Expert warns UK MoD could lose £110M savings without AM adoption

1 month 3 weeks ago
Your seat at the Additive Manufacturing Advantage awaits! Register free for AMA: Automotive & Mobility. The UK defence sector is missing out on major savings by failing to adopt additive manufacturing as a mainstream production method, an industry leader has warned. Highlighted at the DSEI defence and security exhibition in London last week, Craig Pyser, chair […]
Ada Shaikhnag

Using 3D Printing to Create a Superhero Figure for a Young Patient

1 month 3 weeks ago
Children’s Nebraska, the state’s only free-standing pediatric hospital, recently used 3D printing to produce a custom superhero action figure for a five-year-old cancer patient. The Omaha-based non-profit operates 231 beds and more than 50 specialty clinics, providing care for children from Nebraska, western Iowa, South Dakota, northern Kansas, and northwestern Missouri. Departments across the hospital, […]
Anyer Tenorio Lara

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies debuts AMBIT XTRUDE polymer 3D printing at Trident Warrior 2025

1 month 3 weeks ago
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Global (HMT), a developer of hybrid additive manufacturing solutions, has showcased its AMBIT XTRUDE polymer composite 3D printing system during Trident Warrior 2025, the largest advanced manufacturing military exercise in US history. The event took place at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) facility in Monterey, […]
Rodolfo Hernandez

World-first digitally enabled, additively manufactured propeller project launches in UK

1 month 3 weeks ago
A consortium of world-leading industry and research partners has launched a project to develop the world’s first digitally enabled, additively manufactured (AM) marine propeller. By combining AM with digital twin technology, the initiative aims to transform how critical maritime components are designed, produced, and certified. Transforming maritime manufacturing Backed by Innovate UK through the Clean […]
Rodolfo Hernandez

UltiMaker launches Secure Line of defense-ready 3D printers

1 month 3 weeks ago
UltiMaker, Netherlands-based 3D printer manufacturer, has unveiled its new Secure Line of 3D printing products designed for defense and high-security environments. The launch includes the UltiMaker S6 Secure and S8 Secure, two systems aimed at delivering trusted, on-demand production across land, sea, and air operations. The Secure Line is positioned as a tactical asset, enabling […]
Rodolfo Hernandez

Desktop Metal assets acquired by Arc Impact to focus on advanced manufacturing

1 month 4 weeks ago
Your seat at the Additive Manufacturing Advantage awaits! Register free for AMA: Automotive & Mobility. US-based investment group Arc Impact Acquisition Corporation has secured key assets of Desktop Metal and is reviving the business as an advanced manufacturing platform. At the center of the plan is a combination of binder-jet technologies for metals and ceramics, polymer […]
Ada Shaikhnag

ActivArmor Partners With Additive3D Asia to Bring 3D Printed Orthopaedic Solutions to Singapore

1 month 4 weeks ago
ActivArmor, a U.S.-based creator of custom 3D printed waterproof casts and splints, has joined forces with Additive3D Asia, a provider of industrial-grade additive manufacturing solutions. This partnership makes Additive3D Asia the first distributor of ActivArmor products in Singapore, delivering advanced, hygienic, and patient-specific orthopaedic devices to clinics, hospitals, and specialists. “We are excited to introduce […]
Paloma Duran

Divergent Secures $290M to Strengthen U.S. Defense Manufacturing Capabilities

1 month 4 weeks ago
Divergent Technologies, AI-driven 3D manufacturing solutions provider,  has closed its Series E financing, raising $290 million at a $2.3 billion valuation. Led by Rochefort Asset Management, the round includes $250 million in equity and $40 million in debt. The funding will support scaling the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS), an end-to-end digital manufacturing platform that […]
Paloma Duran

BMW Makes 4,000 3D Printed Sand Cores Per Day

1 month 4 weeks ago
A LinkedIn post concerning BMW’s new Gen6 electric engine at the IAA Mobility (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) show in Munich has made a lot of people speculate if it was made with...
Joris Peels

UTS Researchers Advance Study of Preeclampsia With Bioprinted Placentas

1 month 4 weeks ago
Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have successfully 3D bioprinted miniature placentas, opening a new path for investigating pregnancy complications. The study, published in Nature Communications and led by Associate Professor Lana McClements with first author Dr Claire Richards, highlights the potential of this technology in addressing conditions such as preeclampsia, which affects […]
Paloma Duran