An installation built from shredded PLA scrap collected from fabrication laboratories is on view at the Reeves House Visual Arts Center in Woodstock, Georgia until September 24. Ninefold: A Distributed Resonant Field comprises nine large-scale printed artifacts, each tuned as a resonant body to a specific frequency within a harmonic spectrum, producing sound from nine…
Soldiers from across Fort Bliss have completed the Advanced Manufacturing for Defense Readiness (AMDR) Certificate Program, a six-week additive manufacturing course taught by the University of Texas at El Paso that trains enlisted maintainers to design, verify and print parts for Army equipment. The certificate feeds directly into Iron Foundry, the 1st Armored Division’s advanced…
Onkos Surgical has completed the 1,000th case using its personalized, 510(k) cleared My3D patient-specific pelvic implant platform. The count covers pelvic reconstructions in which a 3D printed implant was designed specifically for the individual patient rather than selected from a catalogue of sizes. The company presents the figure as evidence of adoption rather than a…
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have announced the winners of the 2026 Department of War (DoW) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Challenge. The challenge, funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech), will distribute up to $15M in awards across six…
Digital manufacturing company Haddy has produced an uncrewed vessel designated the TF-179 Drone Boat using large-format robotic additive manufacturing. The company did not name the customer, disclose the mission profile, or publish length, displacement, propulsion or material data for the boat. That omission leaves the TF-179 itself difficult to assess on its own terms. What…
A camper van interior built almost entirely by large-format 3D printing has come in roughly 1,500 pounds (680 kg) lighter than the plywood-and-aluminum fit-out it replaces. Buckley Conversions built the prototype on a 144-inch-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz eSprinter, with founder Brandon Buckley calling it “the world’s first ever 3D printed luxury van.” The saving comes from moving…
The Guam Additive Materials and Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA) applications center will reach full operating capacity by February 2027, according to Neal Orringer, co-founder, president and board chairperson of the Applied Science and Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America), the non-profit managing the initiative. The date lands roughly 15 months after the facility’s ceremony at…
Seven homes are complete and several sold at Cleora, a 55-acre development in Salida, Colorado that its backers expect to become one of the world’s largest planned 3D printed residential communities. Site infrastructure is finished, more houses are under construction, and two autonomous printing systems from RIC Robotics are running on site. The plan calls…
3D Systems has been awarded an additional $9 million under the U.S. Air Force-funded Large-Format Metal 3D Printer Advanced Technology Demonstrator program, GEN-II DMP-1000. The extension runs two more years and, in the company’s framing, covers the phase that completes the technology demonstration outright. Total project funding now stands at $27.4 million. Work continues at…
Firestorm Labs printed more than 1,000 parts and built 12 flight-ready Squall FPV quadcopters inside a containerized factory aboard the USS Essex during a two-week transit to RIMPAC 2026. It is the first maritime run of its xCell expeditionary manufacturing platform, and the drones were subsequently flown in Hawaii by Marines from the 3rd Light…
A recent market report from Additive Manufacturing Research estimates the current market for 3D printed drone components at $140 million in 2025, with projections reaching $900 million by 2034. Titled “Additive Manufacturing Opportunities in Unmanned Aerial Systems 2026: Drones Market Analysis and Forecast,” the report breaks down the market by material, segment, application, geography, and…
Meshy has released Meshy 7, the latest version of its image-to-3D foundation model, alongside a new benchmark method for scoring how closely a generated 3D asset matches the image it was built from. The company calls this measurement alignment, and argues it is now the main factor separating leading image-to-3D systems, now that outright generation…
Volkmann USA, a manufacturer of powder handling equipment, is highlighting its vDryer vacuum drying module as an optional addition to the vLoader 250 powder conveyor, targeting moisture-related flowability and material handling issues in metal additive manufacturing. Installed upstream of one or more 3D printers, the vDryer removes absorbed moisture from metal powders and returns them…
Discover how combining industrial 3D printing, 5-axis CNC post-processing, and vacuum casting bridge tooling optimizes mechanical tolerances and accelerates lead times. Metal AM produces complex geometries that no subtractive process can match, but it does not produce finished parts. The real engineering challenge begins after the build plate comes out of the machine. Industrial 3D…
Somewhere right now, a mechanical engineering student is staring at a parts bin full of legacy components that don’t have CAD files. The assignment is reverse engineering, and the first step is getting that physical shape into a digital model. Calipers and patience will get partway there. A 3D scanner will get the rest. For…
America Makes named nine additive manufacturing Ambassadors and presented its 2026 Distinguished Collaborator Award to Brett Conner, Ph.D., Chief Manufacturing Officer at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, at the institute’s Members Meeting and Exchange (MMX) held August 4–5 in Youngstown. The Ambassador Award Program, launched in 2017, recognizes individuals demonstrating exceptional commitment to advancing America…
New Jersey-based design and production studio Decibel Made and Italian robotic manufacturing company Caracol produced 30 large-format 3D printed benches for SKYLRK OASIS at Coachella 2026, running 15 in New Jersey and 15 at Caracol’s Texas headquarters on the Heron AM robotic platform and delivering the full set in about two weeks. The seating furnished…
Provider of additive manufacturing solutions 3D Systems has opened a search for its next president and chief executive, with Dr. Jeffrey Graves set to leave both the executive role and the board once a replacement is in place. The company said on August 4 that Graves will remain in post until a successor is appointed,…
Researchers at Pusan National University (PNU) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a 3D printable liquid crystal elastomer that can be programmed to either contract or elongate when heated. Led by Professor Suk-kyun Ahn of PNU, the team used a smectic liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) whose molecular alignment can be switched during direct…
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have awarded $6 million to four project teams tasked with developing high-temperature refractory alloys for AM under the PADAM 2.0 program. The funding comes from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Foundational Technologies Directorate (AFRL/REMD). Refractory alloys can withstand the extreme temperatures required in…
