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Monday, May 18
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Imperial College London researchers develop topology optimization framework for nonlinear mechanical metamaterials

Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a computational framework for the inverse design of nonlinear mechanical metamaterials, using topology optimization to generate microscale unit cells from prescribed homogenized stress–strain targets. Published in Advanced Engineering Materials, the study was authored by Charlie Aveline, Matthew Santer, and Robert Hewson from Imperial College London’s Department of Aeronautics.…

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May 18, 2026Added 2 months ago
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AM mold inserts show promise for short-run injection molding, systematic review finds

Researchers from the University of Navarra, IKOR Technology Centre, GAIKER Technology Centre, and Valencian International University have published a systematic review examining how additive manufacturing can be used to produce mold inserts for plastic injection molding. Published in Rapid Prototyping Journal, the paper reviews 67 studies from 2013 to 2024 on 3D printed mold inserts…

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May 18, 2026Added 2 months ago
Friday, May 15
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FLEETWERX Launches FLEET-X to Test How Critical Parts Can Be Made and Delivered in the Field

FLEETWERX, a Partnership Intermediary Agreement that connects the Naval Postgraduate School with industry, academia, and government, will run FLEET-X at Camp Roberts during Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) 26-3 as a live, industry-focused operational check on how critical parts can be identified, manufactured, and delivered in real time. Conducted with the Naval Postgraduate School’s Consortium…

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May 15, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Caracol and Formes et Volumes Enhance Aerospace Composite Tooling

Italian 3D printer manufacturer Caracol has partnered with French manufacturer Formes et Volumes to produce a large-scale composite lamination tool for aerospace using robotic large-format additive manufacturing, combining fiber-reinforced thermoplastics and hybrid post-processing in a single integrated workflow. Built on the Heron AM platform and already deployed in an active production environment, the project delivers…

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May 15, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Beehive Secures New Contract to Qualify Its 3D Printed Frenzy 8 Jet Engine

U.S. propulsion manufacturer Beehive Industries has secured a $29.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to advance flight testing, vehicle integration, and qualification of its Frenzy 8 engine, a 200 lbf additively manufactured jet engine developed for uncrewed aerial defense systems. The award also covers early-stage development of the company’s 100 lbf Frenzy 6…

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May 15, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Apollo Automobil’s Dragon Skin Exhaust Pushes Hypercar AM Forward

German hypercar manufacturer Apollo Automobil has unveiled the Dragon Skin exhaust for its track-only EVO hypercar, a fully 3D printed, single-piece titanium system produced using laser powder bed fusion and aerospace-grade TA15 alloy. Taking 123 hours to print, it is claimed to be the largest one-piece additively manufactured exhaust ever produced, and represents a component…

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May 15, 2026Added 2 months ago
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TANIOBIS Enables Patient-Specific Implants With Tantalum and Niobium Alloys

German materials company TANIOBIS is advancing its AMtrinsic powder range for use in additive manufacturing of medical implants, positioning tantalum and niobium alloys as a clinically superior alternative to the titanium standard that still accounts for more than 90 percent of orthopedic and dental implants worldwide. The Limits of a Long-Standing Standard Ti-6Al-4V’s mechanical strength…

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May 15, 2026Added 2 months ago
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BigRep and Endless Industries Bring Continuous Fiber Reinforcement to LFAM

Berlin-based 3D printer manufacturer BigRep GmbH and Technical University of Berlin spin-off Endless Industries have entered a long-term global technology partnership focused on bringing continuous fiber reinforcement to large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) at an industrial scale. The announcement, made on April 30, 2026, follows two years of joint development and marks the beginning of a…

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May 15, 2026Added 2 months ago
Thursday, May 14
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POC Lab launches two flame-retardant, ESD-safe resins for professional additive manufacturing

POC Lab, a developer of technical resins for additive manufacturing, has launched two materials for professional applications: Nylon-Like UL94 V-0 ESD and HT-240C UL94 V-0 ESD. Both were introduced for demanding industrial applications that require flame retardancy, thermal resistance, and electrostatic discharge protection. Target sectors include electronics, aerospace, automotive, and advanced manufacturing. Each resin combines…

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May 14, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Carbon Names DDK First Tier 1 Supplier for 3D Printed Saddles in Asia

Carbon, a Redwood City, California-based 3D printing technology company, has partnered with DDK Group, a manufacturer of high-performance bicycle saddles, to add its first saddle-specific Tier 1 contract manufacturing partner in Asia. The agreement establishes the Taiwanese supplier as a dedicated, vertically integrated production partner for brands bringing 3D printed saddles to market. Its facility…

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May 14, 2026Added 2 months ago
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CRP Group Backs MoRe Modena Racing for Formula SAE Michigan 2026

CRP Meccanica and CRP Technology, two Italian engineering companies within CRP Group, are supporting MoRe Modena Racing as the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia team opens its 2026 season at Formula SAE Michigan. Held May 13–16 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, the competition marks the first event of the year for the…

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May 14, 2026Added 2 months ago
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New Study: Architecture Targets the Core Bottleneck in Battery Manufacturing

A study published in Materials Science & Engineering R argues that 3D printing is ready to move from laboratory prototyping to mainstream lithium battery manufacturing, provided several unresolved material and process problems are brought under control. The central argument is that print-defined architecture, not just chemistry, is becoming a meaningful variable in battery performance. To…

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May 14, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Contest: CORE One Skins

In March, 3Demon Studio created a set of great-looking skins for the CORE One L, turning the printer into three very different things: a TARDIS, a dark steampunk machine, and a small mushroom forest scene. We liked the idea a lot.... The post Contest: CORE One Skins appeared first on Original Prusa 3D Printers.

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May 14, 2026Added 2 months ago
Wednesday, May 13
Consumer

HP Brings Industrial Power to the Engineering Workspace

There is a moment in most product development cycles when the pace of thinking outruns the pace of making. A designer has an idea on Tuesday. The revised part won’t arrive from the bureau until Friday. By then the meeting has happened, and the iteration that might have changed something arrives too late to matter.…

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May 13, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Vivobarefoot Launches Tabi Gen 02, Custom 3D Printed Sandal

UK-based footwear brand Vivobarefoot has unveiled the Tabi Gen 02, the second iteration of its scan-to-print barefoot sandal, developed in partnership with Carbon and manufactured by Oechsler. Lighter and more precise than its predecessor, the Gen 02 is custom-printed for each wearer using Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis process and CARBON BL6 PU foam. Available in…

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May 13, 2026Added 2 months ago
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AML3D Deploys Portable Metal Printer to US Navy’s Manufacturing Hub

Australian metal additive manufacturing company AML3D and Austal USA have marked a new chapter in their ongoing partnership with the delivery and successful installation of a containerized ARCEMY system at the US Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in Danville, Virginia. The unit, AML3D’s first portable edition of the ARCEMY platform, arrives pre-mounted inside a…

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May 13, 2026Added 2 months ago
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LEAP 71 and Sindan Are Industrializing AI-Designed Aerospace

LEAP 71, a Computational Engineering firm out of Dubai, and Sindan, an AI-driven manufacturing company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, revealed their strategic alliance at the Make it in the Emirates trade show on May 4, 2026. The collaboration targets the full integration of autonomous engineering design with advanced production, collapsing what has traditionally been a…

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May 13, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026 Spotlights AM’s Role in Cooling AI Hardware

Formnext Asia Shenzhen, the additive manufacturing trade show organized by Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd, will return to the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center from August 26 to 28, 2026, with a focus on how 3D printing is being used to produce liquid cooling components for AI infrastructure. As higher-density AI server chips…

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May 13, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Rapid Fusion Appoints Labostera as Reseller in Lithuania and Latvia

Rapid Fusion, a manufacturer of large-format additive and hybrid manufacturing systems, has appointed Labostera as its newest reseller, bringing its systems to Lithuania and Latvia for the first time. Labostera, a provider of equipment solutions for medical, scientific, and industrial sectors, will represent Rapid Fusion across both countries. The agreement marks Rapid Fusion’s first entry…

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May 13, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Firestorm Secures $82M to Scale Battlefield Manufacturing

Defense manufacturing startup Firestorm Labs has closed an $82 million Series B round, bringing its total capital raised to $153 million. Washington Harbour Partners led the investment, joined by several backers spanning defense, intelligence, and venture, including NEA, In-Q-Tel, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, Ondas, Geodesic, Motley Fool Ventures, and Litquidity Ventures. The funding…

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May 13, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Mahdi Naïm Studio Develops AERIS Bicycle Saddle with 3D Printed Lattice and Vegetable-Tanned Leather

Mahdi Naïm Studio, an industrial design practice led by designer Mahdi Naïm, has unveiled AERIS, a bicycle saddle in active development built around a single design hypothesis: additive manufacturing and traditional craft produce a coherent object only when both are conceived together from the first design decisions, rather than combined at the end of the…

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May 13, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Xometry Reports Record Q1 2026 Revenue as Marketplace Growth Reaches 40%

Xometry, a company that operates an AI-powered marketplace for custom manufacturing, reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue of $205 million, up 36% from $151 million a year earlier. Marketplace revenue rose 40% year over year to $191.3 million, while gross profit increased 39% to $78.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA reached $10.5 million, improving by $10.4 million from…

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May 13, 2026Added 2 months ago
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New Zealand Companies Launch Wool-Based Colour 3D Printing Filament

Wool Source, a New Zealand ingredients manufacturer developing industrial uses for wool, and KiwiFil, a New Zealand filament producer, have launched what they describe as the first commercial 3D printing filament to use a wool-based colourant. The product, called WoolyFil, uses Wool Source Pigments in place of conventional synthetic or fossil-fuel-derived colour. KiwiFil is selling…

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May 13, 2026Added 2 months ago
Tuesday, May 12
Consumer

A Low-Power Path to Mars Radiation Shielding Made With Innovative 3D Printed Basalt Structures

Ahmedabad-based space research and technology company AAKA Space Studio has 3D printed a physical radiation shield using materials engineered to replicate the chemical composition of Martian soil. The shield was demonstrated at an analog space mission in Gujarat, with raw materials sourced from Salem and Ariyalur from Tamil Nadu. According to a news report, the…

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May 12, 2026Added 2 months ago
Monday, May 11
Consumer

DMG MORI launches LASERTEC 65 DED hybrid 2 for additive and subtractive metal manufacturing

DMG MORI UK, the British division of machine tool manufacturer DMG MORI, has introduced the LASERTEC 65 DED hybrid 2, a second-generation production centre combining directed energy deposition (DED) with 5-axis machining and measurement in a single setup. Launched earlier this year at the company’s open house in Pfronten, southern Germany, the system is designed…

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May 11, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Singapore researchers outline advances shaping biofabrication and biomanufacturing

Researchers in Singapore have published a review mapping the country’s recent contributions to biofabrication and biomanufacturing, from waste-derived biomaterials and 3D bioprinting to cultivated food, regenerative medicine, microneedles, and bioelectronics. Published in Bio-Design and Manufacturing, the review examines work led by Singapore-based research groups across three areas: bio-derived materials, enabling manufacturing technologies, and emerging applications.…

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May 11, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Lockheed Martin Scales LPBF for Thermal Management Parts in Hypersonic and Aircraft Systems

Lockheed Martin, the US aerospace and defense company, is advancing laser powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing to enable faster operational readiness for next-generation aircraft, hypersonic systems, and electric propulsion platforms. The effort is tied to supply chain resilience and to shorter design-to-flight timelines for thermal management components used in aerospace and defense manufacturing. High-performance electronics and…

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May 11, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Evaporation-Driven Droplet Fission Study Points to Nanoscale Fabrication Potential

Research from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research shows that ordinary pipetting can leave evaporating water drops carrying enough charge to undergo repeated Coulomb fissions on lubricated surfaces, a result that could inform nanoscale fabrication and other droplet-based…

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May 11, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Meteor Inkjet receives King’s Award for Enterprise

Meteor Inkjet, a Cambridge, UK-based supplier of industrial inkjet printhead driving solutions, has received a King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. One of 36 organisations in the UK recognised this year, the company was honoured for commercially successful products, services, and management that benefit the environment, society, and the economy. Its technology is used…

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May 11, 2026Added 2 months ago
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3D Printed Silicone Lattice Mixes Antifungal Resistance with Vibration Isolation

Researchers from Jiangnan University, a research university in Wuxi, China, and Jiangda Vibration Isolator Co., Ltd., a vibration-control manufacturer based in the same city, have developed a 3D printed silicone rubber lattice designed to resist fungal growth while absorbing vibration and repeated compression in marine environments. Reported in a study published in Advanced Composites and…

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May 11, 2026Added 2 months ago
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New Framework Could Standardize 3D Printed Construction in Earthquake Zones

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) have tested full-scale 3D printed concrete walls under simulated earthquake conditions and experimentally validated a design framework for seismic applications. Published in the Journal of Building Engineering, the study addresses a procedural gap that has constrained the technology’s reach: no standardised building code specifically addresses…

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May 11, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Researchers develop sub-second volumetric 3D printing method using holographic light fields

Researchers at Tsinghua University have developed a volumetric 3D printing method that produced millimetre-scale polymer structures in as little as 0.6 seconds. Called digital incoherent synthesis of holographic light fields (DISH), the method uses holographically optimized light projections delivered through a high-speed rotating periscope, removing the need to rotate the resin container during printing. Published…

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May 11, 2026Added 2 months ago
Friday, May 8
Consumer

RAPID + TCT 2026: HP’s New MJF 1200 and Multi-Platform Updates

Multinational printing firm HP’s additive manufacturing division used RAPID + TCT 2026 to announce its smallest Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printer yet, alongside updates across its polymer and metal platforms. The centerpiece announcement is the HP MJF 1200 3D Printer, a compact system with a 12-liter build volume. HP is positioning it as an…

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May 8, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Nikon AM Synergy Secures New DLA Supply Chain Contract

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…

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May 8, 2026Added 2 months ago
Thursday, May 7
Consumer

Euler Gives Metal AM Operators Free Real-Time Build Visibility

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.…

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May 7, 2026Added 2 months ago
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How Anthropic’s New Claude Connectors to 3D Design Tools Close the AM Coordination Gap

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…

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May 7, 2026Added 2 months ago
Wednesday, May 6
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SWISSto12 contracts HPS/LSS for deployable antenna reflector on HummingSat GEO mission

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…

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May 6, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Can Elegoo’s Latest 500M Yuan Round Counter the “Bambu Effect”?

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…

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May 6, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Lightbridge secures European patent allowance for 3D printed multi-zone nuclear fuel design

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…

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May 6, 2026Added 2 months ago
Tuesday, May 5
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America Makes Launches Two Additive manufacturing project calls worth $25.6M

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 &…

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May 5, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Rosswag to install Eplus3D system under new metal AM partnership

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…

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May 5, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Chromatic 3D Materials achieves breakthrough in 3D printed rocket propellant

Chromatic 3D Materials, a company developing additively manufactured elastomeric and propulsion materials, has announced successful prototype printing and static fire testing of its 3D printed rocket propellant at the Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S) test range in Opelika, Alabama. Tests showed the material sustained combustion pressures above 1,800 psi without structural failure, marking a milestone…

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May 5, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Titomic receives Iowa State University order for ISB-11 cold spray system

Titomic Limited, an Australian cold spray additive manufacturing company listed on the ASX as TTT, has received a purchase order from Iowa State University for a Titomic 623 ISB-11 system. Part of its turnkey Integrated Spray Booth solutions, the equipment will support research and development at the university. Students and researchers are expected to use…

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May 5, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Research Shows Sulfur Cathodes Show High Theoretical Promise, but Practical Battery Performance Remains a Major Barrier

Sulfur cathodes remain a prominent area of battery research because they combine low-cost, abundant materials with very high theoretical energy density. A study published in Nature by researchers from CY University, the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), ICREA, and Fuzhou University examines sulfur-based battery systems through…

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May 5, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Rolls-Royce Inaugurates MOD-Backed Additive Manufacturing Development Cell

A new facility purpose-built for additive manufacturing has opened at the Bristol base of the British aerospace and defence company Rolls-Royce. The Additive Manufacturing Development Cell was inaugurated by Luke Pollard MP, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, with Claire Hazelgrove MP also in attendance. Backed by UK Ministry of Defence funding, the cell is…

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May 5, 2026Added 2 months ago
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New BMF Resin Solves Optical Clarity Challenges in Micro 3D Printing

Microscale 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has released BMF Clear, a photopolymer resin rated at greater than 90% light transmittance. Designed for use on its 10µm and 25µm resolution printing platforms, the material is built specifically for applications where both optical performance and dimensional accuracy at the micron-scale are simultaneously required. That combination…

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May 5, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Oxford Builds and Tests Structured Human Brain Tissue Using 3D Printing

Oxford University researchers have successfully built and implanted structured human brain tissue into living mouse brains. Over several years, the Oxford Martin Programme on 3D Printing for Brain Repair used stem cells, 3D printing, and microfluidics to engineer layered cortical tissue that integrated with host brain tissue, reduced lesion size in injury models, and communicated…

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May 5, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Alexander Wang Launches Griphoria, the First Wearable 3D Printed Stiletto

American designer Alexander Wang has released Griphoria, the first commercially available 3D printed stiletto, developed over six years in partnership with 3D printing company Carbon and footwear software provider HILOS. Made almost entirely from elastomeric polyurethane using Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis technology, the heel-forward mule retails for $795 and is available now, fabricated in Italy…

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May 5, 2026Added 2 months ago
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Nike Releases Upgraded Air Max 1000.2, Its Latest 3D Printed Sneaker

Nike has launched the Air Max 1000.2, an upgraded version of its 2024 Air Max 1000, developed in collaboration with 3D printing footwear factory Zellerfeld. The all-black sneaker goes on sale May 7 via the Snkrs app at $179, with early raffle access through Zellerfeld from May 4. Same DNA, Smarter Construction The Air Max…

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May 5, 2026Added 2 months ago