Medical 3D Printing

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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AI Design and Point-of-Care Integration Headline ADDITIV Medical 2026

Medical additive manufacturing is expanding rapidly inside major healthcare institutions. In 2026 alone, hospital systems including Indiana University Health and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals launched dedicated point-of-care 3D printing facilities to…

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…

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…

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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 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…

3D Printing News Briefs, September 5, 2026: Electronic Skin, Cartilage, Cookies, & More

We’re starting with standards in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as ASTM has re-launched its Advanced Manufacturing Division as the Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) Division. Then we’ll move…

3D Printing News Briefs, September 3, 2026: Acquisition, Trade Secrets, Ankle Implants, & More

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with a partnership regarding additive manufacturing quality software. Then we’ll move on to a defense acquisition and a trade secrets misappropriation case….

3DPOD 313: Patient-Specific 3D Printing with Ruben Wauthle, Amnovis

Ruben Wauthle studied at Leuven University at a very serendipitous time. Through working with pioneering additive professors and surgeons, he entered into a specialty that was emerging. He joined pioneering…

3D Printing News Briefs, August 29, 2026: Prosthetics, Pelvic Implants, Capillaries, & More

In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winner of its GOTHAAM Project Call. Then it’s all about healthcare 3D printing news, with Stratasys and Limbitless Solutions…

3D Printing Financials: Aerospace and Defense Help Materialise Manufacturing Rebound

Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) grew revenue and profit in the second quarter of 2026, as its Medical business continued to expand, and stronger aerospace and defense demand helped its Manufacturing segment…

3D Printing News Briefs, August 26, 2026: Meshy 7, 4D Printed Implants, & More

We’re kicking things off today with software news, as the new Meshy 7 is now live. Then we’ll move on to business, with ExOne and voxeljet now operating as a…

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The Business Case for 3D Printed Stents

A new 3D printed stent developed at New York University (NYU) does not look like the devices doctors typically use today. Instead of a simple tube, the prototype resembles a…

Additive Economics 101, Part 2: Working Weekends

In this series, we’re looking at the main considerations when designing and implementing a 3D printed product. In this case, we’re using Cathy’s 3D printed brace business as an example….

3D Printing News Briefs, August 22, 2026: Polymers for CubeSats, Animal Mobility Devices, & More

We’re starting with defense news in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, before moving on to polymers for CubeSats and 3D printed prosthetics. We’ll end with a story about engineering…

3D Printing News Briefs, August 15, 2026: Sternum Implant, Cooling Cubes, & More

In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, a new Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence has been launched in Michigan. Surgeons in Israel created a 3D printed sternum implant to help…

3D Printing News Briefs, August 13, 2026: 510(k) Clearance, Dental Resin, Project Call, & More

We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with a little FDA news, and then a new dental material for the Axtra3D Lumia X1. We’ll end with the winners of…

3D Printing Financials: 3D Systems, Prodways, and Align Build on Positive Momentum

The latest earnings from 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD), Prodways (EPA: ALPWG), and Align Technology (Nasdaq: ALGN) show that the 3D printing market continues to move forward. Some businesses are growing…

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Ricoh USA Sells 3D for Healthcare Spinout to Former VP and GM, Rebrands as Myrava

Japanese companies are really good at internal diversification and spin-outs, and this seems to be true even in cases involving foreign subsidiaries of Japanese multinationals. Ricoh USA recently demonstrated this…

Walter Reed Gets Premarket Clearance to Make 3D Printed Point-of-Care Medical Devices

The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s 3-D Medical Application Center (3-D MAC) has received premarket clearance to make 3D printed medical devices. This is the first time that a…

3D Printing News Briefs, August 1st, 2026: Project Calls, Contact Lenses, Chairs, & More

We’re starting with the winners of two America Makes project calls in this first 3D Printing News Briefs of August! Then we’ll move on to AM quality control for aerospace,…

TE Connectivity Unveils 3D Printing Process for Medical Catheters

Connector manufacturer TE Connectivity now uses 3D printing for catheter shafts. These medical device components are now lower in cost thanks to additive manufacturing. Catheters are often coated in polymer…

3D Printing News Briefs, July 30, 2026: Orthodontics, Digital Implants, & More

We’re starting with business news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by news about an in-house center for engineering digital implants. We’ll end with research about thermal cloaking. Read…

Kalogon Wants to Patent Its Variable Density Wheelchair Cushion

Kalogon has brought the Verro to market. This is a 3D printed wheelchair cushion, made with vat polymerization technology. Using a variable density lattice, it hopes to give wheelchair users…