Metal 3D Printing
6K Wins $1.95M DLA Award to Recycle Defense Metals
6K will receive $1.95 million from the Defense Logistics Agency under the Recovering Strategic Value project. The Phase II award aims to reduce the US’ dependence on Nickel, Titanium, Tungsten,…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 4, 2026: 3D Printed Food, Cocoa Press, & More
We’re starting off with 3D printed food in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by some business news about Cocoa Press. Then we’ll move onto a metal additive manufacturing…
Loughborough University Using Freemelt’s EBM Technology to Drive AM Research
To help drive additive manufacturing (AM) research, Loughborough University in England is using Electron Beam Melting (EBM) technology from Swedish metal AM company Freemelt. This work is being led by Moataz Attallah,…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 2, 2026: Reseller, Submarine Parts, & More
We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with business from Materialise and RapidFit, and Axtra3D and MULTISTATION. Then we’ll move on to a contract for submarine components, and end…
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Installs 3D Printed Part on In-Service Submarine in Key Milestone for US Defense Sector
I’ve been tracking the US Navy’s additive manufacturing (AM) buildup as it relates to submarines for a while now, and even amidst the AM efforts that all the branches have embarked…
Aerospace Giant IHI Bets on Freemelt E-Beam 3D Printing for Next-Gen Turbine Alloys
IHI Europe has purchased a Freemelt electron-beam powder-bed fusion (E-PBF) system. Previously, parent IHI bought two Freemelt systems, bringing the total to three. IHI is a Japanese engineering conglomerate. The…
BLT Touts 100,000 Copper Parts Made
With the significant volume of copper used in electronics, semiconductors, aerospace, defense, and beyond, copper additive has had immense promise from the early days of copper 3D printing at Beamit…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 28, 2026: TCT Asia, Distribution Agreement, FDA Clearance
We’re starting 3D Printing News Briefs this weekend with some news out of TCT Asia, and then moving on to a metal AM distribution agreement between MULTISTATION and WAAM3D. We’ll…
When Castings Take 18 Months: How 3D Printing Helped Fix the Soo Locks
This article is Part II of a two-part series on Lincoln Electric’s large-format metal additive manufacturing operations. In Part I, we looked at how Lincoln Electric built one of the…
At TCT Asia 2026, China’s AM Industry Looked Ready for Scale: Part 1
Walk into TCT Asia 2026, and the first impression is density. More than 55,000 square meters across Halls 7.1 and 8.1 at Shanghai’s National Exhibition and Convention Center, over 550…
Aconity3D Introduces Multi-Material WireDED as Industrial Demand Picks Up
Aconity3D has a line of open systems in polymer LPBF, metal LPBF, and WireDED. A lot of universities and researchers use Aconity systems to develop new processes, test new exotic…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 19, 2026: 3D Printing Waste, Technical Ceramics, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Meltio announced an official sales partner for Ireland and Northern Ireland, Roboze received an investment from a U.S. venture capital firm, and Future Form…
Lincoln Electric’s Big Metal Bet: Using WAAM 3D Printing to Replace Castings
When heavy industry runs into a parts problem, the bottleneck usually isn’t machining; it’s often castings and forgings. Those processes, essential for making large, heavy-duty metal components, can take months…
Nikon AM Synergy Gets Defense Innovation Unit FORGE Contract
Nikon AM Synergy has received an Other Transition Agreement (OTA) contract from the U.S. Department of War (DoW) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The Foundry for Operational Readiness and Global Effects…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 14, 2026: Student Grant, Automation, DfAM, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with event sponsor and competition news from Dyndrite, and then move on to a new metal 3D printing system from Eplus3D….
Intergalactic Turns to Velo3D to Accelerate Aircraft Heat Exchanger Development
A new aviation project shows how metal 3D printing can dramatically shorten the time it takes to turn a design into a working aircraft component. Velo3D announced that aerospace supplier…
Cobra’s 3D Printed Golf Clubs Reveal What the Technology Can Do for Sports
When 3DPrint.com attended the PGA Show in Orlando this January, one booth stood out for a reason that had nothing to do with marketing hype or big-name tour pros —…
MetalBase: An Engineer’s €10,000 LPBF Machine
Slowly, we’re coming to grips with low-cost LPBF. Companies like Xact Metal and One Click are making machines available for under $100,000. Easy to use, these are expanding the market….
Apple To Further Scale Up Additive Manufacturing?
Apple’s Apple Watch implementation is a shining example of additive manufacturing at scale. Apple now makes two watch cases and a port using additive. Now Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has stated that,…
Fraunhofer ILT Tests 3D Printed Titanium Reactors to Generate Hydrogen Onboard Heavy Vehicles
The Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (Fraunhofer ILT) is to research titanium aluminide hydrogen reactors and heat exchangers. The hope is that lightweight, better-performing 3D printed components will make…
Norsk Titanium and Airbus Sign Collaboration Agreement for RPD Technology
Norsk Titanium has signed a collaboration agreement with Airbus. The two firms will deepen their understanding for Norsk’s RPD (Rapid Plasma Deposition) DED technology. This is a good step forward…
Incodema3D Bought By AFM Capital: How a Metal AM Service Bureau Made It Work
Leading service bureau Incodema3D has been bought by AFM Capital. New York-based Incodema3D is one of the largest metal 3D printing services and contract manufacturers in the U.S. Specialized in…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 5, 2026: Automation, Expansion, On-Orbit Payload Deployment, & More
Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs is a mixed bag, starting with subscription-free automation for print farms from 3DQue. Then we’ll move on to dental resin news from Dentsply and Dreve,…
ATO and Dynamism Partner to Expand Metal Powder Production in the U.S., Announced at AMS 2026
ATO Technology is expanding its presence in the United States through a new partnership with Dynamism, a well-known distributor of advanced manufacturing technologies. The collaboration was announced during the Additive…
