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Saturday, June 27

Consumer

CF3D Technology Targets U.S. Army Missile Production Under New Multi-Year Contract

Continuous Composites (CCI) has secured a multi-year contract with the U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC) to apply its proprietary CF3D technology to the development of components for current and future missile platforms. The effort is being executed in collaboration with the U.S. Army’s Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) program and coordinated through America Makes,…

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Jun 27, 2026Added 24 days ago

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Bambu Lab Launches PLA Pure, a New Filament Engineered for Safer Home Printing

Shenzhen-based desktop 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab has introduced PLA Pure, a new filament developed for consumer 3D printing environments where safety, air quality and material traceability are priorities. The launch is positioned as a response to growing demand for cleaner, more transparent materials as desktop printers become increasingly common in homes, shared spaces and…

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Jun 27, 2026Added 24 days ago

Friday, June 26

Consumer

Beehive Orders 30 New EOS M4 ONYX Printers in $50M Deal

US-based propulsion manufacturer Beehive Industries has signed an agreement to buy 30 EOS M4 ONYX metal 3D printers for $50 million. The systems will be installed at the company’s Colorado and Tennessee facilities over the next 12 months, raising Beehive’s total fleet of EOS metal 3D printers to 50. That capacity is meant to support…

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Jun 26, 2026Added 24 days ago

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Titan America Launches xForm3D, a 3D Printable Concrete Technology

Cement and building materials company Titan America has launched xForm3D, a U.S.-patented 3D printable concrete technology designed for automated construction across residential, commercial, infrastructure, and coastal applications. The company positioned the product as a direct response to labor shortages, demand for faster project delivery, and the need for more affordable housing solutions. “This solution underscores…

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Jun 26, 2026Added 25 days ago

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NCAME Partners with 6K Additive to Close the Data Gap Holding Back Cold Spray Repair

Researchers at Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) have launched a study with metal powder producer 6K Additive to evaluate how cold spray feedstock materials perform under demanding conditions, targeting the lack of mechanical performance data that has kept the technology from wider adoption in repair applications. “This project is about understanding…

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Jun 26, 2026Added 25 days ago

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Aalto University and Stanford Test a New Architecture for 6G Surfaces

Researchers at Stanford University and Aalto University have built and tested a 3D printed panel that simultaneously handles six wireless signals across different frequencies, angles, and polarizations, boosting signal strength and channel capacity, with no active components of any kind. The research was conducted by Mohammad M. Asgari, Shuai S. A. Yuan, and Viktar Asadchy…

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Jun 26, 2026Added 25 days ago

Thursday, June 25

Consumer

3D Print Gallery’s Fourth Exhibition Puts Sustainability and the Ocean at Centre Stage

Haarlem’s 3D Print Gallery is preparing to open its fourth exhibition this July, titled “An Ocean of Possibilities for Sustainability.” The show, running from 1 July for three months at De Koepel brings together four designers whose practice sits at the intersection of digital fabrication, natural systems and circular thinking. The exhibition is an initiative…

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Jun 25, 2026Added 25 days ago

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equipal Secures £16.25m to Digitise UK Business Equipment Lending

UK-based fintech equipal has secured £16.25 million in combined equity and forward flow funding from Altum Capital Management, in a deal aimed at expanding its presence in the UK business equipment finance market. The raise, structured as a £1.25 million equity injection alongside a £15 million tiered forward flow facility, comes at a time when…

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Jun 25, 2026Added 26 days ago

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ORNL’s Origami-Inspired Process Cuts Composite Fabrication Costs by 90%

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory‘s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility have developed a hybrid additive manufacturing process that takes its structural logic from origami, printing directly onto flexible fabric substrates to produce flat panels that fold into finished three-dimensional components, without any mold required. The work, led by Steven Guzorek of ORNL’s Manufacturing Science Division, is…

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Jun 25, 2026Added 26 days ago

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Rheinmetall UK Integrates FFF Into Challenger 3 Production

Rheinmetall UK, a primary land defense contractor for the British Army, has formalized additive manufacturing as its baseline production method for air ducting components within the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank program. The decision, detailed in a case study authored by Julian Wright, Technology Programmes Manager – Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land, marks a shift from…

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Jun 25, 2026Added 26 days ago

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TPM Exits HP 3D Printing to Sharpen Focus, Hands Business to Master Graphics

South Carolina-based technology solutions provider TPM has completed the sale of its HP 3D printing and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies division to Master Graphics (M5D), the company’s self-described leading HP 3D printing partner in the United States. The transaction was announced on June 10, 2026, with all customer contracts, service agreements, and support relationships transferring to…

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Jun 25, 2026Added 26 days ago

Wednesday, June 24

Consumer

Open Community License v1.1: The New Plugin System, More Examples, and Your Questions Answered

Five months ago, we released the CORE One CAD files under the Open Community License. Since then, thousands of projects have been published under OCL, now including Research groups at UC Berkeley and MIT. We've also gotten a lot of feedback... The post Open Community License v1.1: The New Plugin System, More Examples, and Your Questions Answered appeared first on Original Prusa 3D Printers.

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Jun 24, 2026Added 26 days ago

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E3D launches Bastion coated gears for Bambu Lab printers

UK-based extrusion system specialist E3D has launched Bastion Coated Gears, a hardened steel extruder gear and hobb upgrade for Bambu Lab desktop 3D printers. The new components are compatible with the Bambu Lab X1C, X1E, P1P, and P1S. Bastion Coated Gears combine precision-machined hardened steel gears and hobbs with E3D’s Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating. E3D…

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Jun 24, 2026Added 26 days ago

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SMRRF 2027 To Be Held at Manchester Metropolitan University

The Sanjay Mortimer RepRap Festival (SMRRF) has confirmed its 2027 edition for 6–7 March at the Dalton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University. Organized by the Sanjay Mortimer Foundation (SMF), a registered charity supporting neurodivergent young people in STEM, the event draws engineers, educators, hobbyists, and industry professionals over two days. The 2026 edition attracted more than…

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Jun 24, 2026Added 27 days ago

Tuesday, June 23

Consumer

Additive Manufacturing Cuts Months to Weeks for Royal Navy in Australia

When Royal Australian Navy submarine HMS Anson required replacement components during a routine Submarine Maintenance Period (SMP) at HMAS Stirling, the conventional supply chain wasn’t an option. British defence technology QinetiQ stepped in, using additive manufacturing to design, produce, and deliver the parts in four weeks, a process that would typically take months or years. …

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Jun 23, 2026Added 27 days ago

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Stratasys Targets Rail Certification Gap with New Flame-Retardant FDM Material

Additive manufacturing has long promised to transform how rail operators manage spare parts, yet certification hurdles have kept most materials on the sideline. Stratasys is addressing that gap directly with the release of FDM PA6/66-GF30-FR, a flame-retardant, glass-fiber-reinforced nylon developed specifically for end-use production in rail and transit environments. The material meets EN 45545-2 HL2…

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Jun 23, 2026Added 27 days ago

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Markforged Launches Onyx GF for Factory Floor Visual Management

U.S. FDM 3D printer manufacturer Markforged has announced Onyx GF, a chopped glass fiber-filled nylon that adds functional color to its established Onyx material family. Available in six colors — red, yellow, blue, green, gray, and white — the material is aimed at manufacturers who use color-coded tooling and fixtures for error-proofing, hazard signaling, and…

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Jun 23, 2026Added 27 days ago

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Anantara Dhigu and rrreefs Install 3D Printed Reef Structures in the Maldives

Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort, nestled in South Malé Atoll, has installed 13 flower-shaped reef structures on its lagoon floor in partnership with Swiss reef restoration company rrreefs, an effort to counter coral decline in one of the world’s most ecologically fragile marine zones. The Theyra Maa installation, built from 3D printed fired terracotta clay and…

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Jun 23, 2026Added 27 days ago

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AMPOWER and TAAG Partner to Link AM Market Intelligence with Industrial Production Expertise

AMPOWER and TAAG have partnered to address the disconnect between market intelligence and industrial production in the additive manufacturing (AM) sector. AMPOWER, founded in Hamburg in 2017 by Dr. Maximilian Munsch, Matthias Schmidt-Lehr, and Dr. Eric Wycisk, advises clients on AM market strategy, technology studies, and operational adoption, serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), investors, and…

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Jun 23, 2026Added 27 days ago

Monday, June 22

Consumer

Prusament PLA High Speed: A perfect choice for rapid prototyping

Fast printers are great, but fast printers loaded with the right material are even better. And while the speed itself might not single-handedly solve every single challenge, there are situations where the high-speed materials come in really handy, like when you... The post Prusament PLA High Speed: A perfect choice for rapid prototyping appeared first on Original Prusa 3D Printers.

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Jun 22, 2026Added 28 days ago

Saturday, June 20

Consumer

Australia Is Turning to 3D Printing to Secure Its Industrial Foundation

A new policy report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), authored by Steven Camilleri, co-founder and CTO of metal 3D printing company SPEE3D, argues that national resilience is not a political ambition but an engineering problem. Titled Make Stuff Here… Or Else, the report introduces the concept of the “Sovereignty Countdown”: the measured window…

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Jun 20, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Havelar Prints a Public Building in Nine Days and Delivers It on Budget

Portuguese firm Havelar erected a 500 m² recycling center office at the Ecocentro de Perafita in Porto for the Matosinhos municipality using a COBOD BOD2 3D printer, a four-person crew, and nine working days. More unusually still, the project came in on budget, a feat the partners themselves described as rare for public works in…

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Jun 20, 2026Added 1 month ago

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IMTS 2026 to Host Nine Conferences, Including New Industrial AI Event

The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2026 will feature an expanded conference program spanning nine events and more than 90 sessions, with new additions targeting industrial artificial intelligence, investors, and the Spanish-speaking manufacturing community. The show runs September 14–19 at McCormick Place in Chicago. A Broader Educational Offering Owned and produced by The Association For…

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Jun 20, 2026Added 1 month ago

Thursday, June 18

Consumer

Simple 3D-Printed Stencil Tips and Tricks for More Versatile Airbrushing

In this article, I'd like to show a few examples of using 3D printed airbrushing stencils: various masks and paint shields that let you paint all kinds of shapes on the surface of your model. Even though commercially available stencils are usually... The post Simple 3D-Printed Stencil Tips and Tricks for More Versatile Airbrushing appeared first on Original Prusa 3D Printers.

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Jun 18, 2026Added 1 month ago

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HeyGears G1 Series desktop full-color 3D and UV printer: Technical specifications and pricing

Guangzhou-based 3D printing and digital manufacturing company HeyGears has opened reservations for its G1 Series desktop full-color 3D and UV printer ahead of a planned Kickstarter launch in July. The G1 Series is a compact production system for full-color 3D models, raised 3D textures, and 2D UV printing. The machine can produce full-color models directly…

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Jun 18, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Hybrid 3D Bioprinting Achieves Capillary-Scale Vascular Networks

A collaboration between researchers at the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Medical School has produced a method for 3D printing vascular networks at resolutions approaching the size of the body’s smallest blood vessels. The work, published in Nature Chemical Engineering, addresses one of the central unsolved problems in tissue engineering: how to build vascular…

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Jun 18, 2026Added 1 month ago

Wednesday, June 17

Consumer

Hi3D Enhances Its Maker Toolkit, Targeting the Gap Between AI and Printing

Hi3D, the browser-based AI model generation platform built on its proprietary Sparc3D engine, has rolled out a suite of new Maker features aimed at one of the most persistent friction points in consumer 3D printing: turning an AI-generated file into something that can actually be printed without additional CAD work. The centerpiece of the release…

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Jun 17, 2026Added 1 month ago

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U.S. Air Force to Outfit Entire C-17 Fleet with 3D Printed Drag-Reduction Devices

The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, working alongside the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Mobility Command, have developed small blade-shaped aerodynamic inserts, formally designated microvanes, and tested them on a limited number of C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. Each plane received twelve of the devices, each measuring roughly 10 centimeters by 40 centimeters, bonded…

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Jun 17, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Artificial Retinas Manufactured in Orbit Show Superior Results, Offering New Hope for Incurable Vision Loss

Connecticut-based biotech LambdaVision has spent nearly a decade turning the International Space Station (ISS) into its primary manufacturing floor. The company has developed an artificial retina, which is assembled from hundreds of alternating layers of bacteriorhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein. On Earth, gravity creates sedimentation and buoyancy effects that disrupt layer uniformity, driving up material waste…

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Jun 17, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Surface Scan Moves Into Full-Cycle Product Development

Surface Scan, a 3D scanning and printing specialist based in Ramsgate, Kent, has announced it is expanding beyond its origins as a scanning and rapid prototyping bureau to offer end-to-end product design and manufacturing services. The restructured offering covers the complete product development chain: geometry capture through 3D scanning, CAD design and iteration, prototyping, and…

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Jun 17, 2026Added 1 month ago

Tuesday, June 16

Consumer

Talleres Artificio Adopts SHINING 3D Scanning to Cut Inspection Times

Talleres Artificio, a mechanical engineering firm based in Chile, has incorporated SHINING 3D‘s FreeScan Trak Nova into its inspection workflow for mining equipment, a move the company says has halved the time needed for certain ball mill inspections while improving the quality of the dimensional data its engineers work from. The firm, which employs a…

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Jun 16, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Stockwell Integrates Silicone 3D Printing to Accelerate Customer Validation

Stockwell Elastomerics, a Philadelphia-based silicone manufacturer, has incorporated silicone 3D printing into its operations through Lynxter’s S300X platform, cutting prototype validation timelines from weeks to days and eliminating the material compromises that have long limited additive manufacturing in elastomers. A Century-Old Manufacturer Adds an Additive Layer Stockwell Elastomerics has spent more than 100 years in…

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Jun 16, 2026Added 1 month ago

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MIT Team 3D Prints Low-Cost Nozzle Arrays for Layered Drug-Delivery Particles

Researchers at MIT have shown that a complex class of microscopic nozzle, normally built only inside semiconductor cleanrooms, can be produced in a matter of hours using 3D printing. The devices, known as triaxial electrospray emitters, generate microscopic droplets made of three separate fluid layers, droplets that can harden into structured microparticles for uses ranging…

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Jun 16, 2026Added 1 month ago

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NIST Engineers a Smarter Laser Path to Solve Metal 3D Printing’s Mixing Problem

Metallurgy has always been about control. For centuries, getting metals to blend predictably was the difference between a reliable tool and a brittle failure. Today, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are tackling that challenge in a modern form: high-entropy alloys (HEAs), a class of materials developed over the last two…

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Jun 16, 2026Added 1 month ago

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3D Printed PLA Geometry Drives Structural Performance in Concrete Beams

A research team led by Dr. Muhammad Talha Junaid at the University of Sharjah tested cement mortar beams reinforced with FDM-printed PLA profiles. The study found that surface geometry was the dominant variable, with the best-performing configuration reaching nearly 80% of steel’s bending strength and matching its ductility. Concrete on its own handles compression well…

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Jun 16, 2026Added 1 month ago

Monday, June 15

Consumer

Spectrum Filaments receives multi-million Blue Gravity Capital Investment

Spectrum Group Sp. z o.o., the Polish manufacturer behind the Spectrum Filaments and The Filament brands, has secured a strategic investment to expand production of FFF/FDM 3D printing materials. As part of the transaction, Blue Gravity Capital, an investor focused on profitable Central European companies, acquired a majority stake in the business. Financial terms were…

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Jun 15, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Inkbit 3D prints Luneburg lenses for mmWave applications

Massachusetts-based 3D printer manufacturer Inkbit has unveiled gradient-index (GRIN) lenses produced through additive manufacturing (AM), designed for radio frequency (RF) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) systems and developed in partnership with the University of Delaware (UD). The components were presented at the IEEE International Microwave Theory and Technology Symposium (IMS), held June 7-12, 2026. The announcement signals…

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Jun 15, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Snapmaker launches $150,000 Innovation Fund for 3D printing developers

Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer Snapmaker has introduced a $150,000 Innovation Fund aimed at developers and makers working on software, hardware, and workflows for additive manufacturing (AM). The program, announced on June 10, 2026, is the company’s first community-funding initiative and follows the release of its U1 multicolor, multimaterial 3D printer. The launch reflects a wider…

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Jun 15, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Materialise Backs Replasia to Expand Personalized Hip Preservation

Belgian technology company Materialise has announced an investment in Replasia, a Belgian medical technology start-up focused on hip preservation. The company develops anatomical analysis software alongside personalized, 3D printed devices intended to delay or avoid joint replacement. For Materialise, the move reflects a view that individualized treatment can influence clinical results and that preserving the…

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Jun 15, 2026Added 1 month ago

Friday, June 12

Consumer

Control Your Smart Home with a Custom 3D-Printed Macropad

As a smart home enthusiast, I rely on smart lighting quite a lot. But when I needed to equip every room in the house with a light controller, sometimes even multiple, I ran into a budget problem. Commercial smart controllers are... The post Control Your Smart Home with a Custom 3D-Printed Macropad appeared first on Original Prusa 3D Printers.

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Jun 12, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Voltage launches Eclipse X9, a Basalt-Recycled PETG Composite for LFAM

Voltage Vessels, based in Hawaii, has released Eclipse X9, a composite that combines recycled PETG with basalt fiber reinforcement for large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM). After several years of development, the material is now commercially available as both pellets and filament, and is undergoing evaluation at several LFAM facilities across different printer platforms. The company is…

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Jun 12, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Parivas Exo.1 Debuts A Monolithic 3D Printed Exoskeleton Case

Parivas, an independent watchmaker based in Los Angeles, has presented the Exo.1, a luxury timepiece whose case is produced as one continuous 3D printed structure. Launched on May 18, 2026, as the opening piece of the brand’s Genesis Collection, the watch is the company’s attempt to establish what it calls “additive watch design,” building a…

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Jun 12, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Interspectral and Pankl Deepen Partnership to Industrialize Metal 3D Printing Quality Assurance

Swedish software company Interspectral AB and Austrian high-performance component maker Pankl Racing Systems AG announced an expanded strategic collaboration focused on speeding up the industrialization of metal additive manufacturing. The agreement builds on several years of joint work and centers on improving process monitoring, quality assurance, and data-driven production workflows. Under the new arrangement, Pankl…

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Jun 12, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Elmet Technologies Lands Defense Award to Scale Molybdenum Manufacturing

Elmet Technologies, the Lewiston, Maine-based subsidiary of The Elmet Group Co. has received $4.3 million in strategic funding tied to a contract from the United States Department of War. The award is intended to grow the company’s ability to produce molybdenum-based products and other refractory metal components destined for defense applications, with a particular emphasis…

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Jun 12, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Rem3dy Health Raises £14M for US, MENA and India Expansion

British company Rem3dy Health has closed a £14 million (approx. $18.8 million) funding round to finance its international growth. The capital was raised through a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), with the final commitments received earlier this year and converted into shares this month. The round values the Birmingham-headquartered business at £84 million. The…

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Jun 12, 2026Added 1 month ago

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IperionX Titan Project models $813M NPV for titanium supply

American titanium manufacturer IperionX has released the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for its Titan Critical Minerals Project (Titan) in west Tennessee, confirming a mine plan designed to anchor a fully domestic U.S. titanium supply chain — one the company intends to route through its proprietary powder production technologies and into additive manufacturing (AM) markets. The…

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Jun 12, 2026Added 1 month ago

Thursday, June 11

Consumer

DEEP Manufacturing and Fortius Metals target production-scale multi-material WAAM

DEEP Manufacturing, a specialist in wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) for safety-critical structures, has partnered with Colorado-based Fortius Metals to print a complex, multi-material metal cylinder using large-format metal 3D printing. Announced on June 4, 2026, the project will combine DEEP’s synchronized multi-robot WAAM system with Fortius’ expertise in simulation, toolpath design, and advanced welding…

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Jun 11, 2026Added 1 month ago

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America Makes Awards $2M to Advance AI-Based Material Qualification

America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have named the recipients of a project call funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech), with a combined award of $2M. The initiative, titled Artificial Intelligence for Material Allowables in Additive…

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Jun 11, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Luyten’s New Tower Crane-Mounted 3D Printer: Technical Specifications and Pricing

Australian construction technology company Luyten 3D has launched the ASCEND A27, described as the “world’s first” tower crane-mounted concrete 3D printer designed to build structures up to 100 m tall. That claim rests on a structural departure from how concrete 3D printers have worked until now. Conventional systems use gantry frames, which move along fixed…

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Jun 11, 2026Added 1 month ago

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Endless PLA #43 (June 2026) - Opaque Fluorescents

There's no denying the recent excitement for Quantum Dots. Not familiar? Consider our March blog. To recap a bit, Quantum Dots are highly fluorescent, but also mostly translucent. This is a unique feature when it comes to fluorescents and below is some ways creators have been leveraging that feature. View this post on

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Jun 11, 2026Added 1 month ago