A three-person student team from the University of Melbourne has hot-fired a 3D printed regeneratively cooled liquid bipropellant rocket engine at Race2Space in the UK, taking first place in the competition’s liquid oxygen (LOX) bipropellant category. CSIRO, which supported the build through its Lab 22 additive manufacturing center, says it is the first regeneratively cooled…
Snowbird Technologies, a Florida-based developer of ruggedized manufacturing systems, has produced 316L stainless steel components aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2026. The demonstration formed part of a distributed manufacturing experiment led by the Naval Postgraduate School’s Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE). During the vessel’s…
Researchers at MIT have developed a design and fabrication system that produces 3D printed objects capable of switching their surface appearance in response to being pressed, slid, or turned, with no sensors, circuits, or screens involved. Called ShiftLens, the system prints optics and mechanics together in a single pass on a multimaterial 3D printer. The…
Online 3D printing service Sculpteo has produced 3D printed components for five haute couture looks for Jean Paul Gaultier, printing in TPU and PA12 on HP Multi Jet Fusion and supplying the parts in a raw, unfinished state for the couture atelier to work on by hand. The brief was geometry the house could not…
In this edition of SLICED, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, we track how additive manufacturing is advancing through European partnerships, distribution expansion, defense manufacturing, facility openings, and new applications in archaeology, construction, and medicine. Read on for updates from XJet, BigRep, Freemelt, 6K Additive, Meltio, Axtra3D, Spherene, Ricoh 3D for Healthcare, and more. Resellers…
Sinto Advanced Ceramics Europe GmbH has been certified to ISO 9001:2015 following an audit by TÜV SÜD in which no non-conformities were identified. The certificate, No. G951 26 0419, is valid from 24 July 2026 to 23 July 2029 and covers the company’s quality management for the additive manufacturing of technical ceramics. The audit is…
Chicago-based 3D printing quality assurance software developer Phase3D and Rowan University‘s Digital Engineering Hub (DEHub) have announced a partnership focused on data-driven metal additive manufacturing (AM) research, education, and process confidence. The collaboration’s practical value became apparent during the first build Rowan’s team ran independently after installing its new DMG MORI LASERTEC 30 SLM US…
Construction group Matthäi Schlüsselfertigbau has established an in-house construction 3D printing division following the completion of its own headquarters in Selsingen, Lower Saxony, a two-storey, 364 m² (3,920 ft²) office whose walls were printed in roughly 105 hours on a COBOD BOD2 and which the company occupied in July 2026. The subsidiary belongs to Matthäi,…
Artec 3D, a 3D scanning hardware and software company, has released the Artec Point II, the second generation of its handheld, target-based laser scanner for industrial metrology, replacing the original Artec Point in the company’s lineup. More data per pass The new scanner uses an expanded laser setup that projects 54 lines in ultra-fast scanning…
Industrial 3D printing firm EOS has joined MAT-H2, a consortium of ten organizations working to advance metallic materials and technologies that can withstand hydrogen environments. The consortium addresses a specific technical barrier. Hydrogen degrades metals. It embrittles them, weakens welds, and accelerates fatigue cracking. These material limitations have slowed the adoption of hydrogen in power…
South Korean motor vehicle manufacturing companies Hyundai Motor and Kia have given a detailed look inside the Additive Manufacturing Solution Center (AMSC), a facility at their shared Namyang Research and Development (R&D) Center in Hwaseong, South Korea, that consolidates polymer and metal 3D printing under a single roof. The AMSC is the first site Hyundai…
UCL Rocket (UCLR), a student-led rocketry team at University College London, has completed its first successful hot-fire test of a cryogenic regeneratively cooled rocket engine. The static test used a 7 kN liquid oxygen (LOX) and isopropyl alcohol (IPA) engine with an Eplus3D-printed CuCrZr combustion chamber containing 57 internal cooling channels. Eplus3D, a manufacturer of…
Additive Manufacturing UK (AMUK) said during the recently concluded 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow that many of the performance-critical components in competition were additively manufactured. These parts were built into handlebars, swimming equipment, or adapted gear for para-sport athletes. One member company whose work illustrates this is 76 Additive, a 3D printing service provider founded…
The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) has received an $8 million award from the National Science Foundation to establish the Nebraska Center for 3D Innovation (NE3D), a statewide hub for developing 3D printed healthcare technology. The funding comes through NSF’s E-RISE program (Research Incubators for STEM Excellence), part of the agency’s Established Program to…
San Francisco-based Backflip AI has made its AI copilot for CAD generally available, releasing it as an add-in for Autodesk Fusion and as a standalone web application. The company’s second-generation foundation model converts 3D scans, STL files and other mesh data into fully editable parametric CAD models with complete feature trees, cutting the cost of…
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have selected the winning teams for Delta Qual 2.0, a $9 million project call aimed at cutting the qualification barriers that slow additive manufacturing adoption across the U.S. defense industrial base. Three teams, led by ATI Materials, Trusted Metal, Auburn University, and The…
Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan made history on July 23, 2026, becoming the first footballer to wear a fully 3D printed boot in a top-level competitive match. The 16-year-old debuted Adidas’ Project R.A.P. (Radical Athlete Perception) football boot during Philadelphia’s 3–1 MLS victory over the New York Red Bulls, wearing a pair custom-printed to the…
Specialty pharmaceutical company PharmaTher Holdings is collaborating with Craft Health Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based pharmaceutical technology company, to test whether Craft Health’s CraftMake 3D printing platform can produce personalized peptide doses. PharmaTher Holdings announced the partnership on July 29, 2026, two days after launching its Personaliz3D Peptides division. The work will focus on six peptides:…
The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) has been contracted by Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. (BPMI) to support the development and management of a materials and process database for additive manufacturing (AM). The results are expected to be made public, a move intended to help align qualification efforts across the wider AM industry. BPMI, a prime contractor…
USA Diving has named Indianapolis-based FITASY, a maker of 3D printed custom-fit recovery footwear, as its official footwear partner. The partnership launched at the Bolzano Diving Meeting in Bolzano, Italy, on July 3, 2026, where National Team athletes and coaches wore FITASY’s Strides on the pool deck during competition. USA Diving announced the deal on…
