Nordic Alpha Partners, a private equity firm focused on green industrial transformation, has invested a mid-double-digit million euro sum to acquire a minority stake in Additive Drives, a German company developing high-performance, 3D printed electric motors. Existing investor AM Ventures, which backed the company from its seed stage, also added new funding. The partnership positions […]
Digital manufacturing firm VulcanForms has secured $220 million in an oversubscribed financing round led by Eclipse and 1789 Capital, with participation from Washington Harbour, Fontinalis, IEQ Capital, and other investors. The funding will support expansion of the company’s integrated digital metal manufacturing operations as demand grows for domestic production of high-performance, mission-critical components. The investment […]
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have announced two new project calls totaling $8 million, focused on materials development and qualification challenges in defense applications. Across many defense AM programs, AM adoption has progressed, but qualification and certification often remain the dominant constraints on material readiness. In high-temperature defense […]
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer AON3D has raised new growth capital in a funding round led by venture capital firm Cycle Capital, with participation from Desjardins Capital and continued backing from SineWave Ventures, IronGate Capital Advisors, Starship Ventures, and EDC Capital. The company said the investment will be used to expand manufacturing capacity and accelerate the […]
Researchers at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology have published a comparative study evaluating five metal additive manufacturing methods for producing H13 tool steel, identifying significant differences in density, microstructure, and heat-treatment response across the technologies. Published in Materials, the research compares filament-based extrusion, binder jetting, laser powder bed fusion, and directed energy deposition to […]
Canadian aerospace company NordSpace has received advisory support and up to $335,000 in funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) for an R&D project supporting the development of medium-lift rocket engines. According to the aerospace company, the project is directed toward advancing large-format, multi-material metal AM capabilities for […]
The U.S. Army is actively modernizing how it maintains autonomous and semi-autonomous systems on the battlefield. Drawing lessons from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Army is deploying mobile 3D printing and machining units, training soldiers in advanced manufacturing, and experimenting with in-field recycling of materials to keep drones and unmanned vehicles operational. These initiatives aim to […]
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has acquired Common Sense Machines, Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts–based startup developing generative artificial intelligence models that produce three-dimensional assets from two-dimensional images. According to S&P, the acquisition closed on January 24, 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction adds a small research-focused AI company to Google’s broader portfolio […]
Global standards organization ASTM International has been selected for a NATO-funded initiative on unmanned surface vehicle (USV) standardization, titled “Unmanned Surface Vehicles Standardization: Current Status and Future Outlook.” The project aims to strengthen interoperability, operational readiness, and future USV capabilities across the alliance. The initiative will leverage ASTM’s expertise in advanced manufacturing and standards development […]
Hadrian, the AI-driven advanced manufacturing company, has launched Hadrian Additive, a new division focused on delivering production-ready, scalable additive manufacturing to the U.S. defense sector and allied partners. This move integrates additive capabilities directly into Hadrian’s factory ecosystem, allowing critical defense programs to move from validated designs to full-scale production efficiently. Expanding Additive Manufacturing for […]
U.S. company creating patient-specific spinal implants Nivalon Medical Technologies has developed what it describes as the first fully patient-specific spinal implant that preserves natural motion without metal components. The device combines AI-driven design with advanced ceramic 3D printing, using a zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) structure and a flexible core to replicate spinal movement. Conventional spinal implants […]
In Poltava, Ukraine, a team of medical students is using 3D printing to transform recycled plastic into functional laboratory and training equipment. The initiative, led by third-year medical student Anastasiia, emerged through UPSHIFT, a UNICEF-supported programme that helps young people develop community-focused projects. While participating in workshops, Anastasiia and her teammates—Olha, Myroslava, Anna, and another […]
The American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation (ACMI), a U.S. industrial organization focused on large-scale production, has partnered with EOS, a Germany-based supplier of metal and polymer 3D printing systems. The collaboration will bring advanced additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities to ACMI’s industrial campuses, enabling faster production, new applications—particularly in defense—and access to technologies previously unavailable […]
CADENAS, a software company that operates online platforms for distributing manufacturer CAD models to engineers and designers, reported that more than 750 million 3D CAD models were downloaded worldwide in 2025 through its portals and integrations. The total corresponds to an average of approximately 2.05 million downloads per day. According to the company, this represents […]
Indian 3D printer manufacturer Intech Additive Solutions announced the launch of its Infinity Series iFusion450-8, an eight-laser metal AM system, at IMTEX Forming 2026 in Bengaluru last week. The Infinity Series iFusion450-8 features a build volume of 450 × 450 × 450 mm and is equipped with eight synchronised 500W fibre lasers. “Additive manufacturing matters […]
Precision Additive, a U.S.-based manufacturer of metal additive manufacturing systems, has launched its first laser powder bed fusion machine, the PA-300. The system is intended to produce qualification-ready metal components for defense, aerospace, energy, and medical applications that require repeatability, traceability, and domestic manufacturing. The PA-300 is built around a proprietary process called Scanning Super […]
Printerior, a US based developer of large scale additive manufacturing technologies and materials, has launched Circdal, a new company focused on applying 3D printing to architectural systems for use in the built environment. The move positions large format additive manufacturing for use beyond its typical role in prototyping and limited production within aerospace, automotive, and […]
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Mechanics have carried out a metal 3D printing experiment in space using a retrievable scientific payload. The test flew aboard the Lihong-1 Y1 suborbital vehicle, a recoverable spacecraft developed by CAS Space, which lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on January 12 on […]
Volpe, a motor transport mechanic with the U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Maintenance Battalion, has developed HANX, described as the first Marine Corps NDAA compliant 3D printed drone, highlighting how additive manufacturing can shorten development timelines, reduce costs, and increase operational flexibility in the field. “Volpe’s HANX drone is the most significant leap in 3D printed […]
Spherene, a Switzerland-based software company specializing in high-performance structural design, has released Spherene V3, a major update to its patented Adaptive Density Minimal Surfaces (ADMS) technology. The new version extends ADMS beyond structural optimization, introducing geometry controls and a flow-optimized surface type designed for additively manufactured parts operating under mechanical, thermal, and fluid constraints. At […]
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