Beehive Industries, a U.S. propulsion manufacturer, has successfully completed high-altitude testing of its 200 lbf Frenzy engine, a key step toward flight trials planned for early 2026. Conducted at a government facility in Ohio, the tests confirmed the engine’s reliable performance across its full operating range. With this milestone reached on schedule, Beehive is now moving […]
Anycubic’s CTO, James Ouyang, took some time during the recent Formnext to provide a detailed look at how consumer 3D printing is diverging across global markets, with China becoming both the fastest-growing and the most demanding environment. Our last meeting in Shenzhen was dominated by talk of desktop resin models; meeting in Frankfurt, Anycubic arrived […]
Formnext 2025 marked the tenth anniversary of the world’s largest additive manufacturing event with over 38,000 visitors looking to see what’s next for 3D printing. The 3D Printing Industry team spent the week in Frankfurt, and provided a constant feed of news from the event. In this article we’ve gathered together almost 60 articles to […]
Justin Bieber’s fashion label Skylrk is expanding into 3D printed footwear with its first printed sneaker, the Earth Bender, developed in collaboration with 3D printing footwear company Zellerfeld using its advanced manufacturing platform. Skylrk Debuts the 3D Printed Earth Bender Skylrk’s first AM silhouette is produced using Zellerfeld’s full-stack 3D printing system. The model debuted […]
Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese developer of 3D printers and scanning solutions founded in 2014, has partnered with KVS Ltd, a UK- and Bulgaria-based company known for developing the QUICKSURFACE reverse-engineering platform. The collaboration introduces an integrated scan-to-CAD workflow for engineers and product designers seeking a faster, more accurate path from physical […]
Isotropic superfinishing technology provider REM Surface Engineering has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German manufacturer Nikon Advanced Manufacturing (Nikon AM) Inc. and aluminium specialist Constellium to jointly develop advanced surface finishing processes for Constellium’s Aheadd CP1 aluminum alloy, designed for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing. The collaboration will focus on refining […]
British watch‑making brand Apiar has launched the Gen1.0 MR², a limited-edition titanium watch produced using additive manufacturing (AM). With fewer than ten units remaining from the 30-piece series, the watch demonstrates how 3D printing can be applied to precision engineering and small-batch production, creating complex geometries that are impossible to achieve with traditional methods. Design […]
Nikon SLM Solutions, a subsidiary of Nikon Advanced Manufacturing and developer of laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) metal 3D printing systems, has received an order from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division for its NXG 600E platform. The large-format metal printer will be installed in Virginia, marking the first deployment of its kind at a U.S. […]
As the 3D printing industry expands, increasingly, events focused on specific applications, verticals, or platforms become necessary. Opening this year’s AM Ceramics conference in Vienna, Lithoz CEO Johannes Homa reflected on how additive manufacturing of ceramics has evolved from an academic experiment to an industrially established technology. Homa noted that Lithoz, founded in 2011 as […]
Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin are developing a new 3D printing method called Holographic Metasurface Nano-Lithography (HMNL), aimed at making electronics packaging for semiconductor chips faster, more efficient, and environmentally sustainable. “Our goal is to fundamentally change how electronics are packaged and manufactured,” said Michael Cullinan, an associate professor in the Cockrell […]
The Spanish Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has established a pilot line for the 3D printing of ceramic devices intended for renewable hydrogen production and use. The facility, named Merce Lab (Manufacturing Energy Ceramic Devices), allows the production of solid oxide cells (SOCs) for fuel cells and electrolyzers at a pre-industrial scale, representing a […]
A construction research by Swinburne University of Technology is examining earth-based 3D printing as a response to Australia’s shortage of social and affordable housing. Funded through the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects Scheme, the work is being led by Dr Mohamed Gomaa from Swinburne’s School of Engineering and involves the development of a robotic printing […]
The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) has partnered with the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Guam, both in the United States, to create a satellite campus that will provide the educational foundation needed to grow a 3D printing sector on the island. The initiative aims to train […]
A light aircraft crashed at Gloucestershire Airport in Staverton after a 3D printed air induction component failed, leading to a loss of engine power. According to an Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report, the accident involved a Cozy Mk IV aircraft, registered G-BYLZ, which crashed on 18 March 2025 at 13:04 GMT following an uneventful […]
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have introduced Image2Gcode, an end-to-end deep learning framework that generates printer-ready G-code directly from 2D images, removing the need for computer-aided design (CAD) models or slicing software. Published on arXiv, the study presents a diffusion-transformer model that converts sketches or photographs into executable additive manufacturing instructions, creating a direct link […]
Renishaw, a UK-based engineering technology company specializing in metrology and additive manufacturing systems, has partnered with Tekna, a Canadian materials producer, to make titanium 3D printing more efficient and cost-effective. Their collaboration centers on a coarser-cut titanium alloy powder optimized for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) systems. The larger particle size enables faster build rates, […]
3D printer OEM Stratasys has announced that its RadioMatrix radiopaque 3D printing material is now fully commercially available in the United States. Previously deployed in limited settings, the material can now be widely used by healthcare providers, medical device manufacturers, and research institutions for advanced medical imaging, education, and training purposes. According to the company, […]
3D printer OEM Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) announced its financial results for the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. Revenue for the quarter was $137.0 million, down 2.1% Y/Y from $140.0 million and down 0.8% Q/Q from $138.1 million in the previous quarter, underscoring the lingering caution in capital equipment spending that has weighed on much of […]
Designer Danit Peleg has introduced an experimental process for converting denim waste into a fully recycled, 3D printable textile, unveiling the early-stage work at Denim Première Vision in Milan. The project begins with production scraps sourced from Italian manufacturer PureDenim, known for its sustainability-focused denim innovations. The waste is shredded into fibers, blended with 100% […]
In pharmaceutical manufacturing, tablets have long been produced through standardized processes that leave little room for fine-tuning how a drug behaves once ingested. Chinese pharmaceutical technology company Triastek is challenging that model. By applying 3D printing to drug product development and manufacturing, the company is introducing a more controlled and predictable way to engineer oral […]
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