Momentus, a U.S.-based provider of in-space transportation and infrastructure services, has completed the development of a 3D printed fuel tank that will undergo flight testing aboard its Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle. The component was produced in collaboration with Velo3D, a provider of metal additive manufacturing systems. The project demonstrates how additive manufacturing can shorten production […]
To address manufacturing bottlenecks that have limited production throughput for a key U.S. defense weapon system, Velo3D has entered into an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the U.S. Department of War’s (DoW) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The $32.6 million contract supports a program of record under DIU’s Foundry for Operational Readiness and Global Effects initiative, […]
Virginia Tech researchers have created a method to produce bulk, defect-free ceramics embedded in metal, combining the strength of metal with the stress-responsive properties of shape-memory ceramics. Led by associate professor Hang Yu, along with Ph.D. student Donnie Erb ’15, M.S. ’18, and postdoctoral researcher Nikhil Gotawala, the approach could enable applications in aerospace, defense, […]
U.S.-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has reported notable developments in its Aerospace & Defense (A&D) segment, driven by revenue growth projections, a major U.S. facility expansion, and technological advancements. These initiatives aim to meet rising demand for secure domestic manufacturing in national security and space programs, a trend supported by the Fiscal Year 2026 […]
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune have begun developing 3D printed Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) to increase the number of weather observation points across the country. Backed by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), the work is being carried out under Mission Mausam (Season), a ₹2,000 crore (approx. $222.3 million) government […]
Researchers at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) have revealed a new wound dressing that can both monitor a wound and deliver medicine automatically when the tissue shows signs of trouble. Having seen contributions from West China Hospital of Sichuan University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the research describes […]
Accurately resolving temperature evolution in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) remains computationally demanding due to the steep and rapidly moving thermal gradients generated by the scanning laser. In a recent study published on arXiv, researchers from Delft University of Technology present a semi-analytical thermal simulation framework that combines analytical point-source solutions with isogeometric analysis (IGA), […]
Raise3D is expanding its dependable FDM portfolio to include SLS 3D printing as a manufacturer with industrial ambitions. Under Chief Operations Officer Fernando Hernandez, the company has channelled a large share of its workforce into engineering, while watching low-cost rivals push desktop extrusion into the professional tier. The launch of the RMS220, a 75 watt […]
Dassault Systèmes has spent years selling a platform story. Gian Paolo Bassi, one of its most recognisable product voices, now talks about it less as a roadmap and more as a habit formed under pressure. I visited the company mid-way through a recent start-up accelerator event in London. The pressure, in his telling, comes from […]
Additive manufacturing has been formally brought under U.S. defense procurement restrictions through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. Section 849 of the Act prohibits the Department of Defense from entering into contracts for certain additive manufacturing machines produced by entities linked to China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea. President Trump signed […]
Researchers from engineering institutions in Bengaluru and Warangal, India, have demonstrated that 3D printed geopolymer monoliths fabricated using Direct Ink Writing (DIW) can remove cadmium from contaminated water while offering significantly improved durability compared with conventional bead-based adsorbents. Published in Scientific Reports, the study evaluates the performance of structured geopolymer adsorption beds under both batch […]
Firehawk Aerospace, a defense technology company specializing in advanced energetics and propulsion, has announced an agreement to acquire a DCMA-rated rocket system integration facility in Crawford, Mississippi. The expansion is aimed at increasing U.S. rocket manufacturing capacity and supporting full-rate production of end-to-end rocket systems. The transaction includes the assumption of the facility structure and […]
Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and The Pennsylvania State University have demonstrated origami-inspired electromagnetic waveguides that can fold, deploy, bend, and twist while maintaining microwave transmission losses comparable to rigid rectangular waveguides. The work, published on Springer Nature, targets limitations related to fixed geometry and stowage volume in conventional waveguides used in spacecraft, […]
Researchers from Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden, a German university of applied sciences with a focus on engineering and materials research, and the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden have demonstrated a method to manufacture monodisperse, count-accurate microplastic reference materials using additive manufacturing. The work, published in Nature, shows that microextrusion via modified, commercially […]
Nikon’s move into additive manufacturing was not a sudden departure from cameras into fashionably futuristic territory, according to Hamid Zarringhalam, chief executive of Nikon Advanced Manufacturing. It reflects the company’s long industrial lineage, stretching from optics and glass through semiconductor lithography to today’s metal 3D printing ambitions. Zarringhalam spent more than three decades in Nikon’s […]
Cobra Golf, the Californian sports equipment brand, has expanded its metal 3D printed iron lineup with the launch of the 3DP MB and 3DP X models, broadening the company’s use of additive manufacturing across a wider range of golfer skill levels. The two new irons join the existing 3DP Tour set, creating a three-model family […]
AtomForm, a MOVA Group consumer and professional 3D printing hardware company, has unveiled the Palette 300, a 12-nozzle desktop 3D printer designed for high-speed, multi-color and multi-material printing. The system was announced on January 6, 2026, at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, where it is being exhibited at the MOVA Group booth in the LVCC […]
The Maxwell Medical Group’s Dental Flight, the dental unit at Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB) in Alabama, is enhancing support for active-duty Airmen by expanding advanced oral surgery services and adopting digital dentistry tools. These upgrades allow the clinic to handle complex procedures in-house, improving efficiency and continuity of care for service members. The core […]
A team of researchers from Duke University and Penn State, led by Julia Oh, PhD, and Ibrahim Ozbolat, PhD, is using a 3D bioprinted lung model to study how influenza and bacteria interact in human lung tissue. Funded by a $3.2 million NIH grant over four years, the project aims to uncover why some co-infections […]
Japanese construction and engineering company Shimizu Corporation has unveiled a new spray-based 3D concrete printing system aimed at constructing large, curved, and reinforced structural components. The system combines a nine-degree-of-freedom gantry robot with a material spray simulator, allowing engineers to verify material behavior before printing. This approach enables precise, automated fabrication of complex structural geometries […]
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