Oceania
AMPulse Asia: The Push to Scale Up 3D Printing
China’s latest metal AM investments, Japan’s new hybrid manufacturing systems, and Australia’s defense-related projects lead this edition of AMPulse Asia. The 12 stories also cover advances in single-crystal 3D printing,…
Aurora Labs Raises A$6M to Scale 3D Printed Turbojet Production
Australian metal 3D printing company Aurora Labs (ASX: A3D) is raising A$6 million ($4.2 million) to expand production of its small turbojet engines for defense and aerospace customers. The financing…
AMCRC’s Additive Manufacturing Forum: Australia’s Moment in the Sun?
The Additive Manufacturing CRC (Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre, or AMCRC) is a cooperative research and implementation organization dedicated to making additive happen in Australia. Headed by Simon Marriott, it…
Australia’s AMCRC Welcomes Edith Cowan University as Newest Member
Australia´s Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) has been joined by Edith Cowan University (ECU). This makes it the 12th university to join the AMCRC. Effectively, AMCRC is Australia Makes,…
AMAsia Pulse: AM Investment Picks Up Across Asia-Pacific
The first half of September brought fresh investment and expansion activity across Asia-Pacific’s additive manufacturing sector. China’s Xinjinghe secured funding for an aerospace AM hub, South Korea’s Lincsolution outlined plans…
SPEE3D Appoints New Global CEO to Support Expanded US Focus
A couple of years ago, in the title of an interview I did with the CEO of SPEE3D, Byron Kennedy, I referred to SPEE3D as “the most American 3D printing…
AMPulse Asia: 6,500-Printer Farm Leads APAC Manufacturing Expansion
The first half of August brought a wave of factory plans, plant openings, and qualification work across the Asia-Pacific additive manufacturing market. Highlights include a RMB 200 million print farm…
Australian OEM AML3D Closes Record Year, Eyes $54M Global Sales Pipeline
The US Department of Defense (DoD) finally seems to be implementing a strategy it has spent years refining, centered on bringing its international allies and partners more into the fold…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 9, 2026: RIMPAC 2026, Software, Housing, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Massivit continues its focus on aerospace and defense manufacturing, and Meltio is collaborating with Phillips Corporation for RIMPAC 2026. Moving on to software, AMIS…
Australia’s AMCRC Funds Titanium 3D Printing R&D
In terms of the global economy’s presently existing state, there is no realistic path to economic resilience that doesn’t start with critical minerals security. This is a problem for pretty…
AMCRC to Give $3.25 Million to SMEs & Startups Adopting 3D Printing in Australia
Australia’s Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) is set to give $3.25 million in funding to Australian startups and small- and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs. The money will go to…
Austal, Curtin University and AMCRC Work on R&D Together
Australia’s Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) works with 70 industry partners to deliver collaborative R&D projects. They also work on workforce development and technology transfer. It’s kind of analogous…
Dawn Aerospace Raises $25 Million as 3D Printing Helps Power Reusable Spaceflight Ambitions
The race to build the next generation of reusable spacecraft just got another boost. Dawn Aerospace has landed $25 million in Series B funding to help scale its reusable space…
SPEE3D’s Steven Camilleri Proposes a National Resilience Test for Australia
In 1947, that fun-loving bunch, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, unveiled a concept called the Doomsday Clock, an attempt to measure how close humanity is to “a human-made global…
3D Printing & the Autonomous Era: Defense Tech’s Latest Mutation
When we last checked in on the broad defense tech landscape and the role of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry in that environment, it became clear that the connecting thread…
Australia’s AMCRC Lands AU$11M to Support First Five CORE Projects
The Australian government launched the Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) last year with a commitment of nearly AU$60 million (~$40 million) in public funding, with the AMCRC’s partners from…
Wool 3D Printing Filament from New Zealand (Of Course)
WoolyFil uses wool-based colorants to color filament. Companies Wool Source, which makes pigments from wool, and filament firm KiwiFil partnered to develop pigments with around 92% to 98% bio-based content. In…
First Containerized System from AML3D Now Operational at US Navy AM CoE
Shipbuilding giant Austal USA recently announced the launch of the Digital SEA (Secure Exchange for Additive) platform, which should play a major role in expanding accessibility to the sorts of…
3D Printing Prosthetic Nests to Help Endangered Birds Stretch Their Wings
On the grounds of Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Oxford, England surrounded by roughly 12,000 acres of forest and gardens, researchers from Australia and the UK are…
Rocket Lab & Aussie Startup Hypersonix Team Up for DIU-Backed, 3D Printed Hypersonic Testbed Trial
Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research just published its latest study, “AM Applications Analysis: Parts Produced 2025-2034,” which AM Research SVP Scott Dunham said includes by far the consultancy’s largest data package…
AML3D Reports Record A$16.5M in Orders as U.S. Defense Work Expands
Australian metal additive manufacturing firm AML3D (ASX: AL3) has reported approximately A$16.5 million ($11.7 million) in orders in hand in its half-year results for the period ending December 31, 2025,…
SPEE3D Continues to Dominate in Metal AM Innovation with Tennessee Army National Guard
The US Army’s additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities have taken some time to catch up to those of the Air Force and Navy, but the catch-up phase now seems to be…
Australian Researchers Develop Accelerator-Free Underwater 3D Concrete Printing System
Infrastructure projects are just as important as housing to the additive construction (AC) market segment, and structures used for underwater applications like coastal resilience have steadily become one of the…
Friendshoring and Additive Manufacturing: Turning Australia’s Research Strength into Commercial Impact
Global supply chains are being re-written. After decades of globalisation driven primarily by cost efficiency, geopolitical tensions, trade disputes and pandemic-era disruptions have exposed the risks of concentrating manufacturing and…
