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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…