German consultancy AMPOWER has published its AMPOWER Report 2026 reporting that the industrial AM market returned to growth in 2025 after stagnating in 2024, reaching a volume of over €11 billion (approx. $12.7 billion). Its latest annual market study puts sector growth at 5.6% last year, driven by stronger demand for part production and higher […]
DEEP Manufacturing, a company specializing in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing and hybrid manufacturing, is expanding its U.S. operations with a 50,000 sq ft facility in Houston, Texas. The new site is intended to bring large-scale metal additive manufacturing closer to customers in the energy, defense, and maritime sectors while increasing domestic capacity for high-integrity components […]
Bambu Lab‘s MakerWorld has integrated Meshy, a generative AI platform for 3D model creation, into its MakerLab hub, letting users turn any photo into a print-ready 3D model in minutes, no design software or technical skills needed. Alongside the integration, Meshy has updated its Multi-Color Printing feature, which handles texture-to-filament assignment automatically, removing the need […]
Virginia-based company Applied Rapid Technologies (ART), operating as a division of Obsidian Solutions Group, has been awarded a prime contractor designation by the Defense Logistics Agency under the Joint Additive Manufacturing Acceptance (JAMA) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Pilot Parts Program. The JAMA initiative represents a deliberate effort by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to modernize […]
Aconity3D, a Germany-based developer of metal additive manufacturing systems, has introduced a new multi-material welding head for its AconityWIRE platform. Announced in March 2026, the solution enables the processing of up to three different wire materials within a single build process, targeting both production and repair applications. AconityWIRE is a wire-based, powder-free metal 3D printing […]
AML3D Limited, an Australian metal additive manufacturing company, has secured a ~AU$9.9 million order from U.S. defense contractor HII for four ARCEMY X large-scale metal 3D printing systems. Announced on March 17, 2026, the systems will be deployed at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of HII, to support shipbuilding and maintenance operations for U.S. […]
The University of Oklahoma has secured $8.8 million to advance a joint research initiative with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Air Force Sustainment Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. The program’s central goal is to find a better way to keep aging military aircraft flying. Warplanes […]
LEAP 71, a Dubai-based computational engineering firm, and The Exploration Company (TEC), a European space venture, have formalized a five-year renewable partnership. Through this agreement, TEC gains licensing rights to LEAP 71’s Noyron RP platform to accelerate the design of its future rocket propulsion systems. The company is also building a growing lineup of space […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer OPPO has debuted its flagship Find N6 foldable with the world’s first Zero-Feel Crease, using 3D liquid printing to eliminate the microscopic hinge gaps that deform flexible displays over time. “While foldables offer the advantage of a larger display, the crease has remained one of the primary concerns for users, and […]
U.S.-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has been fully certified under the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) 2017/745, clearing the bloc’s most demanding standard for quality systems, technical documentation, and clinical evidence. Rather than a blanket rollout, the company will introduce compliant versions of its dental product lines in stages across European markets […]
Spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos has tested Agnite, a booster engine it says can be fully 3D printed in seven days at one-tenth the cost of conventional manufacturing. One metre long and 3D printed from Inconel as a single piece, Agnite is powered by electric motor-driven pumps and was tested at the company’s facility at IIT […]
LEAP 71, a Dubai-based computational engineering company, and HBD, a Shanghai manufacturer of metal additive manufacturing systems, have produced a 3D printed aerospike rocket engine generating 200 kN of thrust. The one-meter-tall engine was exhibited at TCT Asia 2026 in Shanghai, where the companies presented the component as a demonstration of large-format metal additive manufacturing […]
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin, Oregon State University, Arizona State University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Savannah River National Laboratory have reported a lithographic 3D printing method that controls crystallinity inside a single thermoplastic part. Published in Science, the work describes a light-based process that gives microscopic control over […]
BASF, a German chemical company, has started up what it describes as the world’s first production plant for 3D printed catalysts at its Ludwigshafen site. The facility is based on the company’s X3D technology, which BASF said enables catalyst geometries that combine high mechanical stability with an open structure. According to the company, this design […]
Something has matured in how the AM industry thinks about healthcare, and the conversation is sharper for it. Where the industry once debated potential, practitioners are now deep in the specifics: how to manufacture custom medical products at scale, how to satisfy regulators who were not built with AM in mind, and how to move […]
Polymaker, a developer and manufacturer of 3D printing materials, has expanded its direct-to-consumer webshop to six additional European markets: the UK, France, Germany, Poland, Czechia, and Spain. Announced from Utrecht, Netherlands, the move gives customers in those countries direct access to the company’s official webshop. The expansion is intended to make the company’s materials more […]
Hexagon, a measurement technology company, has released Geomagic Freeform 2026.1 with a new subscription pricing model that lowers the software’s starting cost by 66%, alongside added support for Haply Robotics haptic devices and new workflow tools for complex, organic 3D design. Announced on March 11 in Cobham, UK, the update adds tools for users working […]
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have published a strategy document proposing computer simulations as a tool to cut the time and cost of certifying metal 3D printed aviation components. The 195-page report was developed over five years by a steering group known as CM4QC, comprising experts from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, GE Aerospace, Honeywell, […]
Alisher Khojayev, a student at Los Angeles Valley College, has published a proof-of-concept prototype for a low-cost launcher and guided rocket system built with consumer electronics and 3D printed components. In a video presentation on his YouTube channel and two GitHub repositories, Khojayev says the launcher and rocket assembly cost approximately $96 in hardware. He […]
Researchers from the University of Brighton and University of Strathclyde have developed an electrochemical sensor platform capable of detecting a heart attack protein biomarker in human blood serum. Published in Analytical Chemistry, the study targets cardiac troponin I, a protein released into the bloodstream when heart muscle is damaged and the central biomarker in heart […]
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