing Criticality 3 (AMC3) level for its wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) facility. The certificate was issued under the DNV-ST-B203 standard and applies to metal parts used in maritime, defense, and energy…
US-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) posted $94.6 million in second-quarter (Q2) 2026 revenue, down 0.3% Y/Y from $94.8 million a year earlier. The operating loss narrowed to $10.6 million from $15.4 million in the prior-year period, with lower operating expenses, supported by more than $60 million in annualized cost savings, contributing to…
A Board of Appeal at the European Patent Office (EPO) has maintained Carbon’s European Patent No. 3158400 in amended form, closing a proceeding that ran through two levels of EPO review over roughly three and a half years. Titled “Methods of Producing Three-Dimensional Objects from Materials Having Multiple Mechanisms of Hardening,” the patent covers a…
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Johns Hopkins University have developed a handheld tool built around a 3D printed microfluidic device. It collects living cells from selected spots on freshly excised tissue and leaves the rest of the tissue available for pathology. The team says the method could support earlier detection of…
Addireen, a Shenzhen-based developer of metal additive manufacturing (metal AM) systems, has started operations at a new facility in Zhanggong District, Ganzhou, China. With capacity to produce up to 50 metal AM systems per month, the site supports a wider rollout of the company’s green laser equipment for pure copper, copper alloys, and thermal management…
3D printer OEM Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) announced its financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026. Revenue for the quarter was $137.6 million, down 0.3% Y/Y from $138.1 million and up 3.7% Q/Q from $132.7 million in the previous quarter. Higher Services revenue, driven primarily by on-demand parts production, largely offset the decline in…
Italian printer manufacturer Kentstrapper has 3D printed an acoustic panel that achieved Class A sound absorption in standardized testing. The manufacturer produced it for REVERSING, a University of Florence research project developing retrofit facades for schools and offices. Tested in a reverberation chamber according to ISO 354, the panel reached a weighted sound absorption coefficient…
Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Mississippi State University are building a 3D printer that deposits continuous fiber and polymer in the same part while using machine learning to check part quality as it prints. The National Science Foundation is funding the work through its Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program under the title “MRI: Track 1…
Researchers from Virginia Tech, Arizona State University and Iowa State University have received a $2 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop self-lubricating, wear-resistant metal alloys for extreme-temperature applications. The project will use additive manufacturing alongside computational modelling, high-throughput testing and machine learning to identify alloys capable of maintaining structural strength…
3D Printing Industry has announced speakers for AMA: Software 2026, taking place online on 22 October 2026. Experts from NVIDIA, Materialise, Autodesk, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Markforged and other organisations will join the event to discuss how software is changing the design, simulation and production of 3D printed parts. The programme will examine practical questions…
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have built a 3D printed solid-state bioreactor that converts methane into succinate. Succinate is an industrial chemical used to make polymers, stabilize drugs and enhance food flavor. According to the team, the compact reactor performs more than 10 times better than conventional liquid-state systems and uses less power.…
An undisclosed donation from two Uppsala University alumni will help Professor Cecilia Persson’s research group move 3D printed resorbable metal implants from the laboratory toward clinical use. The funding is aimed at the time-critical steps between basic research and a potential application, including early-stage ideas and a first patent application. Persson, professor of materials science…
SnowX, a company based in Suzhou in China’s Jiangsu province, is developing the SnowPod, a compact metal additive manufacturing (metal AM) system that uses laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The company has published a Kickstarter pre-launch page ahead of a crowdfunding campaign scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026, and users can currently sign up…
Nike unveiled a one-of-one speed suit for middle-distance runner Keely Hodgkinson on September 18, 2026, built for her signature 800-meter event, and the design’s core aerodynamic feature is 3D printed: color-shifting, delta-shaped vortex generators positioned across the suit to reduce drag where it matters most on her body. Nike describes them as the fastest vortex…
HeelBase has started taking pre-orders for DRIVE, a 3D printed insole developed for pickleball, which the company describes as the world’s first 3D printed insole designed specifically for the sport. DRIVE is priced at US$59 per pair during the pre-order period, down from a listed regular price of US$99. The product is an example of…
Chinese 3D printing developer Addireen has released the XH-M350G-2HR, the third generation of its green-laser metal additive manufacturing system, aimed at moving pure-copper printing from prototyping into stable series production. The machine targets three production problems: build efficiency, stability during long runs, and part consistency across a fully loaded build plate. The 350 × 350…
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and the University of Cambridge have established the Centre for Advanced and Smart Manufacturing (CASM), a Hong Kong research centre that uses additive manufacturing as its core technology platform. CASM will apply 3D printing to four application areas: data centre cooling, next-generation refrigeration, lightweight new energy vehicles and materials…
Hi3D, the browser-based AI model generation platform built on its proprietary Sparc3D engine, has launched Hi3D Agent, an AI agent for 3D creation that combines large language model reasoning with the company’s own 3D generation model. The tool is designed to take users from a first generated model through to practical applications, including preparing files…
Taiwanese resin 3D printer maker Phrozen has launched the Sonic Mighty Revo 16K MAX, a 14-inch 16K large-format MSLA printer aimed at creators, studios and print service providers taking on bigger, longer resin jobs. Priced at $1,600 and now available in the United States, the Revo MAX adds dual heating, a 2-litre resin vat, quick-release…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Boeing have produced a steel Stamp Form Die (SFD) mold using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). The tool stands 6 feet tall, measures 4 feet wide, weighs close to 2 tons, and took eight weeks to print. Boeing will use it in its work for NASA‘s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing…
Twenty-three 3D printed artificial reefs now sit on the Atlantic seabed at depths of up to 1,100 metres, placed there by a Franco-Irish research team testing whether additive manufacturing can speed the recovery of cold-water coral habitats damaged by bottom trawling. The structures were deployed in August from L’Atalante, a research vessel of the French…
When I first travelled to Formnext Shenzhen in 2023 I saw a familiar pattern, the show tells you what China’s additive-manufacturing industry wants to sell. Go outside the show and you can start finding out what is actually being made. At Huafast’s Shenzhen operation, 5,600 Bambu Lab machines form part of a 15,000-printer production network.…
Radian Forge, a Virginia-based maker of large metal components using wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), has closed a $2.5 million Series Seed Preferred round. Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC) led the round through its Fund II, announced on September 15, 2026. The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) and Radian Forge’s existing investors also took part. The…
IperionX has validated GenX, a continuous version of its patented HAMR titanium powder process. Every spherical powder sample it produced met the Grade 23 oxygen specification, the extra-low-interstitial grade widely used to print medical and aerospace parts. Spherical titanium powder is the standard feedstock for powder bed fusion and other metal additive manufacturing processes, and…
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…
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.
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,…