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UK-based extrusion system specialist E3D has launched Bastion Coated Gears, a hardened steel extruder gear and hobb upgrade for Bambu Lab desktop 3D printers. The new components are compatible with the Bambu Lab X1C, X1E, P1P, and P1S.  Bastion Coated Gears combine precision-machined hardened steel gears and hobbs with E3D’s Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating. E3D…

The Sanjay Mortimer RepRap Festival (SMRRF) has confirmed its 2027 edition for 6–7 March at the Dalton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University. Organized by the Sanjay Mortimer Foundation (SMF), a registered charity supporting neurodivergent young people in STEM, the event draws engineers, educators, hobbyists, and industry professionals over two days. The 2026 edition attracted more than…

When Royal Australian Navy submarine HMS Anson required replacement components during a routine Submarine Maintenance Period (SMP) at HMAS Stirling, the conventional supply chain wasn’t an option. British defence technology QinetiQ stepped in, using additive manufacturing to design, produce, and deliver the parts in four weeks,  a process that would typically take months or years. …

Additive manufacturing has long promised to transform how rail operators manage spare parts, yet certification hurdles have kept most materials on the sideline. Stratasys is addressing that gap directly with the release of FDM PA6/66-GF30-FR, a flame-retardant, glass-fiber-reinforced nylon developed specifically for end-use production in rail and transit environments. The material meets EN 45545-2 HL2…

U.S. FDM 3D printer manufacturer Markforged has announced Onyx GF, a chopped glass fiber-filled nylon that adds functional color to its established Onyx material family. Available in six colors — red, yellow, blue, green, gray, and white — the material is aimed at manufacturers who use color-coded tooling and fixtures for error-proofing, hazard signaling, and…

Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort, nestled in South Malé Atoll, has installed 13 flower-shaped reef structures on its lagoon floor in partnership with Swiss reef restoration company rrreefs,  an effort to counter coral decline in one of the world’s most ecologically fragile marine zones.  The Theyra Maa installation, built from 3D printed fired terracotta clay and…

AMPOWER and TAAG have partnered to address the disconnect between market intelligence and industrial production in the additive manufacturing (AM) sector. AMPOWER, founded in Hamburg in 2017 by Dr. Maximilian Munsch, Matthias Schmidt-Lehr, and Dr. Eric Wycisk, advises clients on AM market strategy, technology studies, and operational adoption, serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), investors, and…

A new policy report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), authored by Steven Camilleri, co-founder and CTO of metal 3D printing company SPEE3D, argues that national resilience is not a political ambition but an engineering problem. Titled Make Stuff Here… Or Else, the report introduces the concept of the “Sovereignty Countdown”: the measured window…

Portuguese firm Havelar erected a 500 m² recycling center office at the Ecocentro de Perafita in Porto for the Matosinhos municipality using a COBOD BOD2 3D printer, a four-person crew, and nine working days. More unusually still, the project came in on budget, a feat the partners themselves described as rare for public works in…

The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2026 will feature an expanded conference program spanning nine events and more than 90 sessions, with new additions targeting industrial artificial intelligence, investors, and the Spanish-speaking manufacturing community. The show runs September 14–19 at McCormick Place in Chicago. A Broader Educational Offering Owned and produced by The Association For…

Guangzhou-based 3D printing and digital manufacturing company HeyGears has opened reservations for its G1 Series desktop full-color 3D and UV printer ahead of a planned Kickstarter launch in July. The G1 Series is a compact production system for full-color 3D models, raised 3D textures, and 2D UV printing. The machine can produce full-color models directly…

A collaboration between researchers at the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Medical School has produced a method for 3D printing vascular networks at resolutions approaching the size of the body’s smallest blood vessels. The work, published in Nature Chemical Engineering, addresses one of the central unsolved problems in tissue engineering: how to build vascular…

Hi3D, the browser-based AI model generation platform built on its proprietary Sparc3D engine, has rolled out a suite of new Maker features aimed at one of the most persistent friction points in consumer 3D printing: turning an AI-generated file into something that can actually be printed without additional CAD work. The centerpiece of the release…

The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, working alongside the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Mobility Command, have developed small blade-shaped aerodynamic inserts, formally designated microvanes, and tested them on a limited number of C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft.  Each plane received twelve of the devices, each measuring roughly 10 centimeters by 40 centimeters, bonded…

Connecticut-based biotech LambdaVision has spent nearly a decade turning the International Space Station (ISS) into its primary manufacturing floor. The company has developed an artificial retina, which is assembled from hundreds of alternating layers of bacteriorhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein.  On Earth, gravity creates sedimentation and buoyancy effects that disrupt layer uniformity, driving up material waste…

Surface Scan, a 3D scanning and printing specialist based in Ramsgate, Kent, has announced it is expanding beyond its origins as a scanning and rapid prototyping bureau to offer end-to-end product design and manufacturing services. The restructured offering covers the complete product development chain: geometry capture through 3D scanning, CAD design and iteration, prototyping, and…

Talleres Artificio, a mechanical engineering firm based in Chile, has incorporated SHINING 3D‘s FreeScan Trak Nova into its inspection workflow for mining equipment, a move the company says has halved the time needed for certain ball mill inspections while improving the quality of the dimensional data its engineers work from. The firm, which employs a…

Stockwell Elastomerics, a Philadelphia-based silicone manufacturer, has incorporated silicone 3D printing into its operations through Lynxter’s S300X platform, cutting prototype validation timelines from weeks to days and eliminating the material compromises that have long limited additive manufacturing in elastomers. A Century-Old Manufacturer Adds an Additive Layer Stockwell Elastomerics has spent more than 100 years in…

Researchers at MIT have shown that a complex class of microscopic nozzle, normally built only inside semiconductor cleanrooms, can be produced in a matter of hours using 3D printing. The devices, known as triaxial electrospray emitters, generate microscopic droplets made of three separate fluid layers, droplets that can harden into structured microparticles for uses ranging…

Metallurgy has always been about control. For centuries, getting metals to blend predictably was the difference between a reliable tool and a brittle failure. Today, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are tackling that challenge in a modern form: high-entropy alloys (HEAs), a class of materials developed over the last two…