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Turkish WAAM firm MetalWorm has sold a system in Malaysia and another in Brazil. This is an excellent example of a few emerging trends in additive. Firstly, WAAM was experimented...

Nikon SLM Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rocket Lab. The aerospace manufacturing firm wishes to reserve two new “ultra-large format metal additive manufacturing platforms.” This is...

In these early innings of the AI boom, many market analysts have expressed concern that AI spend has gotten too far ahead of the technology’s proven ability to deliver significant...

The satellite industry has grown significantly in the last decade. In the “new space race” between the more industrialized nations of the world, stiff competition has resulted in new and...

Vietnam Emerges in High-Tech Medicine as Vinmec Pioneers 3D-Printed BreakthroughsJune 18

Johns Hopkins APL Helps Navy Overcome Metal 3D Printing Reliability ConcernsJune 18

New 3D Printing Technique Creates Glass Objects at Low TemperaturesJune 18

At this year’s 3D Print Lyon, I participated in a panel discussion on consolidation, maturing customer demand, and material innovation. Joining me on the global trends panel were Cecile Laverriere, EOS Applications Engineer, Terry Wohlers, Distinguished Fellow of Advanced Manufacturing at ASTM, and Tuan Tranpham, President of AMER & APAC at Anisoprint. For more in-depth […]

During a recent tour of Materialise’s global headquarters in Leuven, I was given a rare glimpse into the company’s aerospace 3D printing operations. The Belgian software firm runs a contract manufacturing service that supplies fully certified components for the aerospace and aviation industries. Leveraging a fleet of FDM and SLS machines, the company produces a […]

Autodesk has introduced a new volumetric modeling API for Fusion, aimed at expanding the platform’s capabilities in lattice generation, topology optimization, and functionally graded materials. Announced on 13 June 2025 via the official Fusion blog, the update brings new workflows to developers for advanced design and simulation applications. Volumetric modeling in Fusion The new functionality […]

Farsoon Technologies, a leading Chinese 3D printer manufacturer, has introduced the FS621M-Cu—a large-format metal additive manufacturing platform specifically designed for copper and copper alloys. By integrating advanced laser technology with tailored process controls, this system is designed to meet the growing demand from aerospace innovators for reliable, large-scale printing of high-performance copper components. Copper alloys […]

Engineer Tsung Xu, working without formal training, designed and 3D printed a winged Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) drone that achieved an impressive 130-mile nonstop flight and approximately three hours of endurance during flight tests. Completed within just 90 days, this project represents a remarkable accomplishment in amateur aerospace engineering, showcasing endurance capabilities typically reserved […]

On the first day of the 2025 Paris Air Show, the UK Government announced a £250 million investment to support sustainable aerospace initiatives. The new funding includes £48.5 million for additive manufacturing projects led by Airbus and GKN Aerospace.      £38 million has been designated to support the Airbus-led Digitally Enabled Competitive and Sustainable Additive Manufacturing […]

After an influential history within the manufacturing industry as VP and CTO of the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), and a former (2020-2021) ASME Congressional Fellow in manufacturing, Tim Shinbara...

Configure Price Quote (CPQ) software automates the process of tailoring goods and/or services to customer specifications, determining the price of the product configuration, and providing the customer with a quote...

Colorado-based rocket manufacturer Ursa Major has received $32.9 million from U.S flight test company Stratolaunch.  The multi-year contract will see Ursa Major develop and deliver 16 of its hypersonic Hadley H13 engines, following a series of successful flight collaborations between the two firms.      Join AM defense experts on July 10th at Additive Manufacturing Advantage: Aerospace, […]

There has been a lot of hype in 3D printed construction, but there has been very little innovation. Enrico Dini developed a binder-based process, Contour Crafting did kind of a...

Vinmec Healthcare System, a private Vietnamese hospital network, has performed a Total Femoral Replacement (TFR) using a patient-specific 3D printed implant on the world’s youngest recorded osteosarcoma patient. The implant was designed and manufactured domestically, making it the first such biomedical product developed entirely within Vietnam. Tran Minh Duc, a young boy from Ho Chi […]

Recently, the Italian robotics original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Comau announced the multifaceted approach it has taken to penetrating the additive manufacturing (AM) market. Comau, jointly owned by One Equity Partners and...

Farsoon Launches High-Volume Copper Alloy 3D Printing System FS621M-CuJune 17