North Carolina’s largest maintenance, repair, overhaul and technical services provider Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has delivered first flight-certified, non-flight-critical metal parts, produced in-house via additive manufacturing, improving downtime and readiness. Three platforms have already benefited: the weapons pylon fitting for the AH-1Z Viper, the repair fitting for the main landing gear on the V-22…
Researchers at POSTECH and the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) have developed an AI framework that predicts the mechanical strength of metal 3D printed components in seconds, even in the presence of internal defects. Their work, published in Acta Materialia, offers a model designed not to eliminate flaws, but to work with them, a…
Metal additive manufacturing firm Velo3D has announced a sponsorship and technology partnership with Andretti Performance for two 2026 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge races. The collaboration places Velo3D branding on the No. 43 Andretti Performance Porsche at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while putting the company’s metal additive manufacturing capabilities to work in…
ExOne Global Holdings, an industrial additive manufacturing company focused on binder jetting, has announced a series of updates for its U.S. operations. The changes include the start of domestic manufacturing of its Spectra Mono-Z printhead in the Detroit area, alongside new pricing, maintenance, and support initiatives. The updates are intended to address customer concerns around…
Lincotek has obtained 510(k) clearance (K252081) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its SportLinc Syndesmosis Device, a sterile, single-use implant engineered to stabilize syndesmotic trauma of the ankle. The clearance marks a key step for the company’s Medical Division as it positions the product for commercial deployment with orthopedic OEM partners. “We…
Britain’s Defence Secretary has ordered an internal investigation into the British Army’s use of Bambu Lab FDM 3D printers to fabricate FPV attack drones during a live military exercise in Kenya. According to the DailyMail, defence minister Luke Pollard confirmed this month that a cyber assessment is now underway to evaluate the security risks attached…
Industrial 3D printing materials manufacturer 6K Additive has announced a campus expansion at its Burgettstown, Pennsylvania headquarters that will add four new buildings and scale annual powder production from 200 metric tons to 1,000 metric tons across 45 acres. The company broke ground on March 30. Two funding sources are backing the work: a $23.4…
