IperionX Receives $12.5M to Build New Titanium Supply Chain

2 months 2 weeks ago
American titanium manufacturer IperionX will receive $12.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to help strengthen the country’s defense industrial base.  This funding has been obligated under IperionX’s $47.1 million award from the DoD, announced in February 2025. The agreement aims to build a resilient, low-cost titanium supply chain in the United States, […]
Alex Tyrer-Jones

Velo3D to Develop Copper Nickel Alloy for U.S. Navy Applications

2 months 2 weeks ago
Velo3D, an AM technology company specializing in mission-critical metal parts, has secured a $6 million contract to develop and qualify copper nickel alloy for use in its Sapphire printer line. The qualification includes Velo3D’s large-format Laser Powder-Bed Fusion (LPBF) Sapphire XC system and directly supports the U.S. Navy Maritime Industrial Base Program’s efforts to accelerate […]
Paloma Duran

SBO Completes Acquisition of 3T Additive Manufacturing to Expand Metal AM Capabilities

2 months 2 weeks ago
Austrian precision engineering group SBO has finalized the acquisition of UK-based metal additive manufacturing specialist 3T Additive Manufacturing. The transaction stems from a public auction initiated after the judicial liquidation of Italian AM provider BEAMIT, which had purchased 3T in 2021 as part of its expansion plan. However, financial difficulties—exacerbated by the exit of minority […]
Paloma Duran

New U.S. Army Course Trains Soldiers to 3D Print FPV Drones

2 months 2 weeks ago
The U.S. Army is training soldiers to 3D print drone components as part of its new Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course (UALC). Headed by the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE), UALC trains military personnel in producing, maintaining, and operating small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including first-person view (FPV) drones.  The three-week course seeks to […]
Alex Tyrer-Jones

Rapid Fusion’s new AI-powered platform for smarter operations and maintenance

2 months 2 weeks ago
Your seat at the Additive Manufacturing Advantage awaits! Register free for AMA: Energy and AMA: Automotive & Mobility. UK-based robotic AM systems developer Rapid Fusion has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant named Base of Build (Bob) to improve how its machines are operated and maintained. Having been under development for the past eight months, the developer is […]
Ada Shaikhnag

New SpaceX Mission Will Launch 3D Printed Liver Tissue to the ISS

2 months 2 weeks ago
Researchers from Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) will soon launch 3D printed liver tissue to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.   The project, sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory, will investigate how microgravity environments impact the behavior of functional artificial organ constructs. This could provide new insights into how […]
Alex Tyrer-Jones

UltraThineer’s concludes new dental restoration in 4 hours with its no-prep zirconia veneers

2 months 3 weeks ago
Your seat at the Additive Manufacturing Advantage awaits! Register free for AMA: Energy and AMA: Automotive & Mobility. Boston Micro Fabrication’s dental business unit UltraThineer has documented the use of no-prep 3D printed zirconia veneers in treating a 36-year-old patient who presented with both aesthetic and functional challenges.  The patient exhibited increased overjet, shade variations ranging from A1 […]
Ada Shaikhnag

Wayland Additive and USC Racing Collaborate on Titanium Exhaust Collector for 2025 Formula SAE Car

2 months 3 weeks ago
UK-based metal additive manufacturing specialist Wayland Additive partnered with the University of Southern California’s student engineering team, USC Racing, a participant in Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competitions, to design, produce, and supply the titanium exhaust collector for their 2025 car. The collaboration highlights how advanced metal AM technologies can enable the production of […]
Paloma Duran