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RAPID 2026: Democratizing Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printing with Mastrex
Aside from a quick mention in an episode of our Printing Money podcast, I didn’t know much about Mastrex. But when I heard that the U.S.-based company had developed a…
ARC & ORNL Form Partnership to Accelerate AI-Enabled Manufacturing for Defense
Last year, Autonomous Resource Corporation (ARC) became the surprising owner of Desktop Metal’s (DM’s) assets following the bankruptcy of the one-time additive manufacturing (AM) unicorn, an acquisition that cost ARC…
How AtomForm’s 12-Nozzle System Cuts Multi-Color FDM Transition Waste by Up to 90%
Pull up the print stats on multi-color FDM jobs. The number that stings isn’t time; it’s material efficiency. On six-color models, single-nozzle systems consume significant filament during transition flushing, expelling…
VBN Components Used for Cemented Carbide Slurry Pumps
Swedish firm VBN Components has been making high-performance, high-wear additive powders for a number of years now. Usually working with high-carbide-content materials, the company has brought the hardest 3D printing…
LOOP 3D Reveals 3D Printer Designed for Industrial Uptime
LOOP 3D has released the LOOP PRO X+ TURBO Gen2. This version has been improved to meet the needs of manufacturing clients. The printer is meant to be a production unit…
A Museum Dig, Brought to Life with 3D Printing
At the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, a team inside the Frontier Tech Lab has built one of the most engaging examples of additive manufacturing (AM) in education right now. Led by…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 25, 2026: Competition Winners, AI Platform, X2D Printer, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, AMUG announced the winners of its Technical Competition, and Authentise launched AI platform Whisper at RAPID. Bambu Lab wasn’t at RAPID, but launched…
Colibrium Additive Gets $31 Million NAVAIR Contract
Colibrium Additive has been awarded a $31 million contract by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The contract is part of the Additive Manufacturing Capability initiative, focused on qualification and…
RAPID 2026: 6K Additive’s Domestic Metal Powders & Consolidation Plan
6K Additive (ASX: 6KA), a U.S. supplier and manufacturer of metal powders for additive manufacturing (AM), has been very busy lately. I caught up with CEO Frank Roberts and Chief…
The Additive Chicken Coop, Part I: Million Dollar Petri Dishes
After decades of tinkering with our individual technologies, billions were poured into speculative claims and optimism. Now the attention is gone, and sometimes it can seem like we’re surrounded by…
HP Stock Jumps on 3D Printing Buzz
HP (NYSE: HPQ) had its best day in over a year this week, with shares jumping more than 7% on Tuesday. Interestingly, the move was quickly tied to 3D printing,…
Artemis II Returned & The Economics of Getting to Space
When the Artemis II crew returned to Earth, the headlines focused on what the mission achieved: a successful crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), systems validated, and a program…
Semicap Insurrection Revisited: APES Demonstrates Matrix6D Live at RAPID + TCT
I didn’t attend RAPID + TCT this year, so I missed getting to see the Matrix6D platform operating live on the show floor. Thankfully, the CEO and founder of Advanced…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 22, 2026: DINOs, Post-Processing, AM for Aerostructures, & More
We’ll start with event news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as AMUG presented its DINO Award to six members at this year’s conference, and Axtra3D celebrated its five-year anniversary…
3D Printed Vortek Speedboat Now Available in Dubai
Dubai-based company Innoventive 3D has released the Vortek, a 3D printed speedboat. The same firm previously made the Cyberfin, reportedly from marine waste. The Vortex looks kind of like it…
Medical, Electronics, & Semiconductors: Detailed 3D Prints at RAPID 2026 with Boston Micro Fabrication & Lithoz
They say that good things come in small packages, and that’s certainly the case when it comes to Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF). A leader in micro-precision additive manufacturing, the company…
Bambu Lab’s 3D Printed Drone Add-On Helps Measure Whales from the Sky
Bambu Lab has helped Tandem Ventures develop the WHASER, a 3D printed attachment for a drone that can measure whales. This seems like a nifty tool for researchers. It is…
Artemis II Returned & The Economics of Getting to Space
When the Artemis II crew returned to Earth, the headlines focused on what the mission achieved: a successful crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), systems validated, and a program…
MuskCo Semiconductor: The Terafab and 3D Printing
Elon Musk essentially functions as a human loophole in the antitrust regulatory system. Whether or not it’s the deliberate purpose of why he runs his businesses this way, I don’t…
The AM Applications Game: Where Additive Manufacturing Is Actually Winning
When Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) announced its upcoming webinar, “3DP/AM Market Insights: 2025 Review and 2026 Preview,” it pointed to a key issue for the industry: which sectors are…
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