At Leiden University, Professor Daniela Kraft and researcher Mengshi Wei have built microscopic robots that move, navigate obstacles, and adapt to their surroundings, without sensors, software, or external control. This research opens up entirely new possibilities for biomedical applications. The concept didn’t come from engineering theory, it came from watching animals move. Worms and snakes continuously…
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) has named six new recipients of its DINO (Distinguished INnovator Operator) Award, one of the industry’s most recognized honors for long-term contribution and community service. The announcements were made at the 37th annual AMUG Conference, held March 15–19, 2026, in Reno, Nevada. The DINO Award is not given for…
As the AMA:Energy conference returns this week to focus on qualified parts, real-world deployment, and energy-sector constraints, ceramic additive manufacturing is becoming increasingly relevant to these discussions. At the AMA: Energy 2025, speakers highlighted the challenges of moving beyond prototyping toward certified components capable of operating in extreme environments. In this context, Nanoe presented its…
Chinese 3D printing brand ELEGOO used its presence at RAPID + TCT 2026 in Boston to unveil two headline products: the Jupiter 2, an ultra-large format resin printer, and the CANVAS multicolor system for its Centauri Carbon platform, the latter making its first public appearance at the show. Hardware in the Spotlight The Jupiter 2…
The 2026 edition of our AMA: Energy online conference returns on April 30th. Register now! 3D printer manufacturer Farsoon Technologies has expanded its open materials ecosystem to include three industrial polymer powders from EOS’ subsidiary Advanced Laser Materials (ALM). The ALM partnership adds three powders to the qualified lineup. HT-23 is a PEKK-based blend reinforced with carbon…
The 2026 edition of our AMA: Energy online conference returns on April 30th. Register now! Market intelligence firm CONTEXT has published its Q4 2025 analysis of global 3D printer hardware shipments, with growth concentrated at opposite ends of the price spectrum. The numbers point to a market that has stopped growing uniformly and started reorganizing around two…
A collaborative initiative called 3Dstore, spearheaded by the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) alongside the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and steelmaking giant CELSA, has brought an unconventional solution to a persistent industrial challenge: unplanned machinery failures. The consortium has engineered a monitoring system driven by a solid oxide battery fabricated through additive manufacturing,…
Naval spare parts logistics, built around centralized warehouses and extended supply chains, has long been a structural vulnerability in defense readiness. 3D printer manufacturer ROBOZE is leading DIgitales partes Ad Necessitatem Armatorum (DIANA), a research and development initiative backed by the Italian Ministry of Defence under the National Military Research Plan, to dismantle that dependency. …
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have developed monolithic solid oxide fuel cells with 3D printed gyroid architectures made from 8YSZ, reporting power-to-weight ratios of about 1 W g⁻¹. According to the team, conventional planar SOFC architectures typically deliver around 0.2 W g⁻¹, making the new design roughly five times higher on that…
MX3D, a Dutch company specializing in robotic Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), has announced the conclusion of the PIONEER project, an EU Horizon-funded initiative in which the company served as a pilot line leader within a broader European consortium. The effort centered on industrializing automated design, fabrication, and certification workflows for structurally optimized, load-bearing hybrid…
3D printer manufacturer Stratasys has expanded its product lineup with a new PolyJet printer, new software tools for GrabCAD, a new medical silicone for Origin systems, and a new PA12 powder for SAF production. Announced together, the updates target functional prototyping, patient-specific medical devices, automated tooling design, and industrial powder bed manufacturing. At the hardware…
Artec 3D, a 3D scanning hardware and software company, has launched Artec Jet, a mobile LiDAR system for survey-grade 3D mapping across large sites. Introduced alongside new processing software called Artec Twins, the scanner is designed for use by hand, drone, or vehicle in indoor, outdoor, underground, and GPS-denied environments. Captured LiDAR data is processed…
Bright Laser Technologies (BLT), a Chinese metal additive manufacturing company, collaborated in the development of smartphone manufacturer OPPO’s Find N6 foldable smartphone by producing titanium 3D printed hinge components used to improve display flatness and minimize creasing. The project followed BLT’s earlier work on the hinge system for the OPPO Find N5 and focused on…
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) and NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute have jointly developed a patent-pending biomimetic tissue substitute that uses 3D printing as its structural backbone, and is now ready for industrial translation. The material, developed under the PolyKARD project, addresses one of biomedical engineering’s most persistent challenges: replicating the nonlinear…
Copper alloys have long been among the most coveted yet most difficult materials in additive manufacturing. Their extraordinary thermal and electrical properties make them indispensable for aerospace, electronics, and advanced energy systems, but their high reflectivity to near-infrared lasers has historically caused defects, instability, and scalability constraints. Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Farsoon Technologies is addressing…
Additive manufacturing has a documentation gap that no design file can fully address. CAD models capture geometry, and process parameters record settings, but neither preserves the engineering rationale behind a critical design revision, or the process adjustment a technician made mid-build to ensure a successful outcome. That informal, decision-making layer is where much of the…
With AMA: Energy 2026 approaching, 3D Printing Industry is taking a closer look at the role of additive manufacturing in the energy sector. When most engineers think about the challenges of nuclear fusion, they think about plasma temperatures of 50 million degrees Celsius, magnetic containment, and tritium fuel cycles. Moataz Attallah, newly appointed Dean of…
What does additive manufacturing mean for the future of energy? 3D Printing Industry investigates ahead of AMA: Energy 2026 on April 30th. Additive manufacturing has made real inroads in the energy sector, but its most complex, high-value components are still waiting their turn. Tarun Chand, Technical Sales Specialist at Singapore-based 3D printing and precision manufacturing…
As of March 31, 2026, the Bambu Lab X1, X1 Carbon, and X1E have officially ceased production. The company confirmed that while manufacturing and active sales have ended, support will continue through March 2031, covering spare parts, technical assistance, and firmware security patches. Authorized distributors may still carry remaining units under full warranty, but no…
UK-based automated post-processing specialist AMT and US-based equipment financing company GreatAmerica have teamed up to offer North American manufacturers a fully bundled monthly plan for the PostPro SFX, the company’s desktop vapor smoothing system. Unveiled at RAPID+TCT 2026 in Boston, the arrangement folds every ownership cost, hardware, shipping, consumables, warranty, and import duties, into a…
