Your seat at the Additive Manufacturing Advantage awaits! Register free for AMA: Energy and AMA: Automotive & Mobility. Houston-based automated construction 3D printing company HiveASMBLD has begun work on Zuri Gardens, a large-scale affordable housing development that will incorporate 3D printing technology. Situated at Madden Lane and Carson Road in Southeast Houston, the 13-acre site […]
A research team from the University of Twente in the Netherlands has developed a 3D printing solution aimed at enhancing thermal management in smaller, more powerful microchips, earning the Thematic Technology Transfer Proof of Concept (TTT-PoC) Award. The technology targets performance limitations in compact chip packages while aiming to reduce energy consumption associated with cooling. […]
A US court has approved the acquisition of high-precision industrial 3D printing provider EnvisionTEC GmbH by an affiliate of US industrial technology investor Anzu Partners, ensuring continued stability and consistency for customers, suppliers, and employees. With no objections filed and no appeals expected, the parties are poised to move forward with executing the transaction. EnvisionTec’s […]
California-based manufacturing technology firm Divergent Technologies has partnered with aerospace firm Raytheon, to modernize naval products using the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS). The collaboration has delivered significant gains in production scalability and efficiency. Barbara Borgonovi, president of Naval Power at Raytheon, said “Divergent’s innovative digital manufacturing approach has compressed a multi-year development cycle into […]
Munich-based 3D printer manufacturer EOS has announced a Space Act Agreement with NASA to offer the Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) Master Class through the EOS Additive Minds Academy. The advanced, hands-on training program will be delivered in collaboration with additive manufacturing experts Dr. Paul Gradl, Principal Engineer at NASA, and Dr. Omar Mireles, Additive Manufacturing […]
Researchers at the Swedish Center for Disaster Medicine and Traumatology, in collaboration with Linköping University, have developed “skin in a syringe”—a gel infused with live cells that can be 3D printed into functional skin grafts. Successfully tested in mouse models, this innovation could offer new avenues for treating severe burns and large, complex wounds. The […]
Japanese automotive giant Toyota’s production engineering group is accelerating innovation on the factory floor through its collaboration with 3D printer OEM Stratasys. By integrating advanced additive manufacturing (AM) technology directly into daily operations, Toyota equips its teams to transform tools, fixtures, and jigs from initial concept to fully functional prototype within a single day. This […]
The German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW) has released a new report on the current state of the German machine tool industry. The findings reflect a sluggish market, with an uptick in orders not anticipated until 2026. New figures show that German machine tool orders in Q2 2025 remained flat YoY. Domestic orders fell 14% […]
Discover more at Additive Manufacturing Advantage: Energy, on September 17. Register for free! US-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 2025). Revenue for the period was $94.8 million, down 16.3% from $113.3 million a year earlier, as large OEM customers postponed capital expenditures […]
Applied Science & Technology Research Organization (ASTRO) America, a Maryland-based nonprofit, is spearheading an initiative to build a new 3D printing facility for the U.S. Navy. Located on the Pacific Island of Guam, the complex is being built as part of the Guam Additive Materials and Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA) project. GAMMA’s additive manufacturing center aims […]
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has installed its first internally produced 3D printed component on an operational Typhoon fighter aircraft, highlighting the potential for faster repairs and reduced downtime. Squadron Leader John Mercer, Senior Engineering Officer at No. 29 Squadron, said the part was a temporary measure, but one that showed the potential […]
X-quisite VORO, the first monoblock moving-coil (MC) turntable cartridge housed in a fully 3D printed, single-piece ceramic Voronoi-web structure, has been awarded the iF Design Award 2025. The jury recognised the cartridge for its combination of a technical monoblock layout with a ceramic capsule whose design and material choice deliver both precision engineering and uncompromising […]
Noé Chouraqui, a third-year Product and Industrial Design student at Central Saint Martins in London, developed “POINT,” a 3D printed tennis ball made using additive manufacturing and eco-friendly materials as part of his final-year project. This initiative targets the environmental waste generated by conventional tennis balls, with approximately 300 million produced annually—amounting to around 20,000 […]
A research team from the Swiss university ETH Zurich and the University Hospital of Zurich, led by Professors Robert Katzschmann and Omer Dzemali, has created a new 3D heart patch intended for implantation inside the heart. Published recently in Advanced Materials, the “RCPatch” is designed not only to close heart defects but also to support […]
Wacom, the Tokyo-based pioneer in digital pen and tablet technology, has entered a strategic partnership with Blender, the open-source 3D creation suite, to optimize pen and touch performance and expand mobile 3D creation. Announced today at Siggraph 2025 in Los Angeles, the collaboration includes Wacom’s upgrade to Patron-level sponsorship of the Blender Development Fund and […]
3D printing startup Helio Additive has integrated its physics-based thermal simulation and optimization software into Bambu Lab’s slicer. The Delaware-based company launched its Dragon software last year to boost print reliability, cut warping and defects, and accelerate 3D printing. This platform allows users to simulate and fine-tune print settings before starting a job, helping prevent […]
Discover more at Additive Manufacturing Advantage: Energy, on September 17. Register for free! Researchers from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) have developed a 3D printed honeycomb filter made to treat greywater from domestic sources. The filter was produced on an Ultimaker FFF 3D printer, using virgin nylon filament blended with recycled material obtained […]
Discover more at Additive Manufacturing Advantage: Energy, on September 17. Register for free! A team of researchers and industry partners have unveiled a new 3D printed bridge design now on display at the European Cultural Centre’s Time Space Existence exhibition in Venice, running from 10 May to 23 November 2025. Led by Professor Dr. Masoud […]
A scoping review led by Universidad de Las Américas in Ecuador, Universidad Central del Ecuador, and the Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología in Spain has detailed the state of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in construction. Published on ScienceDirect, the study assessed 52 peer-reviewed papers drawn from Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, IEEE Xplore, Taylor […]
A systematic review published in IEEE Access by researchers from the University of Porto, Fraunhofer IWS, Luleå University of Technology, Oxford University, INESC TEC, and the Technical University of Dresden has mapped the emerging use of artificial intelligence (AI) in laser-based additive manufacturing (LAM) process control. Analyzing 16 studies published between 2021 and 2024, the […]
