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Welcome to Printing Money Episode 37. Troy Jensen (Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald) returns for his quarterly analysis of the public company earnings reports, specifically Q4 2025. Nowadays, in terms of...

Leiden Researchers 3D Print Brainless Microrobots That Swim and Dodge Obstacles Like Living AnimalsMarch 31

Researchers at University College London (UCL) and Brunel University London have developed a custom aluminum alloy that outperforms industry-standard materials in metal additive manufacturing. The researchers also used a novel combination of real-time imaging techniques to watch exactly how it forms, layer by layer, at the microscopic level. The implications reach well beyond the lab, […]

Australian metal additive manufacturing company AML3D Limited has secured an order to produce five high-demand, non-safety critical replacement components for use in active US Navy submarines. Valued at approximately AU$2.61 million (US$1.84 million), the agreement was signed with BlueForge Alliance, a US nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and sustaining the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base. […]

Tripo AI, an artificial intelligence company building 3D foundation models and world models for spatial understanding and interactive content creation, has announced $50 million in new funding and introduced a new generation of model architectures designed to generate production-ready 3D assets directly in native three-dimensional space. Backed by Alibaba and Baidu Ventures, the round will […]

Tethon 3D, a US-based advanced materials and manufacturing company focused on high-performance ceramic materials, has acquired a portfolio of intellectual property assets from 3DFortify to expand its capabilities in advanced materials and technical ceramics. Announced today, the deal covers patents and enabling technologies originally developed by Fortify, a venture-backed materials company known for high-performance composite […]

AMufacture, a Portsmouth-based 3D print contract manufacturer, has appointed Andrew Jameson as chief financial officer. The company said the senior hire comes as it expands its capabilities, team, and customer base in response to rising demand for additive manufacturing solutions. Jameson joins the business with senior financial and corporate advisory experience across oil and gas, […]

Häfner & Krullmann, a German specialist in plastic spool manufacturing, is broadening its product lineup to meet the demands of modern 3D printing technology. The company has engineered precision-engineered 1 kg spools tailored for printers that incorporate multi-material systems (MMS), including Bambu Lab‘s Automatic Material System (AMS), which enable parallel filament feeding for more efficient […]

Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Farsoon Technologies launched two new large-format metal powder bed fusion systems at TCT Asia 2026: the FS812M-U and the FS1311M-U. The FS812M-U builds on the manufacturer’s established 800-series platform, keeping the 810 x 810mm build area intact while extending build height to 1,700mm and shaving 41% off the machine’s physical footprint […]

Welcome to the latest edition of our 3D printing jobs and career moves update for the additive manufacturing sector.   In this edition, we’ll highlight recent developments and movements in the industry’s workforce, shedding light on the dynamic landscape of the additive manufacturing sector. Read on for recent appointments and facility openings at Conflux Technology, RadTech, […]

The U.S. Army has begun construction of 10 3D printed barracks at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, in what is being described as the Department of Defense’s largest 3D...

Nigerian firm RusselSmith is in talks with Ghana’s Maritime Authority (GMA)  to bring 3D printing to Ghana’s maritime sector. The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) helped make the discussion...

Australian 3D printer manufacturer AML3D (ASX: AL3) has reported its first-half 2026 (H1’26) financial results for the half-year ended December 31st 2025. Revenue came in at AU$3.2 million, down 30.4% Y/Y from AU$4.6 million in the prior corresponding period. Management says the drop was largely a timing issue. Project timeline extensions have pushed a significant […]

IHI Europe has purchased a Freemelt electron-beam powder-bed fusion (E-PBF) system. Previously, parent IHI bought two Freemelt systems, bringing the total to three. IHI is a Japanese engineering conglomerate. The...

With the significant volume of copper used in electronics, semiconductors, aerospace, defense, and beyond, copper additive has had immense promise from the early days of copper 3D printing at Beamit...

Last year’s Superman film had a lot going for it. A new director, James Gunn, who came over from Marvel after the success of his Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy,...

We’re starting 3D Printing News Briefs this weekend with some news out of TCT Asia, and then moving on to a metal AM distribution agreement between MULTISTATION and WAAM3D. We’ll...

Legacy Effects, US visual effects studio, transformed how physical production assets are built during the making of Superman 2025 by integrating Bambu Lab‘s X1C 3D printing systems mid-production into nearly every corner of their fabrication workflow. The result was a faster iteration, lighter stunt suits, and camera-ready parts that once required slower, costlier processes, all […]

Rapid Fusion, an Exeter-based large-format additive manufacturing company, is targeting a €1 million expansion after signing an exclusive agreement with Aivox, an Italian engineering and innovation consultancy, to enter the Italian market. The deal focuses on customers in architecture, fashion, medtech, and Northern Italy’s naval sector. The British manufacturer already supplies equipment to customers in […]

German consultancy AMPOWER has published its AMPOWER Report 2026 reporting that the industrial AM market returned to growth in 2025 after stagnating in 2024, reaching a volume of over €11 billion (approx. $12.7 billion). Its latest annual market study puts sector growth at 5.6% last year, driven by stronger demand for part production and higher […]