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Northrop Grumman is integrating additive manufacturing across its space systems to reduce lead times, lower costs, and enhance the design flexibility of certified parts. At the recent Additive Manufacturing Advantage Aerospace (AMAA) 2025 conference, Andrew Thompson revealed that Northrop 3D prints hundreds of thousands of parts annually. The global aerospace, space, and defense manufacturer is […]

Aibuild, a UK software company specializing in large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM), has expanded its partnership with Massive Dimension, known for its robotic 3D printing extruders, by launching MD Software. This offering merges Massive Dimension’s extrusion hardware with Aibuild’s reliable, industry-tested software platform. MD Software incorporates Aibuild’s features—including parametric slicing methods, analytical tools, and automated design […]

Want to speak at AMA: Energy 2025 or AMA: Automotive & Mobility 2025? Submit your application now! Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a 3D printed robot that mimics the mechanical complexity of muscles and bones using just one material.  Inspired by elephants, the robot combines soft, flexible components with rigid, load-bearing structures without […]

Systemic Bio, the 3D Systems subsidiary working to transform drug development with bioprinted tissue models, has officially closed. The news came in an emotional, personal, and powerful blog post by...

Align Technology‘s Invisalign is a revolutionary method to get you the smile you want through 3D printing. It is also a hugely popular process to go through, a $4 billion...

The right partnerships enable all parties involved to accentuate their strengths more effectively than would be possible if each partner was working alone. Digital manufacturing software provider Dyndrite, which specializes...

Skuld LLC has sold a Lightning Metal machine to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Skuld’s Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting (AMEC) technique is potentially a super low-cost method for making...

Dyndrite, a software company specializing in GPU-accelerated digital manufacturing tools, has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with aerospace propulsion firm Ursa Major. The agreement follows a six-month technical evaluation in which Dyndrite’s LPBF Pro software surpassed Ursa Major’s existing toolchain. The software will now support Ursa Major’s metal additive manufacturing operations, including material development, part […]

TANIOBIS GmbH, a specialist in niobium alloy powders, is targeting Europe’s accelerating NewSpace sector with materials engineered for high thermal loads in aerospace propulsion and structural hardware. The company says its niobium-based AMtrinsic powders are intended to meet rising demand for components that must maintain mechanical integrity when exposed to temperatures above 1000 °C—conditions that […]

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has commissioned two 3D printing systems—an electron beam machine from Swedish manufacturer Freemelt, and a laser-based system from metal 3D printer manufacturer Nikon SLM Solutions—at its newly launched Central Support Facility (CSF) to produce advanced components for future fusion power plants. “Fusion represents the future of energy – […]

Global automotive manufacturer BMW Group is advancing its circular economy goals by repurposing waste from its additive manufacturing processes. At the Additive Manufacturing Campus in Oberschleißheim, Germany, and other sites worldwide, used 3D printing powder and components are recycled into filament for the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) process and granulate for Fused Granulate Fabrication (FGF), […]

Berlin based design automation company trinckle, has officially launched its fixturemate software within Stratasys’ GrabCAD Print Pro platform. Following the announcement of their strategic partnership earlier this year, the release marks the first live milestone in their effort to simplify additive manufacturing (AM) workflows by integrating design automation tools directly into the production environments. Integrating […]

Meltio, Meltio, a Spain-based manufacturer of wire-laser metal 3D printing systems, has reported a surge in real-world industrial applications across automotive, aerospace, defense, mining, and energy sectors during the first half of 2025. The company reports its Directed Energy Deposition (DED) technology is being used globally to manufacture and repair metal components on demand, helping […]

Zhejiang University researchers have come up with a thrilling discovery that could make resins much more sustainable. In a paper for Science, “Circular 3D printing of high-performance photopolymers through dissociative...

We’re starting with business news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Nikon AM Synergy has appointed a new CEO. Moving on, a proposed ASTM International standard will support 3D...

BigRep, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of large-format polymer additive manufacturing (AM) equipment, has announced a strategic partnership with Phillips Federal, one of the largest suppliers of advanced manufacturing equipment...

Disclosure: The PrusaXL used for this review was provided to me by Prusa free of charge, and I have not received any other compensation. All opinions expressed are my own,...

Want to speak at AMA: Energy 2025 or AMA: Automotive & Mobility 2025? Submit your application now! The US Department of Energy (DoE)’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has completed successful testing of two 3D printed stainless steel capsules in the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). Supported by the DoE’s Office of Nuclear Energy’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing […]

EPFL Researchers Develop Programmable Lattice Structure for Robotics Using Single Foam MaterialJuly 23

Signify Launches 3D-Printed Office Lighting Made from 75% Recycled MaterialsJuly 23