Large-format 3D printer manufacturer Modix has announced Generation 5, a new electronics platform rolling out across its BIG series of large-format 3D printers. The upgrade moves Modix machines to the Duet 3 control platform with CANBUS distributed electronics, providing capacity for more than 20 axes and drivers. According to the company, the additional control capacity…
Shoulder Innovations, Inc. (NYSE: SI), a company focused on transforming the shoulder surgical care market, has entered into an exclusive collaboration with ALM Ortho, Inc., a manufacturer of titanium orthopedic implants produced through additive manufacturing (AM). The partnership introduces a patient-specific implant designed for severe shoulder deformity and other complex revision cases that currently lack…
UK launch company Skyrora has finished hot-fire testing a 3.5kN low Earth orbit engine built with a titanium-coated component developed through the European Union-funded MADE-3D program. The test campaign, carried out at Skyrora’s facility in Midlothian, Scotland, closes out the company’s work within the Horizon Europe-backed MADE-3D consortium, which brought together research organizations and industrial…
Canadian additive manufacturing company Mosaic Manufacturing has launched Orion, a purpose-built 3D printing platform for producing custom orthotics in orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) labs and clinics. The system uses a belt-based 3D printing architecture designed to move patient-specific devices through production sequentially. Automated queue management allows one patient case to follow another, enabling unattended overnight…
Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has announced plans to build the country’s first Metal Additive Manufacturing Hub, an initiative intended to reduce Nigeria’s reliance on imported industrial components and build domestic metal 3D printing capacity. The agency presented the plan at the second edition of its Science Perspective Engagement Series, held…
SHINING 3D Metrology held a webinar titled “New Product Members of SHINING 3D Metrology” on September 9, introducing three upgraded 3D scanning systems and discussing how manufacturers can select a scanning solution based on four representative production scenarios. The session is framed around specific application challenges rather than a straightforward specification comparison. Three Upgraded Scanners…
Creality introduced a new lineup of 3D printing and digital fabrication products at IFA 2026 in Berlin, spanning multicolor printing, filament recycling, resin printing, 3D scanning, laser processing, and 3D printed footwear. The lineup reflects Creality’s push to expand beyond desktop 3D printers into a broader ecosystem covering material recycling, digital scanning, and finished consumer…
Austrian plastics processing equipment manufacturer plasticpreneur has introduced the NOVA-60, a compact injection molding machine designed to integrate 3D printed tooling into product development workflows. Sold under the company’s Polyverse Solutions brand, the desktop system uses a Universal Mould System that accepts 3D printed or machined aluminum mold inserts. This is intended to allow R&D…
Engineers in Hong Kong have created a 3D printable building material for Mars that uses the planet’s own soil, held together by yeast engineered to behave like mussel glue. The material, developed at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) under civil engineer Jishen Qiu, has passed compression tests at strength levels comparable…
The founders behind Kumovis, the Munich-based PEEK 3D printing provider acquired by 3D Systems in 2022, have launched a new venture: Munich Medical Devices GmbH (MMD). Quietly established at the start of 2026, the company has just emerged from stealth mode with a clear ambition, to stop supplying the technology behind PEEK implants and start…
A UK sight loss charity has begun offering visually impaired expectant parents free 3D printed replicas of their baby’s ultrasound scan, letting them feel the shape of their unborn child for the first time. The pilot, called First Hello, comes from Guide Dogs, the UK’s largest sight loss charity, and is capped at 50 prints…
Advanced manufacturing technology company Impossible Objects has closed a $40 million Series B round to scale its industrial 3D printing technology, adding to $20 million in U.S. government contracts the company has already secured for defense and aerospace applications. The round was led by Inflection Equity, with participation from Aaron Wealth Management, OCA Ventures, Impact…
America Makes, and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), have announced EWI as the winner of a $13.2M project call focused on additive manufacturing (AM) quality assurance. The project, known as the INtegrated System for In-situ Testing & Evaluation (INSITE), is funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing…
Personalized cancer medtech Kallisio has launched an expanded access program aimed at connecting head and neck cancer patients with Stentra, its FDA-cleared, custom-fit 3D printed intraoral device used during radiation therapy. The program is designed to reach eligible patients directly, even at treatment centers that have not yet adopted the technology. Stentra received FDA 510(k)…
3D printer OEM Stratasys has introduced the F870, a new large-format FDM 3D printing system built for automotive, aerospace and defense manufacturers looking to move additive manufacturing directly onto the factory floor. Toyota Production Engineering in Georgetown, Kentucky, and Rivian Automotive in Plymouth, Michigan, are already running the platform ahead of its commercial release, evaluating…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Mazak have partnered to develop a convergent metal additive manufacturing platform that unifies metal additive manufacturing and high-precision machining within production-relevant workflows. Featuring two of Mazak’s VC-Ez 20X Vertical Machining Centers, the technology allows manufacturers to deliver high-mix, low-volume parts with shorter lead times while maintaining an effective strategy for…
Selle Italia has introduced Unica, a 3D printed saddle built around pressure data collected from each individual rider instead of a fixed set of cushioning zones. The saddle is available on two existing shapes, the SLR 3D and the Novus Boost Evo 3D, each offered with a choice of Carbon or Elite rails. Building the…
SprintRay has introduced Midas Restore, an FDA-cleared restorative resin built around glass ceramic and zirconia fillers, made specifically for use with the company’s Midas Digital Press. The material extends that printer, launched in 2024 for chairside 3D printing of dental restorations, into definitive ceramic-based crowns, inlays, onlays and veneers completed in a single visit. With…
South Korean automotive giant Hyundai’s Namyang R&D Center is now running two VX1000 HSS polymer 3D printers from German equipment maker ExOne Global Holdings. The machines use a High Speed Sintering process in which an infrared-absorbing ink is deposited selectively onto PA12 powder and fused layer by layer through a sintering emitter. At 1,000 x…
Global consumer electronics company Apple announced the iPhone Duo (rumored as iPhone Ultra) yesterday, its first foldable smartphone, priced at $1,999 and scheduled to ship October 23. The device opens to a 7.6-inch inner display and closes to a 5.4-inch outer display, with both screens sharing the same aspect ratio so content scales proportionally between…
