How Prelaunch Helped a 3D Printing Startup Avoid Failure — Before It Even Launched
Prelaunch is changing the status quo of product launches. Instead of relying on surveys or focus groups, the platform asks real people to put down small deposits before a product…
MacLean-Fogg & Fraunhofer ILT Make 156 Kg 3D Printed Toyota Tooling Insert
Fastener & tooling firm MacLean-Fogg Company and Fraunhofer ILT have created a 156 kg conformally cooled die casting insert, made out of the firm’s own L-40 tool steel powder. This…
Boston’s Additive Edge: How Alloy Enterprises Turns Sheets of Metal into Cooling for the AI Era
When I walked into Alloy Enterprises’ headquarters just outside Boston, I didn’t expect to be handed a piece of metal as light as a feather or to learn that it…
3DPOD 272: Kevin Kassekert, VulcanForms CEO
Kevin Kassekert has deep experience building factories for Tesla and has worked in the semiconductor industry. He now helms VulcanForms and is looking to scale their high-yield Laser Powder Bed…
Injured Goat Zelda to Get 3D Printed Prosthetic Thanks to Student Rescue
When Lake Erie College junior Abby Butcher rescued Zelda, a goat with devastating leg injuries, she didn’t stop at saving the animal’s life. After Zelda’s amputation surgery, Abby turned to…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 20, 2025: Standards, Floor Slabs, Wastewater Treatment, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with standards news from ASTM. Then, we’ll move on to a new 3D printable alloy from QuesTek Innovations, and Autodesk Research…
Bambu Lab Announces Integration with Polar Cloud for Classroom 3D Printing
This week, Bambu Lab announced a new integration with Polar3D, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based creator of the Polar Cloud platform. This educational fleet management system enables schools and districts to more…
All Systems Go: Vaya Space Proves Why 3D Printing and the Space Industry Need Each Other
The space industry has always attracted systems thinkers, and it’s pretty obvious why that’s the case. You have to be able to view the world in terms of a “big…
Let’s Make It Easier for People to Give Us Money
If you’re trying to sell expensive boxes, then the current market and global uncertainty will make this difficult for you. But, additionally, you are making it difficult for yourself as…
The U.S. Army Has Zeroed in on 3D Printing’s Drone Ecosystem Role
In a speech he gave at the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium back in March, General James Rainey, the head of U.S. Army Futures Command, said the branch was in…
SEOULTECH Researchers Make Auxetic 3D Printed Pressure Sensors for Wearables
In a recent paper, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SEOULTECH) researchers look at “Additively Manufactured 3D Auxetic Metamaterials for Structurally Guided Capacitive and Resistive Tactile Sensing.” Mingyu Kang, Hong-Gap…
Deutsche Bahn To Work With 3D Spark to Measure CO₂ Footprint for 3D Printed Spare Parts
Sustainability in some places is a detail, something for the PR people and occasional campaigns. In other companies, countries, and industries however, there is a remarkable awakening going on. Companies…
3D Printing Financials: Nano Dimension Resets in Q2 Under New CEO
Nano Dimension‘s (Nasdaq: NNDM) second-quarter 2025 results show a company working through major changes. Revenue more than doubled compared to a year ago, thanks largely to its acquisition of Markforged….
BLT on Additive’s Next Chapter: From Novelty to Necessity in China and Beyond
China’s largest metal additive manufacturing (AM) company believes the industry’s next chapter won’t be written in laboratories but on factory floors. And they’re focused on it. Speaking at Formnext Asia…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 17, 2025: IDEX Printer, NiTi Scaffolds, Cooking Oil, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Raise3D announced the launch of a new printer at FABTECH 2025, and EOS and AM Solutions share about their integrated post-processing ecosystem, first introduced…
Available on Kickstarter: Split3r Lets You 3D Print Big Parts on Small 3D Printers
French 3D printing company Qualup has been in the industry since 2011. The company has a good reputation in making high-temperature Material Extrusion systems and volumetric sensors for more precise…
Rise of the Asian Dragon: How China Is Reshaping Advanced Manufacturing
For decades, the global map of advanced manufacturing was largely split between the West and Europe. North America held the lion’s share of additive manufacturing (AM) revenue, followed by Europe….
Croom Medical Releases Porous Biofuse Geometry for 3D Printed Lattices
Irish contract manufacturer Croom Medical specializes in orthopedic implants manufacturing and has deep experience in using LPBF. The company runs Colibrium, Renishaw, and 3D Systems metal printers and works in…
BMW Makes 4,000 3D Printed Sand Cores Per Day
A LinkedIn post concerning BMW’s new Gen6 electric engine at the IAA Mobility (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) show in Munich has made a lot of people speculate if it was made with…
Beyond Cement: Rethinking Materials in Additive Construction
When people think of 3D printed buildings, they usually picture layers of concrete stacked up like a giant piping machine. But Stephan Mansour, a consultant and global expert in additive…
PostProcess Technologies Offers Automated Resin Removal for the Stratasys Neo800+
PostProcess Technologies has paired its DEMI 4100 automated resin removal system with the Stratasys Neo800+. The Neo is a line of workhouse vat polymerization systems long loved by Formula 1…
Arc Takes Over Desktop Metal, with a Focus on AI and U.S. Manufacturing
After months of financial uncertainty, Desktop Metal (DM) is getting a second chance, and a new name. Following several restructuring attempts, including a merger with Nano Dimension and a Chapter…
Satellite RF: Seek Success in Owning Additive Applications
If you had started 30 years ago, you could have become a major original equipment manufacturer (OEM). And if you entered six years ago, with $50 million, your current course…
Divergent Raises $290 Million: Beyond the Numbers
Divergent Technologies has raised $290 million in a Series E round, giving the firm a $2.3 billion valuation. The round included $250 million in equity capital and $40 million in…
