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Sarah Saunders

3D Printing News Briefs, November 5, 2026: Tungsten, Color Mixing, Prosthetic Socket, & More

We’re starting with business from Xact Metal, 3D Systems, and Freemelt, and moving on to materials from Snapmaker and hybrid manufacturing with Eplus3D. We’ll end with a custom prosthetic socket,…

3D Printing News Briefs, October 31, 2026: Hybrid Manufacturing, Contract Manufacturers, Nitinol, & More

Happy Halloween! There’s nothing scary in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, except for how much news there is to share! We’ve got stories about an IPO, additive manufacturing (AM) quality…

3D Printing News Briefs, October 29, 2026: 3D Printed Satellite Parts, Mandrel, Car Accessories, & More

We’re starting with metallized polymer micro-AM components for satellites in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving to a new facility, an award-winning gas storage manufacturing project, and Snapmaker…

Formnext 2026 Preview: Ceramics 3D Printing, Post-Processing, & More

In just a few weeks, it will be time for the biggest trade show extravaganza in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. Soon, we’ll all be hopping planes bound for Frankfurt…

With 45% Revenue Growth & a New 3D Printer, BigRep Returns to Private Ownership

BigRep GmbH has been on a bit of a roller coaster recently, but with this latest news, I’m hoping that means the ride has stopped. Reporting approximately 45% revenue growth…

3D Printing News Briefs, October 24, 2026: Spinal Implant, Digital Dentistry, Recycled PLA, & More

We’re starting with a little business in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to FDA 510(k) clearance and digital dentistry. We’ll end with 3D printing waste…

3D Printing News Briefs, October 21, 2026: Digital Twins, AI CAD Service, AR Smart Glasses, & More

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of its MIAMI Project Call, and AM Europe released a new report. Artec 3D launched its new Artec Twins…

Does Your 3D Printer Go Bump in the Night?

It’s October – the leaves are changing color, there’s a chill in the air, and it’s almost time for Halloween! Now, I know it’s not for another couple of weeks,…

3D Printing News Briefs: October 17, 2026: Affordable Housing, Bone Implants, Rubber Gloves, & More

In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting off with quality assurance in metal additive manufacturing (AM), a new 3D printer, and 3D printed housing. We’ll finish up with…

3D Printing News Briefs, October 14, 2026: Bolus, Aerospace Tooling, Water Filter, & More

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with medical news, as Myrava has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its 3D printed bolus. Moving on to aerospace and metals, AML3D…

3D Printing News Briefs, October 10, 2026: Drones, WAAM, Ceramics, & More

We have a packed 3D Printing News Briefs for you this weekend! First, America Makes celebrated the recent National Manufacturing Day with 3D printed drones, and then it’s on to…

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10 Years of Multi Jet Fusion: Onsite at HP’s Vancouver, Washington Facility

At this year’s RAPID event in Boston, HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions celebrated ten years in the additive manufacturing (AM) market. The company ushered in the milestone with several innovations, including…

Bambu Lab & 7 Accessibility Organizations Launch Design Challenge for 3D Printed Assistive Devices

In 2023, Chinese 3D printer OEM Bambu Lab launched MakerWorld, its collaborative 3D model platform. By early 2026, the platform had about 10 million monthly active users and started to…

3D Printing News Briefs, October 3, 2026: Hypersonics, Hotends, & More

We’re starting off with defense in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Titomic was awarded a $5 million U.S. defense contract, and VulcanForms announced a partnership with Specter Aerospace…

3D Printing News Briefs, October 1, 2026: Defense, Enclosures, & More

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with defense news, first from Massivit and then from AML3D. Then we’ll move on to U.S. manufacturing of a new large-format LPBF…

3D Printing News Briefs, September 26, 2026: Bioceramic Implants, 3D Concrete Printing, & More

In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with an integration between PanOptimization and AMCM, before moving on to healthcare news from KLS Martin and Lithoz, and then UltiMaker…

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Advanced Manufacturing at IMTS 2026: 3D Printing and AI and Drones, Oh My!

Last week’s International Manufacturing Technology Snow (IMTS) in Chicago welcomed over 90,000 attendees to the jungle that is McCormick Place. With over 1.17 million square feet of exhibit space, and…

3D Printing News Briefs, September 24, 2026: Metallic Alloys, Nanobone, Alternative Meat, & More

In this week’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll discuss some materials news: a reference material for standardizing photopolymer manufacturing, metallic alloys that help reduce energy loss in electric motors, a…

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Stratasys Showcases 3D Printed Automotive Applications & New Printer at IMTS 2026

Just ahead of last week’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Stratasys launched the F870, a new large-format, production-grade FDM 3D printing platform designed to drive industrial manufacturing at…

3D Printing News Briefs, September 19, 2026: Process Validation, Orthotics, Energy Storage, & More

In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Eplus3D and Young-Will Aerospace are working on LPBF process validation for a nickel-copper alloy. Meltio released a U.S.-made version of its Meltio Robot…

3D Printing News Briefs, September 17, 2026: 3D Printed Boat, UAS Development, & More

We’ll start with maritime manufacturing in this week’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and continue on to defense 3D printing. We’ll end with funding for Tripo AI. Read on for all…

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UK Sight Loss Charity 3D Printing Ultrasounds for Visually Impaired Parents-to-Be

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, more commonly known as Guide Dogs, is the UK’s top sight loss charity, working to help people with vision loss “live the life…

3D Printing News Briefs, September 12, 2026: Rebranding, Cybersecurity, Project Call, & More

We’ve got a lot of business news from ATLIX to start off this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, with a new identify for its additive manufacturing (AM) portfolio and some…

3D Printing News Briefs, September 10, 2026: Tax Credits, Polymer Research, Microneedles, & More

We’re starting off this week’s 3D Printing News Briefs with a little business from Axtra3D and Beehive Industries, before moving on to a scientific collaboration agreement between Roboze and a…