GoEngineer, the world’s largest full-service engineering solutions provider and an authorized partner of Dassault Systèmes, Stratasys, and Bright Laser Technologies, has acquired SKA, a provider of SOLIDWORKS and engineering technologies in Latin America. SKA will operate as “SKA, a GoEngineer company,” marking its first expansion into Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere. Founded in 1989…
Axtra3D, a US- and Italy-based manufacturer of high speed SLA 3D printing systems, has launched KeyModel Ultra Ivory for its Lumia X1 platform through a dental materials partnership with Keystone Industries, a dental materials manufacturer. Ivory is the only validated color of the resin on the Lumia X1 at the time of the press release,…
Carfulan Group, a UK provider of advanced manufacturing solutions, secured nearly £1 million in new orders at MACH in what it described as its strongest appearance at the exhibition to date. Across the five-day event, deals were signed across Metrios, which supplies shopfloor measurement systems, OGP, a manufacturer of metrology equipment, VICIVISION, which develops optical…
Mechanical engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new approach to cooling computer chips that could reduce the share of energy data centers spend on thermal management. The method, published in Cell Reports Physical Science, pairs a mathematical design algorithm with an electrochemical 3D printing process to fabricate pure copper cold plates,…
In the realm of 3D printing in healthcare, a simple idea sits at the center of modern orthopaedic implant design: the best implant is one that the body forgets is there. Not one that is the strongest, not one that is the stiffest, but one that restores function well enough that bone grows around it…
Soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord got a hands-on look at 3D printing technology during a symposium hosted by 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), reinforcing how the military is rethinking its approach to readiness. The event brought together Soldiers from across the installation to explore additive manufacturing, walking them through the full production cycle, from digital…
For the first time, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used additive manufacturing to fabricate the canisters for powder metallurgical hot isostatic pressing (PM-HIP), eliminating the welding, machining and forming steps that have long constrained the production of large, critical metal components. The developments opens a faster, more flexible path to dense, near-final-shape parts…
Vinnova, Sweden’s national innovation agency, has awarded funding to TRUSTAM (Trusted Federated Intelligence for Additive Manufacturing), a consortium-driven initiative bringing together Interspectral, Saab, AMEXCI, and Scaleout Systems. The program targets one of the most persistent friction points in industrial AI adoption: how to build shared intelligence across production sites while keeping sensitive process data fully…
US-based manufacturing company Skuld is leading a DARPA Rubble to Rockets (R2R) program effort to convert scrap metal into structural parts through advanced casting and AI-assisted analysis. The company has filed a patent application covering its ability to cast wrought-grade aluminum alloys, including 6061 and 7075, directly from scrap feedstock. That detail reframes what might…
The next event in our Additive Manufacturing Advantage (AMA) focuses on the use of 3D printing in healthcare. AMA: Healthcare 2026 will bring together leading voices in medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and regenerative manufacturing to examine how additive manufacturing is moving from specialist use cases toward scalable healthcare production. Our free online event on June 4th…
Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a computational framework for the inverse design of nonlinear mechanical metamaterials, using topology optimization to generate microscale unit cells from prescribed homogenized stress–strain targets. Published in Advanced Engineering Materials, the study was authored by Charlie Aveline, Matthew Santer, and Robert Hewson from Imperial College London’s Department of Aeronautics.…
Researchers from the University of Navarra, IKOR Technology Centre, GAIKER Technology Centre, and Valencian International University have published a systematic review examining how additive manufacturing can be used to produce mold inserts for plastic injection molding. Published in Rapid Prototyping Journal, the paper reviews 67 studies from 2013 to 2024 on 3D printed mold inserts…
FLEETWERX, a Partnership Intermediary Agreement that connects the Naval Postgraduate School with industry, academia, and government, will run FLEET-X at Camp Roberts during Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) 26-3 as a live, industry-focused operational check on how critical parts can be identified, manufactured, and delivered in real time. Conducted with the Naval Postgraduate School’s Consortium…
Italian 3D printer manufacturer Caracol has partnered with French manufacturer Formes et Volumes to produce a large-scale composite lamination tool for aerospace using robotic large-format additive manufacturing, combining fiber-reinforced thermoplastics and hybrid post-processing in a single integrated workflow. Built on the Heron AM platform and already deployed in an active production environment, the project delivers…
U.S. propulsion manufacturer Beehive Industries has secured a $29.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to advance flight testing, vehicle integration, and qualification of its Frenzy 8 engine, a 200 lbf additively manufactured jet engine developed for uncrewed aerial defense systems. The award also covers early-stage development of the company’s 100 lbf Frenzy 6…
German hypercar manufacturer Apollo Automobil has unveiled the Dragon Skin exhaust for its track-only EVO hypercar, a fully 3D printed, single-piece titanium system produced using laser powder bed fusion and aerospace-grade TA15 alloy. Taking 123 hours to print, it is claimed to be the largest one-piece additively manufactured exhaust ever produced, and represents a component…
German materials company TANIOBIS is advancing its AMtrinsic powder range for use in additive manufacturing of medical implants, positioning tantalum and niobium alloys as a clinically superior alternative to the titanium standard that still accounts for more than 90 percent of orthopedic and dental implants worldwide. The Limits of a Long-Standing Standard Ti-6Al-4V’s mechanical strength…
Berlin-based 3D printer manufacturer BigRep GmbH and Technical University of Berlin spin-off Endless Industries have entered a long-term global technology partnership focused on bringing continuous fiber reinforcement to large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) at an industrial scale. The announcement, made on April 30, 2026, follows two years of joint development and marks the beginning of a…
POC Lab, a developer of technical resins for additive manufacturing, has launched two materials for professional applications: Nylon-Like UL94 V-0 ESD and HT-240C UL94 V-0 ESD. Both were introduced for demanding industrial applications that require flame retardancy, thermal resistance, and electrostatic discharge protection. Target sectors include electronics, aerospace, automotive, and advanced manufacturing. Each resin combines…
Carbon, a Redwood City, California-based 3D printing technology company, has partnered with DDK Group, a manufacturer of high-performance bicycle saddles, to add its first saddle-specific Tier 1 contract manufacturing partner in Asia. The agreement establishes the Taiwanese supplier as a dedicated, vertically integrated production partner for brands bringing 3D printed saddles to market. Its facility…
