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Caracol Expands Large-Format Additive Manufacturing Production in the US
Caracol has set up further production in the United States. Following in the footsteps of SLM Solutions and others, the large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) company has opened another AM site…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 14, 2025: Awards, CNC Integration, Sneakers, & More
We’re kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with some exciting news, as the winners of this year’s TCT Awards have been announced! Then it’s on to business, with Shapeways…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 31, 2025: Project Call, Consortium, Certification, & More
We’re starting with the latest America Makes Project Call in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and a consortium to promote the adoption of additive manufacturing has been founded in Spain….
3D Printing News Briefs, May 24, 2025: Commercialization, Acquisition, & Facilities
We’re all business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs! Titomic and nuForj have announced a strategic partnership, and AMETEK is acquiring FARO Technologies. CDG 3D Tech opened an Additive Manufacturing…
Gorillas, Turtles, & Birds, Oh My: Helping Animals with 3D Printing in 2024
I’m not one for resolutions, but as a new year is almost upon us, it’s time to reflect on all of the good things that happened in 2024. There are…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 14, 2024: Multimaterial SLA, Fusion Energy, & More
We’re starting with a new 3D printer in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving to fusion energy and a facility for catalyst shaping based on 3D printing. Then…
WIMBA Opens New In-House 3D Printing Facility to Accelerate Pet Orthotics & Prosthetics
Polish startup WIMBA, which uses artificial intelligence (AI), 3D scanning, and HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing to create custom, lightweight pet prosthetics and orthotics, has helped over 700 pets…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 6, 2024: Resellers, Government Grants, & More
We’re starting with material news in 3D Printing News Briefs today, as Dynamism is now offering Tullomer super-polymer filament from Z-Polymers in North America. Then, ADDiTEC unveiled its new Hybrid…
3YOURMIND Co-Founders Reflect on 10 Years in AM Software
When 3YOURMIND co-founders Stephan Kühr and Aleksander Ciszek checked into a youth hostel in Eastern Europe in 2012, they didn’t expect that it would change the trajectory of their lives….
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: May 26, 2024
In the weekly 3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup, ASTM’s AMCOE concludes its professional certificate course, while Solid Print3D will offer a masterclass on Form 4 materials. If you’re in…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 18, 2024: Sustainability, Mass Spectrometry, & More
We’re starting with sustainability news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Stratasys has published its second ESG and Sustainability Report. Moving on, Electroninks opened a headquarters in the APAC…
$25M to Back Sintavia’s Largest Expansion of Metal 3D Printing Capacity Since 2019
Sintavia, the digital manufacturing company specializing in mission-critical parts for strategic sectors, announced a $25 million investment to increase its production capacity, the largest expansion to its operations since 2019….
On the Ground in Linares, Spain for the Meltio M600 Launch
As detailed in a previous post, metal 3D printer manufacturer Meltio launched its latest wire-laser metal deposition (LMD) machine, the Meltio M600, at its headquarters in Linares, Spain. There, I was…
Blue Laser-powered M600 3D Printer Launched by Meltio
Founded in 2019 as a joint venture between Additec and Sicnova, metal 3D printer OEM Meltio develops and manufactures high-performance and easy-to-use metal 3D printing solutions that use its patented wire-laser metal…
Bechtel & ATI Tap Velo3D for US Navy 3D Printing Facility in Florida
As I’ve written about extensively over the last couple of years, the US Navy is at the forefront of US additive manufacturing (AM) innovation, especially when it comes to metals….
3D Printing News Briefs, March 2, 2024: 3D Printed Firearms, FDA Clearance, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with a proof of concept for 3D printing recyclable construction waste materials to make molds. Researchers investigated the relevance of forensic firearm…
Foam 3D Printing and Casting Startup Skuld to Open New Foundry & Manufacturing Facility
Ohio-based Skuld is opening a new foundry with which to further advance its additive manufacturing evaporative casting (AMEC) technology. AMEC is similar to a lost foam casting process, but it…
GKN Aerospace Invests £50M in Sustainable 3D Printing
Leading UK aerospace manufacturer, GKN Aerospace, announced that it will be investing £50 million (about $64 million) in the company’s additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities at its Trollhättan, Sweden facility. £12…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Spee3d, Aprecia and Stratasys
Aprecia has cooperated with Batelle to improve its binder jet technology for medicine. The company could use it to change release kinetics, make pills in a pill and patient specific…
Stratasys Completes Sale of Texas 3D Printing Facility to Cumberland Additive
Amid a challenging macroeconomic environment that has impacted many publicly traded 3D printing companies, Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) has announced the completion of its sale of its Stratasys Direct facility in…
ATI Wins Bechtel Contract to Build US Navy Metal 3D Printing Facility
ATI Inc., the Dallas-based manufacturer of metal powders, announced that the company has won a contract from Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. (BPMI) to support development of advanced manufacturing solutions for…
Proto Labs to Open Its 120,000 Square Foot North Carolina 3D Printing Facility this Fall
Back in October, 2021, Proto Labs, the manufacturing services bureau based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, announced it had broken ground on a 120,000 square foot facility near Raleigh, North Carolina,…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Phase3D, Color Rather Than Thermal Cameras for Melt Pool Monitoring
In situ monitoring firm Phase3D got a two-year $1.25 million contract from the AFRL. It hopes to use structured light scanners, its Fringe in-situ management software while working with VRC…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Collins Expands, Igus 3D Printed e-Chain, Circular Shoes
Raytheon subsidiary Collins Aerospace is expanding its Des Moines, Iowa 3D printing center with at least $14 million. The 9,000 foot facility will let the company make engine and land…
