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The US Army has issued a second task order to IperionX under its existing $99 million SBIR Phase III contract, committing $11.5 million in immediate funding to expand the company’s titanium powder-to-part manufacturing capacity at its Virginia facility. The award advances IperionX’s role in building a domestic titanium manufacturing capability that reduces reliance on foreign…

Desktop 3D printer manufacturer UltiMaker and Singaporean MedTech startup Bioactivx have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a deployable, on-demand 3D printing solution for regenerative wound care.  The announcement coincides with two milestones Bioactivx reached. The more significant of the two is Health Sciences Authority (HSA) approval for Bioactivx’s flagship product, the…

Bechtle Additive Manufacturing Deutschland has acquired the HP 3D printing business of Kaut-Bullinger GmbH & Co. KG through an asset deal, a move that reinforces Bechtle’s position as HP‘s top global partner in additive manufacturing (AM). The deal combines Bechtle with its largest competitor in the German HP 3D printing market, while also further strengthening…

A US jury has awarded Stratasys approximately $27.6 million in past damages after finding that Bambu Lab infringed four 3D printing patents. The verdict followed a week-long trial in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. According to a statement issued by Stratasys, the jury found that all four patents…

Shenzhen-based digital creativity brand ugee launched the ArtPlay Pad on September 15, 2026, a drawing tablet built for young beginner creators that converts children’s 2D sketches into 3D models with a single tap, then exports those models directly to the company’s own kid-oriented 3D printer. The device pairs professional-grade pressure-sensitive pen technology with an AI-powered…

Researchers at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) and ETH Zurich have built a 3D printed physical replica of the terrain around Blatten, the Swiss village nearly destroyed by a rock avalanche in 2025, to study how mixtures of rock, ice and water move across real landscapes. The model, assembled at a…

Bambu Lab has partnered with seven accessibility organizations to launch a global 3D printing design challenge on MakerWorld, running from September through December 2026. The contest will roll out 24 design briefs asking participants to create printable objects that solve specific, everyday problems faced by people with disabilities. The initiative marks the first time MakerWorld…

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and manufacturing start-up Alloyed have taken a new turbojet engine from initial concept to a completed flight in under seven months, as part of a co-development program aimed at building a domestic, rapidly scalable propulsion capability for British defense systems. The program has already produced a family of engines…

Stratasys has announced a new showcase of its long-standing collaboration with General Motors (GM), highlighting how the automaker is using Stratasys additive manufacturing (AM) solutions across more than 20 manufacturing facilities to cut lead times and costs while improving operational performance. GM teams are using Stratasys FDM AM systems to produce tooling, fixtures, jigs, factory…

At our online event, AMA: Software 2026, we’ll discuss all elements of the digital ecosystem around additive manufacturing. Register for free here. A warning that a product could end civilisation is an unusual sales pitch. It advertises the product’s importance while raising an awkward question about the judgment of those selling it. For the companies…

The Naval Air Systems Command’s Aircrew Systems Program Office (PMA-202) has awarded Aware Defense, a division of Aware Custom Biometric Wearables (Aware CBW), a sole-source Program of Record contract to supply custom hearing protection for Naval Aviation personnel, built using additive manufacturing (AM) and the company’s proprietary eFit 3D ear scanning technology. The five-year agreement…

Researchers at the Centre for Print Research (CFPR) at the University of the West of England‘s Bridge Studios have used a hybrid metal 3D printing and CNC machining setup, built around a Meltio Engine integration kit on a HAAS 5-axis machine, to grow rubies and sapphires directly inside platinum jewelry structures.  The project, developed in…

Swiss satellite communications company SWISSto12 has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) to pursue satellite payload and radio frequency (RF) opportunities in Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region. Alongside the agreement, Mitsubishi Electric has awarded SWISSto12 a contract to supply advanced phased array antenna products for the Japanese Government’s geostationary…

Researchers working on the European AM2SoftMag project have developed an iron-based metallic glass designed for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), targeting soft-magnetic components for more energy-efficient electric motors. Designed by researchers at Saarland University (UdS) in Germany, the alloy can be processed by LPBF while retaining a highly amorphous structure. The material contains iron, silicon,…

Chinese metal additive manufacturing equipment maker Eplus3D has collaborated with Young-Will Aerospace to validate a laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process for copper-nickel (CuNi) alloy aerospace components.  The project produced crack-free parts with a tensile strength of 570 MPa, 18% above what conventional forging achieves for the same alloy. The result is worth pausing on,…

3D Printing Industry will host AMA: Software on 22 October 2026, bringing together software developers, manufacturers, researchers and end users to examine the technologies shaping the future of additive manufacturing and advanced production. Software increasingly determines what additive manufacturing systems can produce, how reliably they operate and whether they can be integrated into wider industrial…

As digital fabrication tools continue to evolve, creators are redefining what it means to “finish” a piece of work. For many users, creation no longer ends with modeling, slicing, and previewing on a screen. It continues in the real world through fabrication, personalization, and expression. For years, CHITUBOX has focused on 3D printing software, helping…

U.S. defense technology company AEVEX Aerospace and Divergent Technologies announced a strategic collaboration to pair AEVEX’s operational experience in fielded unmanned aircraft with Divergent’s digital manufacturing platform, aiming to compress the timeline between concept and deployment for next-generation autonomous systems. The two companies are structuring the partnership around complementary strengths. AEVEX has delivered thousands of…

Fronius, an Austrian welding technology and automation company, has launched the Fronius Additive Cell, a turnkey Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) system combining welding hardware, robotic automation and additive-specific software. Designed for industrial metal 3D printing, the system integrates the company’s CMT Additive PRO welding process with Fronius iWave hardware, Polaris cell control and its…

Australian metal 3D printing company AML3D Limited has recorded its first-ever half-year profit, booking EBITDA of $608,000 for the six months to 30 June 2026, as the company closed out a financial year in which revenue climbed 70% to a record $12.5 million. The manufacturer, whose ARCEMY systems use its patented Wire Additive Manufacturing (WAM)…