Europe
Artec 3D’s AS20 Software Update Supercharges Its Entire Scanner Lineup
Artec 3D, a Luxembourg-based leader in 3D scanning, has just unveiled Artec Studio 20 (AS20), and it’s more than just another software update. According to the company, this version is…
Ukraine’s New 3D Printed Bomb Points to a Fabless Future for Weapons
On Ukrainian Independence Day (August 24), the Defence Cooperation Forum. Future Warfare was held in Kyiv, which was attended by defense ministers and other leaders from across the Western world….
3D Printing News Briefs, August 27, 2025: Executives, Microelectronic Cooling, & More
We’ll focus on business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with 3D Systems’ new Chief Financial Officer and the expansions to Carbon’s global leadership team. Titomic sold a D623…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 23, 2025: Facial Implants, Tibial Fractures, Lamps, & More
It’s all about medical in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs. BellaSeno established a clinical advisory board. MedCad is donating 3D printed facial implants to war-injured Ukrainians, and researchers in…
3D Printing Makes Inhalers for Asthma More Effective
For more than 260 million people worldwide with asthma, inhalers are essential. However, studies show incorrect use in 12–71% of cases, up to 86% for hospitalized patients, and as high…
UK Space Shake-Up: What the UKSA Reform Means for 3D Printing in Space
The UK government has announced that the UK Space Agency (UKSA) will be absorbed into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) by April 2026. The decision is framed…
BCN3D Is Saved
In June, Barcelona-based BCN3D filed for bankruptcy. Now the firm has been saved, its assets have been bought by Quantum. Quantum is an investment vehicle for a group of firms…
3DPOD 267: 3D Printing the Ukraine War Effort with Jake Volnov, DrukArmy
Jake Volnov started DrukArmy to help the Ukrainian war effort. DrukArmy lets individual service members request parts, describe a use case or need, design parts, or order parts. These parts,…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 16, 2025: European Distribution, Expeditionary Powder, & More
We’re taking care of business first today in 3D Printing News Briefs, with Wayland Additive appointing a new Chief Technology Officer and AML3D expanding its European distribution. Moving on, Metal…
Farsoon and Stark Future Push Titanium 3D Printing for Electric Motorbikes
Farsoon and Stark Future have taken a big step in their partnership. The two companies are already doing serial production of functional parts for Stark’s electric motorbikes. However, their new…
RAF Fits First 3D Printed Component to Operational Typhoon Fighter
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has successfully fitted its first in-house 3D printed component to an operational Typhoon fighter jet. The move is a major step toward faster military aircraft…
Daring AM: Changing Landscape for 3D Printed Guns
3D printed guns continue to draw attention from lawmakers, tech platforms, and law enforcement. Difficult to trace, these ghost guns can be made at home with a 3D printer and…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 9, 2025: U.S. Production, Optical Force Sensors, & More
We’re kicking things off today in 3D Printing News Briefs with some business news, starting with UK-based WB Alloys, which will build its first U.S. wire alloy production facility in…
This Swiss Ice Cream Shop Was 3D Printed from Recycled Plastic—and It Looks Amazing
In the Alpine village of Mulegns, Switzerland, a new experimental ice cream shop looks like something out of a dream. From the outside, it resembles a classic wooden barn. But…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 2, 2025: Acquisition, LFAM, & More
We’re starting off with business news in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Hanger announced its impending acquisition of Point Designs. Meltio shared several industrial use cases for its…
AMAZEMET Launches On-Demand Atomization Service for AM Powders
Poland-based AMAZEMET makes laboratory-scale atomization equipment. The company, a Warsaw University of Technology spinoff, is now launching an on-demand atomization service. Meant for researchers and niche alloys, the service aims…
Daring AM: 3D Printing Moves Closer to the Clinic
In July 2025, 3D printing in medicine took several bold steps forward, not just as a tool for prototyping or visualization, but as a way to build real, functional treatments…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 26, 2025: Corrosion Resistance, 3D Printed Stents, & More
This weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs are all about research! We’ll start with what’s been called the first comparison of corrosion resistance in 3D printed magnesium and zinc alloys. Then,…
This Elephant-Inspired Robot Walks on 3D Printed Muscles and Bones
A new elephant-inspired robot can do some of the most surprising tasks, from gently plucking a flower with its trunk to powerfully kicking a bowling ball. It’s all thanks to…
Glasgow University Develops 3D Printed PEEK Lattices with Tuned Auxetic Properties
Glasgow University researchers have made PEEK-based lattice parts with tunable auxetic properties. The team published their work in Materials Horizons, building on similar work from last year with PLA. In…
Croom Medical Signals Potential for 3D Print Diversification in Nuclear Fusion
As international interest in reshoring continues to mount, the additive manufacturing (AM) industry clearly has key advantages to offer suppliers scrambling to develop alternatives to traditional supply chains. One of…
Novenda Secures $6.1 Million in Series A Funding for Dental 3D Printing
There once was a company called Lake3D which made and sold continuous DLP systems. They even sold a system to DuPont, and the material jetting printer had a lot of…
New Manifesto Pushes for Unified European AM Strategy
Brussels-headquartered trade organization the European Association of Manufacturing Technologies (CECIMO) has issued a brief paper entitled “Manifesto for a Competitive European Additive Manufacturing [AM] Sector”, outlining what the group considers…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 9, 2025: Powder Supply, Software Bundle, Utilities, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with stories about partnerships, first between Sandvik and Additive Industries for powder supply, and then between AMT PostPro and TriMech Group for…
